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County billed $3,900 for outside attorney work in September, October


EAU CLAIRE — Documents show Eau Claire County has been billed nearly $4,000 by the firm that employs the county’s outside counsel during the ongoing Sheriff’s Office investigation into the county’s Department of Human Services.
Rich White’s employer, Weld Riley, billed the county for approximately the first five weeks of his work.
Two invoices provided to the Leader-Telegram through a Freedom of Information Act request show Eau Claire County was billed $3,900 by Weld Riley for work done from Sept. 22 to Oct. 28. The county retained White beginning Sept. 22.
At the Dec. 8 county Administration Committee meeting, County Administrator Kathryn Schauf said the county is paying for White’s services from its Human Resources personnel budget for contracted services. ....

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Outside attorney expresses issues with DHS investigation


EAU CLAIRE — A day after Sheriff Ron Cramer provided his perspective regarding his office’s investigation into the county Department of Human Services, the outside attorney representing Eau Claire County shared with the County Board what he has gathered over the past few months.
On Monday, Cramer told the county Finance and Budget Committee that his office has been “stonewalled” and not received any DHS financial information since it initiated an investigation into DHS financial practices in May. Cramer also said the Sheriff’s Office hired the accounting firm Wipfli in October to conduct a forensic audit of DHS, which specifically searches for illegal activity. ....

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