Score: +14
(16/14/2)
Marin County Grand Jury
• 2019-2020
Follow-Up Report on Web Transparency of Agency Compensation Practices
Published: April 28, 2020
20 pages
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Findings and Recommendations 6 findings
F1
Many Marin public agencies fail to include on their websites either a link to the publicpay.ca.gov site showing compensation for their elected officials, officers, and employees, or a table showing such data. The Grand Jury determined that these agencies fail to comply with the requirements of Government Code Section 53908.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
To comply with the intent of Government Code Section 53908, no later than 90 days after the date of this report, agencies should include on their websites a link to the publicpay.ca.gov site showing compensation of their elected officials, officers, and employees using the formatted URL examples that are shown in Appendix A.
F2
Any link to compensation data on an agency’s website that takes more than five minutes or three clicks from the home page to locate, does not reasonably satisfy the intent of the Government Code that the information be easily located and “conspicuous” on the agency’s website.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
No later than 90 days after the date of this report, agencies should modify the location of their existing publicpay.ca.gov links to satisfy the requirement of Government Code Section 53908 that their link be “conspicuous.” Conspicuous locations for agencies are suggested in Table 2.
F3
Any link to publicpay.ca.gov on an agency’s website that fails to go directly to the agency’s current compensation data on that website does not satisfy the intent of the Government Code that information be easily located.
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
No later than 90 days after the date of this report, agencies should modify their existing publicpay.ca.gov links so that they provide a direct link to their current compensation data on the state site. To eliminate the need for annual updates, the URL used for the link should exclude any parameter specifying a year. Formatted URL examples are shown on Appendix A.
F4
Regarding compensation policies for elected officials, many public agencies do not provide the public with easy access to information regarding salary, meeting fees or stipends (including compensation for serving as liaison to other advisory committees, councils and forums), reimbursements, health and retirement benefits, and other benefits such as equipment.
Related Recommendations (1)
R4
No later than 90 days after the date of this report, in addition to any other compensation links, agencies should include a link on their board or council web pages that leads directly to their “Elected Officials” page on the publicpay.ca.gov site, conforming to the format suggested on Appendix A.
F5
Regarding detailed disclosure of total compensation paid, most public agencies do not break out all components of compensation paid to their elected officials, including salary, meeting fees or stipends (including compensation for serving as liaison to other advisory committees, councils and forums), reimbursements, health and retirement benefits, and other benefits such as equipment.
Related Recommendations (1)
R5
No later than 120 days after the date of this report, agencies should include on their board or council web pages a comprehensive description of their policies regarding all compensation paid to elected officials specifying, at a minimum, salary, meeting fees or stipends (including compensation for serving as liaison to other advisory committees, councils and forums), reimbursements, health and retirement benefits, and other benefits such as equipment.
F6
By comparison to other public agencies, Marin Municipal Water District annually publishes an exemplary report on its website of total compensation paid to its elected officials for salary, meeting fees or stipends (including compensation for serving as liaison to other advisory committees), councils and forums, reimbursements, health and retirement benefits, and other benefits such as equipment.
Related Recommendations (1)
R6
No later than 120 days after the date of this report, agencies should adopt a practice to compile and publish each year an annual report detailing the compensation actually paid to their elected officials for the previous calendar year. Compensation disclosures should include, at a minimum, salary, meeting fees or stipends (including compensation for serving as liaison to other advisory committees, councils and forums), reimbursements, health and retirement benefits, and other benefits such as equipment. A link to this report should be posted on the agency’s board or council web page.
Additional Recommendations 1
These recommendations are not explicitly linked to specific findings.
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R7No later than 90 days after the date of this report, agencies not audited in this report should review their websites for compliance with the legal requirements and higher public transparency standards recommended in Recommendations R1–R6 of this report and ensure that their websites include links to the publicpay.ca.gov site as shown in Appendix A.
Conclusions 1
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CL1To make informed decisions on matters of self-governance, the public needs to understand the workings of their public agencies, including the compensation of elected officials. Public transparency helps to maintain trust in the government. It makes responsive democracy work. By following the recommendations in this report, Marin’s public agency websites can come into compliance with state legal requirements. Following these recommendations will reduce the chance of errors and minimize the time needed to keep websites current. These changes also will improve public access to important information while increasing the transparency that is essential to good government in a democratic society.
