Sacramento County Grand Jury
• 2005-2006
City of Citrus Heights Oversight of Contract Services Issue Is the City of Citrus Heights held accountable for*
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Findings and Recommendations 2 findings
F1
In this case, the City of Citrus Heights Neighborhood Enhancement Department did not exercise adequate oversight of contract services, nor did it demonstrate adequate job completion follow up. No one from the City of Citrus Heights monitored the job in progress and there was no confirmation that all the debris had been removed from the site.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
The city should institute an effective system of monitoring and overseeing contracts. The final inspection should require more than a cursory check of the capping of utilities and water lines. The city should assign qualified staff to check on jobs in progress, and conduct thorough inspections of each job upon completion to confirm that the work was fully performed in accordance with the contract requirements.
F2
Given the substantial quantity of the debris found on the site by the new owner, it is unreasonable to conclude that either the previous owner, or unknown parties, buried it there subsequent to the 2003 demolition and debris removal. When the situation was reported to the City of Citrus Heights Neighborhood Enhancement Department, it denied responsibility. Sacramento County Grand Jury June 30, 2006
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
The City of Citrus Heights should assume accountability whenever a vendor with whom it contracts does not comply with the contract. Response Requirements Penal Code sections 933 and 933.05 require that specific responses to both the finding and recommendations contained in this report be submitted to the Presiding Judge of the Sacramento Superior Court by October 1, 2006 from: • Citrus Heights City Manager • City of Citrus Heights City Council
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