WESTWOOD ROOFING SCANDAL
Kan We Help discovered that the Lassen County Supervisors pad their budgets with millions of dollars in innocuous little accounts that normally go unnoticed.
This practice allows the CAO to move money around without the knowledge of the Supervisors
The Westwood Library Re-roof account is just one of many small accounts that Kan We Help has discovered. Millions of taxpayers dollars are hidden away in postage, office expenses, conference and "paving" line items
District 4 received the bulk of the Westwood Library roof dollars for the Bieber Library
APRIL 18, 2016
WESTWOOD LIBRARY
FINALLY
GETS A NEW ROOF
Look how much money was placed in the 150/1501 Budget for the Westwood Library from 2012 to 2015.
$222,359
Every year, all of this money was diverted to other projects.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2015
The Lassen County Supervisors divert budgeted dollars to other projects as a matter of ordinary business.
Suddenly the "ACTUAL" expenditures change again. Look, in particular to the re-roofing of the Westwood Library.
The County spent $58,000 to re-roof the 1,000 square foot Westwood Library in 2012, and in 2013 spent $49,000 to re-roof the Westwood Library, and in 2014 spent $33,751 to re-roof the Westwood Library.
FACT: The Westwood Library hasn't had a new roof in 30 yearsand there is every indication that the $10,000 was earmarked for another purpose
Westwood Library Roof
Photo taken 9/18/15
According to public records, this is what the $142,359 Westwood Library three year "Re-roofing" was actually spent on
Fiscal Yr. 2012 /2013
$58,839
Beiber Library $51,076.31 (District 4 Supervisor Aaron Albaugh)
Westwood Community Center $5,072.28
An unidentified bathroom $2,690
NO WESTWOOD LIBRARY RE-ROOF
Fiscal Yr. 2013 /2014
$49,769
Public Works Shop Addition $37,234.28
Herlong Community Center $7,006.99
Standish 4-H $5,100.00
An unidentified bathroom $ 427.73
NO WESTWOOD LIBRARY RE-ROOF
Fiscal Yr. 2014 /2015
$33,750.53
Beiber Library $33,750.53 (District 4 Supervisor Aaron Albaugh)
NO WESTWOOD LIBRARY RE-ROOF
OCTOBER 6, 2015
John & Eileen Spencer, of Westwood,
paid for the Westwood Library to be painted
BEFORE
AFTER
The 2015/2016 Budget placed $10,000 to roof the Library after budgeting $142,000 over a three year period for the Westwood roof and never re-roofed the Library
Public Works signed a contract with Moore Roofing to put a new roof on but never scheduled the work.
December 8, 2015
Lassen County Supervisors Confronted
with misappropriating funds
WATCH THE SUPERVISORS REACTION
According to public records, this is what the $142,359 Westwood Library three year "Re-roofing" was actually spent on
Fiscal Yr. 2012 /2013
$58,839
Beiber Library $51,076.31 (District 4 Supervisor Aaron Albaugh)
Westwood Community Center $5,072.28
An unidentified bathroom $2,690
NO WESTWOOD LIBRARY RE-ROOF
Fiscal Yr. 2013 /2014
$49,769
Public Works Shop Addition $37,234.28
Herlong Community Center $7,006.99
Standish 4-H $5,100.00
An unidentified bathroom $ 427.73
NO WESTWOOD LIBRARY RE-ROOF
Fiscal Yr. 2014 /2015
$33,750.53
Beiber Library $33,750.53 (District 4 Supervisor Aaron Albaugh)
NO WESTWOOD LIBRARY RE-ROOF