Judge Will Consider Dismissing County's Case Against Mendocino's Former Auditor-Controller

Cases involving public officials charged with misappropriation of public funds typically involve spending money on fancy dinners, cars, houses, lavish trips — and worse. The unusual case against Chamise Cubbison, Mendocino County's former Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector, involves an obscure payroll code. Allegedly, a county employee in charge of payroll used the code to compensate herself after Cubbison told the employee she was exempt from overtime rules. This morning, Superior Court Judge Ann Moorman will consider testimony from Cubbison's manager at the time, former auditor Lloyd Weer, as well as Andrew Porter, the sheriff's investigator before ruling on a motion to dismiss. Tom Rakes, head of the county’s IT services when the county’s email archival system mysteriously collapsed, has also been subpoenaed.