County Auditor-Controller Jeff Burgh is asking for $100,000 to hire an external auditor to look at the fiscal safeguards at Ventura County Medical Center.
“I want to do a deep dive,” Burgh said Tuesday.
Burgh said he is seeking the investigation based on problems discovered in doctors’ timesheets and an independent annual audit for county government presented Tuesday to the Ventura County Board of Supervisors. Although the board has the final say-so, County Executive Officer Mike Powers plans to recommend the funding in Burgh’s budget for the next fiscal year.
“I fully support it,” Powers said. “I think it’s good due diligence. We want to test our systems to make sure they’re working.”
