Letter to Editor: Knew Something Was Amiss in 2011

    Dear Sierra Sentinel Editor:

    I remembering that something was obviously not right in January of 2011 when Rebecca Callen took over the job of Auditor/Controller from Linda Churches, who retired.

     The first discovery was that the financial reports due in 2010 had not been completed, causing Callen to have to request $25,000 to hire someone extra to complete them.

     Then the apparent amount of time that had been spent (months, it was reported) in shredding documents, taking time away from completing the required reports.

   For years, and even during the period that Callen reported the $2.7 million error, Churches department had received commendations and awards. How did that happen?

     Now some Supervisors are wondering what else Callen might discover that is amiss in the  Auditor/Controllers office.

    I figured something was not right. You don't shred documents like that for no reason.

                                                    P in San Andreas