Agency Responses 12
Government agencies' official responses to this report's findings and recommendations. Click on a response to see the structured breakdown.
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Bolinas Community Public Utility District[PDF]
July 22, 2020
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13 responses to findings and recommendations
F1
Many Marin public agencies fail to include on their websites either a link to the publicpay.ca.gov site showing compensation for their elected officials, officers, and employees, or a table showing such data. The Grand Jury determined that these agencies fail to comply with the requirements of Government Code Section 53908.
Response: Agree
Score: +1
R1
To comply with the intent of Government Code Section 53908, no later than 90 days after the date of this report, agencies should include on their websites a link to the publicpay.ca.gov site showing compensation of their elected officials, officers, and employees using the formatted URL examples that are shown in Appendix A.
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
BCPUD was not audited in this report, but staff reviewed the district's website for compliance with the legal requirements and higher public transparency standards recommended in Recommendations R1 - R6 of the reports and updated the district's website to include links to the publicpay.ca.gov website.
F2
Any link to compensation data on an agency’s website that takes more than five minutes or three clicks from the home page to locate, does not reasonably satisfy the intent of the Government Code that the information be easily located and “conspicuous” on the agency’s website.
Response: Agree
Score: +1
R2
No later than 90 days after the date of this report, agencies should modify the location of their existing publicpay.ca.gov links to satisfy the requirement of Government Code Section 53908 that their link be “conspicuous.” Conspicuous locations for agencies are suggested in Table 2.
Response: Will Implement
Score: +1
F3
Any link to publicpay.ca.gov on an agency’s website that fails to go directly to the agency’s current compensation data on that website does not satisfy the intent of the Government Code that information be easily located.
Response: Agree
Score: +1
R3
No later than 90 days after the date of this report, agencies should modify their existing publicpay.ca.gov links so that they provide a direct link to their current compensation data on the state site. To eliminate the need for annual updates, the URL used for the link should exclude any parameter specifying a year. Formatted URL examples are shown on Appendix A.
Response: Will Implement
Score: +1
F4
Regarding compensation policies for elected officials, many public agencies do not provide the public with easy access to information regarding salary, meeting fees or stipends (including compensation for serving as liaison to other advisory committees, councils and forums), reimbursements, health and retirement benefits, and other benefits such as equipment.
Response: Agree
Score: +1
R4
No later than 90 days after the date of this report, in addition to any other compensation links, agencies should include a link on their board or council web pages that leads directly to their “Elected Officials” page on the publicpay.ca.gov site, conforming to the format suggested on Appendix A.
Response: Will Implement
Score: +1
F5
Regarding detailed disclosure of total compensation paid, most public agencies do not break out all components of compensation paid to their elected officials, including salary, meeting fees or stipends (including compensation for serving as liaison to other advisory committees, councils and forums), reimbursements, health and retirement benefits, and other benefits such as equipment.
Response: Agree
Score: +1
R5
No later than 120 days after the date of this report, agencies should include on their board or council web pages a comprehensive description of their policies regarding all compensation paid to elected officials specifying, at a minimum, salary, meeting fees or stipends (including compensation for serving as liaison to other advisory committees, councils and forums), reimbursements, health and retirement benefits, and other benefits such as equipment.
Response: Will Implement
Score: +1
F6
By comparison to other public agencies, Marin Municipal Water District annually publishes an exemplary report on its website of total compensation paid to its elected officials for salary, meeting fees or stipends (including compensation for serving as liaison to other advisory committees), councils and forums, reimbursements, health and retirement benefits, and other benefits such as equipment.
Response: Agree
Score: +1
R6
No later than 120 days after the date of this report, agencies should adopt a practice to compile and publish each year an annual report detailing the compensation actually paid to their elected officials for the previous calendar year. Compensation disclosures should include, at a minimum, salary, meeting fees or stipends (including compensation for serving as liaison to other advisory committees, councils and forums), reimbursements, health and retirement benefits, and other benefits such as e...
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
BCPUD was not audited in this report, but staff reviewed the district's website for compliance with the legal requirements and higher public transparency standards recommended in Recommendations R1 - R6 of the reports and updated the district's website to include links to the publicpay.ca.gov website.
