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Post by Logan on Apr 4, 2017 2:02:18 GMT -6
Board member asks Jerry Brown to take over troubled California tax collection agencyA critical audit of the Board of Equalization is not yet public, but it’s already prompting demands for changes at an agency that collects $60 billion a year in tax revenue. Board member Fiona Ma on Monday sent a letter to Gov. Jerry Brown asking him to appoint a public trustee to oversee the agency. “This extraordinary step is necessary to restore public trust and to address the various serious issues outlined by the recent” audit, she wrote. She’s referring to an audit by the Department of Finance that revealed slippery accounting, elected leaders steering resources to events that promote themselves and a climate of fear among civil servants who worry about crossing board members. Read more here: www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article141511014.html
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