City of Napa Garbage Rate Hike Raises a Stink:

Recommendations 10

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  The City of Napa’s Utilities Department Director notify all ratepayers through their monthly bill where to locate information explaining in detail how all revenues and expenditures are allocated and spent for the 2020 Solid Waste and Recycling budget. The Jury recommends that this information is to be sent out no later than December 31, 2020 and update annually.
• R2

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  The City of Napa’s Deputy Public Works Director continue to explore new sources of revenue for the sale of recyclable materials to both domestic and foreign markets to offset any future Solid Waste and Recycling budget shortfall.
• R3
  The Jury recommends that the Public Works Department adopt a written policy governing the selection of individual “one-off” or “priority” repair projects, to be completed by December 31, 2020. 12
• R4
  The Jury recommends that the Public Works Department adopt a written policy governing the timing of work on “one-off” or “priority” projects, to be completed
• R5
  The Jury recommends that the Public Works Department develop a 5-year plan for repairing all sidewalks with a vertical displacement of four inches or more, to be completed
• R6
  The Jury recommends that Public Works Department annually publish on the City of Napa’s website a street address list of priority projects completed each year, to be completed
• R7
  The Jury recommends that the Public Works Department update its portion of the City of Napa’s website to better inform citizens. At a minimum, the update should include the most current schedule or map for sidewalk repairs as well as a link to facilitate citizen reporting of sidewalk issues, to be completed
• R8
  The Jury recommends that the Public Works Department develop a schedule and methodology for assessing the success of the conversion to the Workorder Asset Management system and their ability to use it effectively, to be completed
• R9
  Beginning in the 2020-2021 City of St. The City’s response does not comply Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2020, Helena with Penal Code §933.05.6 and continuing thereafter, the City 6 See Summary on for response requirements 111 should allocate a designated percentage of the General Fund each year for additional payments toward its unfunded liabilities to CalPERS as well as deferred maintenance costs for City real property assets.
• R10
  Beginning with the fiscal year City of St. The City’s response does not comply commencing on July 1, 2020, as the Helena with Penal Code §933.05.7 City hires additional full-time personnel, such as new full-time firefighters, the City should recalculate the effect of such hires on unfunded pension liabilities to CalPERS and include those new liabilities in the allocated budget.