R7
No later than 90 days after the date of this report, agencies not audited in this report should review their websites for compliance with the legal requirements and higher public transparency standards recommended in Recommendations R1–R6 of this report and ensure that their websites include links to the publicpay.ca.gov site as shown in Appendix A.
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
BCPUD was not audited in this report, but staff reviewed the district's website for compliance with the legal requirements and higher public transparency standards recommended in Recommendations R1 - R6 of the reports and updated the district's website to include links to the publicpay.ca.gov website.
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Central Marin Police Authority[PDF]
May 14, 2020
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23 pages
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R7
No later than 90 days after the date of this report, agencies not audited in this report should review their websites for compliance with the legal requirements and higher public transparency standards recommended in Recommendations R1–R6 of this report and ensure that their websites include links to the publicpay.ca.gov site as shown in Appendix A.
Response: Implemented
Score: 0
. No later than 90 days after the date of this report, agencies not audited in this report should review their websites for compliance with the legal requirements and higher public transparency standards recommended in Recommendations R1-R6 of this report and ensure that their websites include links to the publicpay.ca.gov site as shown in Appendix A. Request for Responses According to the California Penal Code, agencies required to respond to Grand Jury reports generally have no more than 90 days to issue a response. It is not within the Grand Jury's power to waive or extend these deadlines, ...
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County of Marin[PDF]
July 14, 2020
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10 pages
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Score: -2
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9 responses to findings and recommendations
F1
Many Marin public agencies fail to include on their websites either a link to the publicpay.ca.gov site showing compensation for their elected officials, officers, and employees, or a table showing such data. The Grand Jury determined that these agencies fail to comply with the requirements of Government Code Section 53908.
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
R1
To comply with the intent of Government Code Section 53908, no later than 90 days after the date of this report, agencies should include on their websites a link to the publicpay.ca.gov site showing compensation of their elected officials, officers, and employees using the formatted URL examples that are shown in Appendix A.
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
F2
Any link to compensation data on an agency’s website that takes more than five minutes or three clicks from the home page to locate, does not reasonably satisfy the intent of the Government Code that the information be easily located and “conspicuous” on the agency’s website.
Response: Disagree
Score: -1
disagree wholly or partially with the findings numbered: F2 - F5 GRAND JURY RECOMMENDATIONS ■ Recommendations numbered R2 - R5 have been implemented.
F3
Any link to publicpay.ca.gov on an agency’s website that fails to go directly to the agency’s current compensation data on that website does not satisfy the intent of the Government Code that information be easily located.
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
, we have implemented these adjustments accordingly. R4. No later than 90 days after the date of this report, in addition to any other compensation links, agencies should include a link on their board or council web pages that leads directly to their "Elected Officials" page on the publicpay.ca.gov site, conforming to the format suggested on Appendix A. This recommendation has been implemented. Please refer to responses provided in R2 and R3 above. R5. No later than 120 days after the date of this report, agencies should include on their board or council web pages a comprehensive description o...
F4
Regarding compensation policies for elected officials, many public agencies do not provide the public with easy access to information regarding salary, meeting fees or stipends (including compensation for serving as liaison to other advisory committees, councils and forums), reimbursements, health and retirement benefits, and other benefits such as equipment.
Response: Disagree Partially
Score: 0
Partially Disagree. We can only respond regarding the County of Marin and not to the Grand Jury's broader conclusions regarding "many public agencies." Located as a `Featured Link' on the Board of Supervisor's home page (https://www.marincounty.orq/depts/bs), the "Public Official Appointments" link provides a summary of the Fair Political Practices Commission regulation 18705.5 and a direct link to copies of the most recently filed Form 806 for each Board of Supervisor member. Benefits information applicable to eligible County of Marin employees, including elected officials, are posted on the ...
F5
Regarding detailed disclosure of total compensation paid, most public agencies do not break out all components of compensation paid to their elected officials, including salary, meeting fees or stipends (including compensation for serving as liaison to other advisory committees, councils and forums), reimbursements, health and retirement benefits, and other benefits such as equipment.
Response: Disagree
Score: -1
disagree wholly or partially with the findings numbered: F2 - F5 GRAND JURY RECOMMENDATIONS ■ Recommendations numbered R2 - R5 have been implemented.
