Finding F13
PVFD expended district money for the promotions and hires before its Board had approved the expenditure, the promotions, or the hires.
Jury report: Spending Money It Didn't Have: Penn Valley Fire District's Board of Directors Lack of Attention to Their Fiscal Responsibility · PDF page 13
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Penn Valley Fire Protection District
Disagrees; treats badges as budgeted clothing under Chief discretion and cites October 1 public direction.
Read official response · PDF page 4The expenditure and approval sequence are explained through the adopted clothing budget and dated meeting recording. This is the District’s authority interpretation, not a hub ruling on required approval.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.