A State Audit report was released yesterday and highlighted several misconduct issues with various departments, and employees, across the state. The audit stated that investigations of misconduct by state employees cost taxpayers over 200 thousand dollars last year. One of the most egregious happened at the DMV with a key data operator. The investigation revealed that between 2014-2017 the employee slept on the job for at least three hours a day, costing the state more than $40,000.A Another investigation by the state auditor found an Assistant Chief for Cal Fire in Santa Clara used two employees to build a tiki room in 2016, while they were on duty. The Assistant Chief then used the building to host personal parties.A A watchdog group, Howard-Jarvis Taxpayers Association, says the state needs a more rigorous system to bust problem employees, instead of trying to pass additional tax initiatives. Of 7 cases of major abuse by employees not one was fired.