F6
By comparison to other public agencies, Marin Municipal Water District annually publishes an exemplary report on its website of total compensation paid to its elected officials for salary, meeting fees or stipends (including compensation for serving as liaison to other advisory committees), councils and forums, reimbursements, health and retirement benefits, and other benefits such as equipment.
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
R6
No later than 120 days after the date of this report, agencies should adopt a practice to compile and publish each year an annual report detailing the compensation actually paid to their elected officials for the previous calendar year. Compensation disclosures should include, at a minimum, salary, meeting fees or stipends (including compensation for serving as liaison to other advisory committees, councils and forums), reimbursements, health and retirement benefits, and other benefits such as e...
Response: Implemented
Score: 0
Disagree. A direct link to the State Controller's Government Compensation website is located on the County of Marin Department of Finance's webpage, under 'Payroll' (https://www.marincounty.orq/depts/df/divisions/payroll). This link has been accessible in 3 clicks from the County's homepage, which meets one of the Grand Jury's new criteria for conspicuousness. We understand that the County of Marin, with 22 separate departments or business units, is a much larger and more complex website compared to other public entities in Marin. However, we disagree with the Grand Jury's finding that the Cou...
R7
No later than 90 days after the date of this report, agencies not audited in this report should review their websites for compliance with the legal requirements and higher public transparency standards recommended in Recommendations R1–R6 of this report and ensure that their websites include links to the publicpay.ca.gov site as shown in Appendix A.
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
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Inverness Public Utility District[PDF]
May 27, 2020
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Kentfield Fire Protection District[PDF]
June 10, 2020
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4 pages
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R3
No later than 90 days after the date of this report, agencies should modify their existing publicpay.ca.gov links so that they provide a direct link to their current compensation data on the state site. To eliminate the need for annual updates, the URL used for the link should exclude any parameter specifying a year. Formatted URL examples are shown on Appendix A.
Response: Implemented
Score: 0
. No later than 90 days after the date of this report, agencies should modify their existing publicpay.ca.gov links so that they provide a direct link to their current compensation data on the state site. To eliminate the need for annual updates, the URL used for the link should exclude any parameter specifying a year. Formatted URL examples are shown on Appendix A. Response: This recommendation has been implemented. The Kentfield Fire District has added a URL link to our transparency tab. https://publicpay.ca.gnv/Reports/Spec ialDistricts/SpecialDistrict.aspx?fiscalyear=2013& entityid=1238&ye...
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Marin Municipal Water District[PDF]
July 21, 2020
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3 pages
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Score: +1
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3 responses to findings and recommendations
R4
No later than 90 days after the date of this report, in addition to any other compensation links, agencies should include a link on their board or council web pages that leads directly to their “Elected Officials” page on the publicpay.ca.gov site, conforming to the format suggested on Appendix A.
Response: Implemented
Scheduled: Completed on May 6, 2020
Score: 0
The recommendation has been implemented. The District posted a link on its Board of Directors web page that leads directly to its "Elected Officials" page on the publicpay.ca.gov site, conforming to the format suggested on Appendix A. This was completed on May 6, 2020. The direct link is entitled "Board Compensation Information".
F5
Regarding detailed disclosure of total compensation paid, most public agencies do not break out all components of compensation paid to their elected officials, including salary, meeting fees or stipends (including compensation for serving as liaison to other advisory committees, councils and forums), reimbursements, health and retirement benefits, and other benefits such as equipment.
Response: Agree
Score: +1
The District agrees with this finding. However, as recognized in the Grand Jury Report, the District does and will continue to provide the highest level of transparency in regards to board compensation. Specifically, in regards to the District, page 7 of the Report states: The MMWD website's board page provides a quick link to an annual compensation report detailing board compensation policies and annual amounts paid to each member for regular board meetings, board committees, other special board meetings, and liaison assignments to advisory committees, councils, and forums. It also details Ma...
R6
No later than 120 days after the date of this report, agencies should adopt a practice to compile and publish each year an annual report detailing the compensation actually paid to their elected officials for the previous calendar year. Compensation disclosures should include, at a minimum, salary, meeting fees or stipends (including compensation for serving as liaison to other advisory committees, councils and forums), reimbursements, health and retirement benefits, and other benefits such as e...
