Checks and imbalances: Audit finds Stockton made over 5,000 payroll errors since 2023

FINANCIAL MISMANAGEMENT over the past two years, worsened by the city’s transition to a new accounting system, resulted in more than $1.6 million in retroactive payments to city employees who were underpaid and over $100,000 in late fees to the California Public Employees’ Retirement System.

That was the message to the Stockton City Council from Deputy City Manager Rosemary Rivas, who recently presented a detailed audit update laying out a timeline of errors and other shortcomings in the processing of personnel and other information.