Solano County Grand Jury • 2024-2025

City of Vallejo Roads

Published: July 01, 2025 13 pages
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Note: Missing finding numbers detected: F2, F3

Findings and Recommendations 3 findings

F1
– Vallejo Public Works Maintenance workers are among the lowest paid in Solano County.
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R1
– While a 5% increase in wages takes effect on July 1, 2025, the City of Vallejo should continue to look at ways to improve retention including salary competitiveness.
F4
– VPD does not currently collect data regarding the efficacy of the Pilot Program, outside of 30-day logs from RIMS computer-aided dispatch (CAD) System.
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R4
– VPD should have defined measures to determine the effectiveness of the Pilot Program.
F5
– VPW is using a “pay-as-you-go” system to repair current roads and is not able to produce large-scale maintenance projects without upfront funds.
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R5
– The City of Vallejo should continue to pursue a city bond in order to properly fund needed large scale maintenance work. V. COMMENTS Timely preventive maintenance is crucial. Funding for road upkeep has been insufficient, leading to greater deterioration and higher future rehabilitation costs. The city bond requested by VPW will help address rehabilitation efforts in the City of Vallejo if it is approved. Impediments to controlling sideshow activity include separation of jurisdictions between city and county roads; combined with the transitory nature of the sideshows. Many intersections within the city limits cross state highways or county roads which adds a level of difficulty in resolving illegal sideshow activity. VI. METHODOLOGY Video: City of Vallejo: Measure P Oversight Committee https://vallejoca.portal.civicclerk.com/event/7255/files/agenda/10178 https://vallejoca.portal.civicclerk.com/event/7346/files/attachment/20466 Documents: City of Benicia Human Resources Department, Salary Information. City of Vallejo Human Resources Department, Salary Information. City of Fairfield Human Resources Department, Salary Information. City of Rio Vista Human Resources Department, Salary Information. City of Vacaville Human Resources Department, Salary Information. City of Vallejo, August 2019 Pavement Condition Index (PCI) Pavement Engineering Inc., Executive Summary - Pavement Management System for Vallejo Ca. Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC): 2023 Pavement Conditions

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