Response: Implemented
Scheduled: Long-standing practice
Score: 0
The recommendation has been implemented. The District has a long-standing practice of compiling and publishing an annual report detailing the compensation paid to its elected officials for the previous calendar year. Compensation disclosures include, salary, meeting fees or stipends (including compensation for serving as liaison to other advisory committees, councils and forums), reimbursements, health and retirement benefits, and other benefits such as equipment. A link to this report is posted on the District's Board of Director's webpage. This report was noted as an exemplar throughout the ...
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Marin/Sonoma Mosquito and Vector Control District[PDF]
June 17, 2020
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6 responses to findings and recommendations
F1
Many Marin public agencies fail to include on their websites either a link to the publicpay.ca.gov site showing compensation for their elected officials, officers, and employees, or a table showing such data. The Grand Jury determined that these agencies fail to comply with the requirements of Government Code Section 53908.
Response: Disagree Partially
Score: 0
agree with the finding numbered: F2 • I (we) disagree partially with the findings numbered: F1, F3, F4, F5, F6 • I (we) disagree wholly with the findings numbered: N/A (Attach a statement specifying any portions of the findings that are disputed; include an explanation of the reasons therefor.
F2
Any link to compensation data on an agency’s website that takes more than five minutes or three clicks from the home page to locate, does not reasonably satisfy the intent of the Government Code that the information be easily located and “conspicuous” on the agency’s website.
Response: Disagree Partially
Score: 0
agree with the finding numbered: F2 • I (we) disagree partially with the findings numbered: F1, F3, F4, F5, F6 • I (we) disagree wholly with the findings numbered: N/A (Attach a statement specifying any portions of the findings that are disputed; include an explanation of the reasons therefor.
F3
Any link to publicpay.ca.gov on an agency’s website that fails to go directly to the agency’s current compensation data on that website does not satisfy the intent of the Government Code that information be easily located.
Response: Disagree Partially
Score: 0
agree with the finding numbered: F2 • I (we) disagree partially with the findings numbered: F1, F3, F4, F5, F6 • I (we) disagree wholly with the findings numbered: N/A (Attach a statement specifying any portions of the findings that are disputed; include an explanation of the reasons therefor.
F4
Regarding compensation policies for elected officials, many public agencies do not provide the public with easy access to information regarding salary, meeting fees or stipends (including compensation for serving as liaison to other advisory committees, councils and forums), reimbursements, health and retirement benefits, and other benefits such as equipment.
Response: Disagree Partially
Score: 0
agree with the finding numbered: F2 • I (we) disagree partially with the findings numbered: F1, F3, F4, F5, F6 • I (we) disagree wholly with the findings numbered: N/A (Attach a statement specifying any portions of the findings that are disputed; include an explanation of the reasons therefor.
F5
Regarding detailed disclosure of total compensation paid, most public agencies do not break out all components of compensation paid to their elected officials, including salary, meeting fees or stipends (including compensation for serving as liaison to other advisory committees, councils and forums), reimbursements, health and retirement benefits, and other benefits such as equipment.
Response: Disagree Partially
Score: 0
agree with the finding numbered: F2 • I (we) disagree partially with the findings numbered: F1, F3, F4, F5, F6 • I (we) disagree wholly with the findings numbered: N/A (Attach a statement specifying any portions of the findings that are disputed; include an explanation of the reasons therefor.
F6
By comparison to other public agencies, Marin Municipal Water District annually publishes an exemplary report on its website of total compensation paid to its elected officials for salary, meeting fees or stipends (including compensation for serving as liaison to other advisory committees), councils and forums, reimbursements, health and retirement benefits, and other benefits such as equipment.
Response: Disagree Partially
Score: 0
agree with the finding numbered: F2 • I (we) disagree partially with the findings numbered: F1, F3, F4, F5, F6 • I (we) disagree wholly with the findings numbered: N/A (Attach a statement specifying any portions of the findings that are disputed; include an explanation of the reasons therefor.
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North Marin Water District[PDF]
July 10, 2020
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F5
Regarding detailed disclosure of total compensation paid, most public agencies do not break out all components of compensation paid to their elected officials, including salary, meeting fees or stipends (including compensation for serving as liaison to other advisory committees, councils and forums), reimbursements, health and retirement benefits, and other benefits such as equipment.
