In a memo to lawmakers, Friday , Sommerville said Coughlan’s comments and interpretation of the county’s budgetary matters are “misleading and inaccurate.”  She criticized his remarks about available county revenue, fund balance and uncaptured revenues.

“Sadly, his eagerness to blast his findings to the media without taking the time to validate his assumptions to be certain he was reporting a complete and accurate fiscal picture makes it alarmingly clear he is more interested in promoting himself than actually helping county government operate more efficiently,” Sommerville wrote.

  Jim Doxsey Writes: So, this writer asks simple questions:  Who do we believe when such Multiples of Millions of Your County taxpayer Dollars are at stake?

 Surely Previous Comptrollers can’t ALL be wrong is making similiar statements.