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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Findings and Recommendations 3 findings
F1
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Sutter County's failure to resolve the problems and deficiencies with its CDBG loans has led to HCD suspending all future federal and state funding application opportunities for CDBG grants that terminates important state and federal funding opportunities for Sutter County.
No recommendations for this finding
F2
Page 48
Sutter County taxpayers are at risk for not recovering over $900,000 in loan repayments from 17 loan recipients. The $900,000 can be broken down into $665,000 in loan principal and $235,000 in unpaid interest payments.
No recommendations for this finding
F3
Page 48
The Sutter County Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office has multiple legal collection options to secure payment of any outstanding monies owed to Sutter County as stated on their website, however, the Development Services Department staff has not consulted with the Office on possible legal loan recovery options.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
Page 48
The Sutter County Grand Jury recommends the Sutter County BOS directs the DSD Director to engage the Sutter County Treasurer-Tax Collector to determine the feasibility of collecting these outstanding CDBG funds by September 30, 2025. Regarding the legally collectable funds, county staff shall start implementing the multiple options available to the Sutter County Treasurer-Tax Collector, as noted in Findings #3, to collect the outstanding CDBG monies owed to Sutter County by December 30, 2025. If the DSD’ CDBG funds are deemed not collectable by the Sutter County Treasurer-Tax Collector, on or before March 30, 2026, the BOS should declare the outstanding funds uncollectable and direct staff to terminate efforts to collect funds and remove outstanding balances from Sutter County’s budget
Additional Recommendations 1
These recommendations are not explicitly linked to specific findings.
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R2Page 49The Sutter County Grand Jury recommends that the Board of Supervisors direct the Sutter County Development Services Department Director to prepare a CDBG Annual Report to the Sutter County Grand Jury and the Board of Supervisors that documents actions being taken to ensure that the 28 loans in the CDBG program are in legal compliance. This request shall be completed by October 1, 2025. REQUIRED RESPONSES: Pursuant to California Penal Codes sections 933 and 933.05, the Sutter County Grand Jury requests responses as follows: THE FOLLOWING RESPONSE IS REQUIRED WITHIN 90 DAYS OF RECEIPT: The Sutter County Board of Supervisors shall respond to R1 and R2. SAFER STREETS – SAFER KIDS SUTTER COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS’ SAFETY: TRAFFIC CONGESTION DURING DROP-OFF AND PICK-UP PERIODS MAY 30, 2025 SUTTER COUNTY GRAND JURY