Response: Disagree Partially
Score: 0
I (we) agree with the findings numbered: ■ I (we) disagree partially with the findings numbered: ■ I (we) disagree wholly with the findings numbered: (Attach a statement specifying any portions of the findings that are disputed; include an explanation of the reasons therefor.) RECOMMENDATIONS R4 & R6 Recommendations numbered have been implemented. (Attach a summary describing the implemented actions.) ■ Recommendations numbered have not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. (Attach a timeframe for the implementation.) ■ Recommendations numbered require further analysis. ...
R5
No later than 120 days after the date of this report, agencies should include on their board or council web pages a comprehensive description of their policies regarding all compensation paid to elected officials specifying, at a minimum, salary, meeting fees or stipends (including compensation for serving as liaison to other advisory committees, councils and forums), reimbursements, health and retirement benefits, and other benefits such as equipment.
Response: Will Implement
Score: +1
I (we) agree with the findings numbered: ■ I (we) disagree partially with the findings numbered: ■ I (we) disagree wholly with the findings numbered: (Attach a statement specifying any portions of the findings that are disputed; include an explanation of the reasons therefor.) RECOMMENDATIONS R4 & R6 Recommendations numbered have been implemented. (Attach a summary describing the implemented actions.) ■ Recommendations numbered have not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. (Attach a timeframe for the implementation.) ■ Recommendations numbered require further analysis. ...
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Ross Valley Sanitary District (Sanitary District No. 1)[PDF]
April 28, 2020
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5 pages
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4 responses to findings and recommendations
F1
Many Marin public agencies fail to include on their websites either a link to the publicpay.ca.gov site showing compensation for their elected officials, officers, and employees, or a table showing such data. The Grand Jury determined that these agencies fail to comply with the requirements of Government Code Section 53908.
Response: Agree
Score: +1
agree with the findings numbered: _F1-F6 • I (we) disagree wholly or partially with the findings numbered: RECOMMENDATIONS: • Recommendations numbered R1-R4 have been implemented.
R5
No later than 120 days after the date of this report, agencies should include on their board or council web pages a comprehensive description of their policies regarding all compensation paid to elected officials specifying, at a minimum, salary, meeting fees or stipends (including compensation for serving as liaison to other advisory committees, councils and forums), reimbursements, health and retirement benefits, and other benefits such as equipment.
Response: Will Implement
Score: +1
R5-R6 have not yet been implemented but will be implemented in the future.
F6
By comparison to other public agencies, Marin Municipal Water District annually publishes an exemplary report on its website of total compensation paid to its elected officials for salary, meeting fees or stipends (including compensation for serving as liaison to other advisory committees), councils and forums, reimbursements, health and retirement benefits, and other benefits such as equipment.
Response: Agree
Score: +1
agree with the findings numbered: _F1-F6 • I (we) disagree wholly or partially with the findings numbered: RECOMMENDATIONS: • Recommendations numbered R1-R4 have been implemented.
R6
No later than 120 days after the date of this report, agencies should adopt a practice to compile and publish each year an annual report detailing the compensation actually paid to their elected officials for the previous calendar year. Compensation disclosures should include, at a minimum, salary, meeting fees or stipends (including compensation for serving as liaison to other advisory committees, councils and forums), reimbursements, health and retirement benefits, and other benefits such as e...
Response: Will Implement
Score: +1
R6 have not yet been implemented but will be implemented in the future.
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Sausalito - Marin City Sanitary District[PDF]
July 14, 2020
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Tamalpais Community Services District[PDF]
May 13, 2020
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2 pages
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7 responses to findings and recommendations
R1
To comply with the intent of Government Code Section 53908, no later than 90 days after the date of this report, agencies should include on their websites a link to the publicpay.ca.gov site showing compensation of their elected officials, officers, and employees using the formatted URL examples that are shown in Appendix A.
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
On TCSD's website, within 3 clicks, About Us/Transparency/District Compensation, you can find the link to publicpay.ca.gov, which goes directly to TCSD's most recent information. This link can be found within five minutes of starting the search. R2: No later than 90 days after the date of this report, agencies should modify the location of their existing publicpay.ca.govllnks to satisfy the requirement of Government Code Section 53908 that their link be "conspicuous." Conspicuous locations for agencies are suggested in Table 2. Response: On TCSD's website, within 3 clicks, About Us/Transparenc...
