Recommendation R7
PVFD should consider rotating auditors every five to seven years, pursuant to the recommendation of the California State Controller’s Office.
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 14
Permanent linkOfficial response
Penn Valley Fire Protection District
Agency position unclearAgrees; cites six-year lead-auditor rotation and repeats the future RFP commitment.
Read official response · PDF page 7Lead-person rotation and changing audit firms are different practices. The response explains its interpretation and future procurement, but does not clearly decide the recommended firm-rotation approach. The RFP is tracked once under R6.
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