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Orange County Grand Jury • 2014-2015

Mello-Roos: Perpetual Debt Accumulation and Tax Assessment Obligation

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Findings 3 findings

F1 Page 212
There is a lack of transparency to homeowners relative to how CFD funds are 3 being used. REPORT
F2 Page 212
There does not seem to be appropriate oversight and auditing of CFDs and 4 special tax expenditures within the County of Orange.
F3 Page 212
While the assumption is that the CFD debt would be repaid in a finite period of REPORT time, there is a mechanism available to controlling entities to extend debt 5 obligations and thereby extend the CFD special tax in perpetuity. REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS 6 In accordance with California Penal Code sections 933 and 933.05, the 2014- 2015 Grand Jury requires (or, as noted, requests) responses from each agency REPORT affected by the recommendations presented in this section. The responses are to be 7 submitted to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court. Based on its investigation titled “Community Facilities Districts (Mello-Roos): REPORT Perpetual Debt Accumulation and Tax Assessment Obligation”, the 2014-2015 Orange 8 County Grand Jury makes the following two recommendations: REPORT

Recommendations 2