R2
No later than 90 days after the date of this report, agencies should modify the location of their existing publicpay.ca.gov links to satisfy the requirement of Government Code Section 53908 that their link be “conspicuous.” Conspicuous locations for agencies are suggested in Table 2.
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
On TCSD's website, within 3 clicks, About Us/Transparency/District Compensation, you can find the link to publicpay.ca.gov, which goes directly to TCSD's most recent information. This link can be found within five minutes of starting the search. R3: No later than 90 days after the date of this report, agencies should modify their existing publicpay.ca.gov links so that they provide a direct link to their current compensation data on the state site. To eliminate the need for annual updates, the URL used for the link should exclude any parameter specifying a year. Formatted URL examples are show...
R3
No later than 90 days after the date of this report, agencies should modify their existing publicpay.ca.gov links so that they provide a direct link to their current compensation data on the state site. To eliminate the need for annual updates, the URL used for the link should exclude any parameter specifying a year. Formatted URL examples are shown on Appendix A.
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
TCSD's links to publicpay.ca.govcre direct links to its current compensation data on the state site. The URL matches that shown on Appendix A. R4: No later than 90 days after the date of this report, in addition to any other compensation links, agencies
May 13, 2020 Response to Grand Jury Report Page 2 should include a link on their board or council web pages that leads directly to their "Elected Officials" page on the publicpay.ca.govslte, conforming to the format suggested on Appendix A. Response: On TCSD's website, within 3 clicks, About Us/Governance/Board Members, you can find the link t...
R4
No later than 90 days after the date of this report, in addition to any other compensation links, agencies should include a link on their board or council web pages that leads directly to their “Elected Officials” page on the publicpay.ca.gov site, conforming to the format suggested on Appendix A.
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
On TCSD's website, within 3 clicks, About Us/Governance/Board Members, you can find the link to publicpay.ca.gov, which goes directly to TCSD's most recent "Elected Officials" page. This link can be found within five minutes of starting the search. R5: No later than 120 days after the date of this report, agencies should include on their board or council web pages a comprehensive description of their policies regarding all compensation paid to elected officials specifying, at a minimum, salary, meeting fees or stipends (including compensation for serving as liaison to other advisory committees...
R5
No later than 120 days after the date of this report, agencies should include on their board or council web pages a comprehensive description of their policies regarding all compensation paid to elected officials specifying, at a minimum, salary, meeting fees or stipends (including compensation for serving as liaison to other advisory committees, councils and forums), reimbursements, health and retirement benefits, and other benefits such as equipment.
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
On TCSDs website, within 2 clicks, About Us/Transparency, you can find a link to TCSD's Reimbursement and Compensation Policy, Resolution 2006-01 dated April 5, 2006, outlining reimbursement and compensation for Board members and staff. This link can be found within five minutes of starting the search. R6: No later than 120 days after the date of this report, agencies should adopt a practice to compile and publish each year an annual report detailing the compensation actually paid to their elected officials for the previous calendar year. Compensation disclosures should include, at a minimum, ...
R6
No later than 120 days after the date of this report, agencies should adopt a practice to compile and publish each year an annual report detailing the compensation actually paid to their elected officials for the previous calendar year. Compensation disclosures should include, at a minimum, salary, meeting fees or stipends (including compensation for serving as liaison to other advisory committees, councils and forums), reimbursements, health and retirement benefits, and other benefits such as e...
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
On TCSD's website, within 3 clicks, About Us/Transparency/District Compensation, you can find the link to publicpay.ca.gov, which goes directly to TCSD's most recent information. This link can be found within five minutes of starting the search. R2: No later than 90 days after the date of this report, agencies should modify the location of their existing publicpay.ca.govllnks to satisfy the requirement of Government Code Section 53908 that their link be "conspicuous." Conspicuous locations for agencies are suggested in Table 2. Response: On TCSD's website, within 3 clicks, About Us/Transparenc...
R7
No later than 90 days after the date of this report, agencies not audited in this report should review their websites for compliance with the legal requirements and higher public transparency standards recommended in Recommendations R1–R6 of this report and ensure that their websites include links to the publicpay.ca.gov site as shown in Appendix A.
Response: Implemented
Score: 0
R7 has been implemented.
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