El Dorado County Grand Jury
• 2011-2012
El Dorado County Grand Jury 2011-2012 Consolidation of City and County Services Case Number Gj-11-010
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Findings and Recommendations 5 findings
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The five City of South Lake Tahoe Council Members are paid $452/month. With health insurance, retirement benefits and expenses, the total cost equates to $201,000 annually.
Related Recommendations (1)
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The Grand Jury recommends that South Lake Tahoe City Council and Manager should perform a city services review by comparing the actual cost of city services versus the cost of the county absorbing these services.
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The South Lake Tahoe City Clerk’s Office, which exists to serve the City Council, has an annual budget of $332,252.
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The Grand Jury recommends that South Lake Tahoe City Council and Manager make the results of the city services review available for public comment.
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The cities of South Lake Tahoe and Placerville have combined police budgets of over $3 million. Administrative costs would be reduced and/or eliminated if the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department were to oversee law enforcement.
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The Grand Jury recommends that Placerville City Council and Manager should perform a city services review by comparing the actual cost of city services versus the cost of the county absorbing these services. 68
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The combined budgets of the two cities is over $50 million. The County of El Dorado maintains duplicate departments with existing offices in Placerville and South Lake Tahoe.
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The Grand Jury recommends that Placerville City Council and Manager make the results of the city services review available for public comment.
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There would be substantial cost savings with consolidation of city and county services.
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The Grand Jury recommends that the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors collaborate with the City Councils and Managers of South Lake Tahoe and Placerville and El Dorado County Department Heads in order to discuss the benefits of consolidation of city and county services
Additional Recommendations 1
These recommendations are not explicitly linked to specific findings.
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R6The 2011-2012 Grand Jury recommends that the 2012-2013 Grand Jury continue the investigation to discuss the benefits of consolidation of city and county services. Responses Reponses to both the findings and recommendations in this report are required by law in accordance with California Penal Code §933 and §933.05. Address responses to: The Honorable Suzanne N. Kingsbury, Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court, 1354 Johnson Blvd., South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150. This report has been provided to: 2012-2013 Grand Jury El Dorado County Board of Supervisors Placerville City Council Placerville City Manager South Lake Tahoe City Council South Lake Tahoe City Manager 69
No Responses Found 3
Government entities assigned to respond to this report. No response documents have been linked in our database.