Shasta County’s Auditor-Controller says Facilities Management ended the fiscal year with a $555,951 overage at the object level and used an additional $797,125 in retained earnings beyond the approved budget.
In a memo dated April 30, 2026, Auditor-Controller Nolda Short wrote to Public Works Director Troy Bartolomei that the department exceeded budget in the 05 - Other Charges category and said balances in 03 - Services and Supplies would be used to cover that portion of the overage. The memo says that spending pattern violates County Administration Policy 2-101, which requires expenditures to remain within each object level, and cites Government Code provisions on object-level appropriations.
Short also wrote that, after removing the effects of a prior-period book entry tied to GASB 101 compensated absences, Facilities Management used $797,125 in retained earnings above the approved budget. The memo says departments will either need to reduce the current-year budget or take the matter to the Board for approval, and that additional use of retained earnings requires a 4/5 vote of the Board under the cited Government Code section.
The memo asks for a written response by May 10, 2026, to Deputy Chief County Executive Officer Erin Bertain with a detailed explanation of each issue and says the county executive officer will contact the department about any needed adjustments under Resolution 2024-055.
A separate Auditor-Controller response in the same June 16 board packet concerns a different item — a proposed countywide indirect-cost cap — and should not be confused with the Facilities Management memo.
