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The county auditor’s office has put one-time costs for the measure at about $8 million, but the ultimate price tag is expected to be significantly larger.

Ms Hill's absence, which includes 12 months due to illness, began when investigations started after auditors found "significant errors" in the health board's accounts.

She also told her auditors to remove “I can’t” and replace it with “I will.”

The county auditor’s office has put one-time costs for the measure at about $8 million, but critics expected the ultimate price tag to be much larger.

The auditor’s office previously said that one-time costs to implement all of the proposals in Measure G — which would include expanding the board — would be about $8 million.