Mendocino County Grand Jury • 2018-2019

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Findings and Recommendations 4 findings

F2
The City ofUkiah's antiquated financial systems have added to the tension between the two organizations.
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R2
The UVSD complete the creation of its own accounting system. (F2)
F3
The unilateral management by the City ofUkiah has resulted in fees/fmes that the UVSD has been requu'ed to pay. City upper management has shown a lack of respect to UVSD by being unresponsive to requests, and expecting UVSD to immediately concur with the city's decisions.
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R3
The UVSD use legal counsel to recapture lost revenues irom the City ofUkiah. (F3)
F4
The Participation Agreement (PA) is not a workable document and has a clear bias towards the City ofUkiah.
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R4
The UVSD seek legal counsel regarding options to disassociate from the Participation Agreement. (F4)
F5
LAFCo is m a position to facilitate resolution of conflicts between agencies by means of the municipal service review and sphere of influence.
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R5
LAFCo conduct a feasibility study on consolidation of sewer and water agencies and provide conflict resolution between UVSD and the City ofUkiah. (F5)