Money missing from EDC Animal Services

Placerville police are looking into what happened to $3,800 that went missing from the El Dorado County Animal Services.

The Board of Supervisors on July 22 will be discussing the missing money.

On May 28 staff from Animal Services discovered a deposit envelope with $3,800 wasn’t where it was supposed to be. And it was never found.

The board report says, “It was determined staff who were handling receipts were not following proper procedures, and since the incident a corrective action plan has been implemented. The corrective action includes staff following appropriate procedures, and having a fiscal staff member pick up the deposits daily from Animal Services to ensure timely deposits are made. Additional corrective actions may be taken depending on the outcome of the criminal investigation by the Placerville Police Department.”

Letters have been sent to the people who wrote checks asking them to send another one.

It is a board item because the department is asking “the board [to] forgive the loss of revenue and discharge (Health and Human Services Agency) from accountability for the lost revenue.”

— Lake Tahoe News staff report