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Findings and Recommendations 8 findings
F1
Over the past few years, as City staff positions have become vacant, the decisions about whether to fill a position or leave it vacant have been made “on the fly”. There is no overall plan regarding City staffing. Conducting an internal review of the City staff is simply not practical under the current circumstances given the shortage of staff.
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R1
The City of Oroville should contract with a consultant prior to the end of 2018 to perform a comprehensive analysis of the current City staff to ensure that the city has the appropriate number and types of positions to perform the services required for a city the size of Oroville. The analysis should propose reassignment of duties where warranted. The analysis should include a prioritization for filling each position.
F2
Having one employee act as the City Administrator while also directing four City departments created an unhealthy situation.
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R2
The Oroville City Council should amend the City Charter prior to the end of 2019 to provide for a City Manager position in place of the City Administrator position.
F3
Oroville has had five City Administrators during the past eight years. The turnover has had a negative impact on City staff morale.
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R3
The Oroville Finance Director should be designated as the Human Resources Director no later than October 31, 2018. 12
F4
Having the Oroville City Director of Public Safety also serving as the Director of Human Resources creates an appearance of impropriety. 11
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R4
The Oroville City Council should explore all possible sources of additional revenue and implement those that will allow the City to fill all of its high priority positions.
F5
Although the City of Oroville has taken a number of drastic steps to reduce spending, the growth of general fund expenditures continues to greatly outpace the growth of current revenue.
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R5
The Oroville City Council should work towards better collaboration by participating in periodic social and team-building activities.
F6
There is mistrust and misunderstanding among the current members of the City Council leading to an unusually high level of dysfunction.
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R6
The Oroville City Council should meet annually to establish a list of priorities for the City to serve as a guideline throughout the year for Council actions.
F7
All of the members of the Oroville City Council are striving to do what they think is best for the City. There is, however, disagreement among the City Council members over how to achieve these goals.
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R7
The City Council needs to be more accessible and responsive to the citizens of Oroville through operational and valid emails and phone numbers.
F8
The Oroville City web page for “Contact City Council” did not provide the Grand Jury access to the City Council members.
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R8
The City of Oroville should provide basic technology training for the City Council members.
Additional Recommendations 1
These recommendations are not explicitly linked to specific findings.
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R9The Oroville website should be checked and updated frequently for accuracy and maintained for the benefit of its constituents.
Conclusions 1
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CL1 Page 11Oroville continues to face many problems that were not adequately addressed by the City Council over the past ten years: rising costs coupled with insufficient revenue; the inability to find a strong, qualified candidate who would remain in the position of City Administrator for a reasonable period of time; and disagreements and mistrust among the members of the City Council. In addition, recent steps taken by City management to cut staffing to balance the budget have left the City with a demoralized, depleted staff. The City Council needs to take drastic measures to break out of this vicious cycle.
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