Newberry Community Services District Records Retention

Recommendations 1

• R15

  Page 89
  "Review suggestions made in its COMMISSIONERS (LAFCO) 2009 report and include more robust analysis of JIM BAGLEY governance and reorganization options for the next Service Pubhc Member Review of the District, scheduled for 2014." (Italics included by KIMBERLY COX, Vice Cha.r Spec1al Distnct LAFCO staff) JAMES V. CURATALO, Chait Special D1stnct Response: On August 21 and September 18 LAFCO reviewed ROBERT A LOVINGOOD Recommendation #15 outlined above as well as the Grand Jury Board of Supervisors concerns related to the operations of the Newberry Community LARRY McCALLON City Member Services District. By action taken September 18, LAFCO has JAMES RAMOS directed its staff to undertake an immediate off-cycle service review Board of Supervisors for the Newberry Community Services District as well as the Yermo DIANE WILLIAMS City Member and Daggett Community Services Districts to address the concerns outlined in the Grand Jury Report and Recommendation #15. The ALTERNATES Commission chose to look at all three communities on the basis DAWN ROWE that the original report addressed the regional area and outlined the City Member concerns for future sustainability of services. Due to the severity of JANICE RUTHERFORD Board of Supervisors the issues identified in the Grand Jury report, LAFCO was SUNIL SETHI concerned that the next service review, while currently scheduled PubliC Member for 2014, would be delayed. Therefore, an off-cycle response was ROBERT W SMITH Special District approved. STAFF The Commission's direction to its staff is to undertake a detailed KATHLEEN ROLLJNGS-McDONALD analysis of the various service delivery options (which will include ExecutiVe OffiCer but will not limited to consolidation, transfer of service to a more SAMUEL MARTINEZ Ass•stant Executive OffiCer regional entity, etc.) available for the area. A copy of the report MICHAEL TUERPE presented to the Commission for the September hearing is included Project Manager for your information. LAFCO staff will be contacting the three REBECCA LOWERY Clef!< to the Commission LEGAL COUNSEL CLARK H ALSOP Community Services Districts in the near future to request submission of financial and service plan documents to commence the study. Should you have any questions on this response or LAFCO actions to be undertaken, please do not hesitate to contact me directly at the address or phone number listed above or by email at: [email protected]. -JiLl ~/' ~;N R LUNGS-McDONALD Executive Officer