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Months after launching an investigation into delayed financial transactions, the county has abruptly called off the inquiry without a resolution, and without interviewing Auditor-Controller Karen Paz Dominguez, who has been at the center of public discussion on the matter.
“I wish I had more information myself,” Paz Dominguez told the
Outpost on Friday.
The investigation, which was prompted by complaints of delays in payments, transfers and reconciliations of accounts, according to the County Administrative Office, first came to the public’s attention in November during a long and contentious special meeting of the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors.
State Suspends County’s Purchasing Account for Overdue Payment; Auditor-Controller Takes Responsibility
Humboldt County staff received notice Tuesday morning that the California Department of General Services had suspended its CAL-Card purchasing account because the bill was more than 90 days overdue.
In a prepared statement, Auditor-Controller Karen Paz Dominguez took responsibility for the delay, which she attributed to a “breakdown” in her department, and she said the matter has since been dealt with.
However, a county spokesperson said this incident is just the latest in a pattern of overdue payments that threaten to cost the county millions of dollars.
“We appreciate the Auditor taking responsibility for this late payment and fees,” Deputy County Administrative Officer Sean Quincey said in an email to the