Finding F14
That expenditure violated § 601 of PVFD’s bylaws.
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
Permanent linkOfficial response
Penn Valley Fire Protection District
Disagrees; says bylaw section 601 does not govern the budgeted badge purchase and cites attached SOP 101.
Read official response · PDF page 4The disputed bylaw interpretation and specific purchasing-policy basis are clearly identified. The attached SOP on pages 8–14 is support context, not an independent legal conclusion.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.