Orange County Grand Jury
• 2013-2014
• Agency Response
Response to:
Orange County City Pension Liabilities; Budget Transparency Critically Needed 6/25/14, 941KB
City of Los Alamitos The Honorable Glenda Sanders Presiding Judge of the Superior Court*
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Findings and Recommendations 12 findings
F1
The City of Los Alamitos agrees with the finding.
No recommendations for this finding
F2
The City of Los Alamitos agrees with the finding.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
The recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented if mandated in 2015 when the next budget is prepared by City staff. However, the City disagrees with having to display the five years of projected revenues and expenditures at the same level of detail and using the same line item structure as information for the current budget. The majority of revenue and expenditures are insignificant in relation to the total budget. It is very difficult to compile a budget with the amount of detail that is shown in a one or two year budget. To have to now create the same level of detail for five years creates a tremendous burden on finance department staff. The numbers would be far from accurate when forecasting out five years into the future, and would not be meaningful. The City believes the five year budget should be at the level of major categories of revenues and expenditures, and not at the line item structure and level of detail as the current one year budget.
F3
The City of Los Alamitos agrees with the finding.
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
The recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in 2015 when the next budget is prepared by City staff.
F4
The City of Los Alamitos agrees with the finding, however the statement is not true for the City of Los Alamitos. The budgets for Los Alamitos are easy to find under Finance on the City's website and multiple budget years are included.
Related Recommendations (1)
R4
The recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in 2015 when the next budget is prepared by City staff.
F5
The City of Los Alamitos agrees with the finding; however, the City of Los Alamitos does show prior year data within each annual budget that is posted online.
Related Recommendations (1)
R5
The recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in 2015 when the next budget is prepared by City staff.
F6
The City of Los Alamitos agrees with the finding; however, the transmittal letter to the budget is intended to explain unusual changes in budgeted amounts or revenues and expenditures.
No recommendations for this finding
F7
The City of Los Alamitos agrees with the finding. 3191 Katella Avenue Los Alamitos, CA
Related Recommendations (1)
R7
This recommendation will be difficult to implement. It requires the consent of CalPERS, and the City has no ability to require that CalPERS post the City's actuarial reports online. The City can certainly post the reports on our website, but unless and until CalPERS agrees to do this for all cities, we will be unable to make them add a provision in our contract that they will comply with our request. Respectfully, for Melmle Bret M. Plumlee City Manager City of Los Alamitos, California ECEIVEDSEP 2 2 2014
F8
The City of Los Alamitos agrees with the finding. 90720-5600 Telephone:
No recommendations for this finding
F9
The City of Los Alamitos agrees with the finding. (562) 431-3538 FAX (562) 493-1255
No recommendations for this finding
F10
The City of Los Aiamitos agrees with the finding. www.cityoflosalamitos.org
No recommendations for this finding
F11
The City of Los Alamitos agrees with the finding. CITY OF LOS ALAMITOS
No recommendations for this finding
F12
The City of Los Alamitos agrees with the finding. Recommendations
No recommendations for this finding
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