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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Placer County Grand Jury
• 2024-2025
Placer County Grand Jury 2024-2025 Final Report act strategically. Given the favorable financial health of the
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Findings 11 findings
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The Foresthill Public Utility District Finance Manager position has been vacant since April 2023.
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An outside service provider (accounting firm) is providing services previously handled by the Finance Manager, a position described in the Foresthill Public Utility District Policy Handbook. 165 -2025 Final Report
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The Foresthill Public Utility District General Manager has assumed certain financial and administrative roles previously assigned to the Finance Manager.
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Page 174
The Foresthill Public Utility District does not have a comprehensive strategic plan outlining future years including risks and opportunities.
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Foresthill Public Utility District job descriptions (excluding pay scales) were last revised in 2014.
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Prior to the election of the new Foresthill Public Utility District Board of Directors and during interviews with multiple stakeholders, individuals expressed a lack of cohesion, and disunity amongst the Board members hampered the effectiveness and public trust of the Board of Directors.
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The Foresthill Public Utility District Enterprise Systems disclosure posted on the district website was last updated in 2015 and is outdated.
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Foresthill Public Utility District information contained on the Local Agency Formation Commission website is outdated.
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A review of Foresthill Public Utility District expenditures noted deviations from the Policy Handbook requiring Board of Directors approval.
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The Foresthill Public Utility District water right permit 15375 extension expired in 2011.
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The Foresthill Public Utility District has not filed all Form 700 filings on a timely basis.
Recommendations 12
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R1Page 174The Foresthill Public Utility District Board of Directors should evaluate the benefits of staffing the vacant Finance (or Business) Manager position in- house or execute an engagement letter with an accounting services provider no later than September 30, 2025.
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R2Page 174The Foresthill Public Utility District Board of Directors should prepare and approve a strategic plan at the next fiscal planning cycle (2025-2026) and update annually.
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R3Page 174Foresthill Public Utility District job descriptions should be updated and approved by the Board of Directors no later than September 30, 2025.
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R4Page 174The Foresthill Public Utility District Board of Directors should develop a plan (timeline and milestones) to update its Policy Handbook no later than September 30, 2025. 166 -2025 Final Report
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R5Page 175The Foresthill Public Utility District General Manager responsibilities should be decoupled from minute taking no later than September 30, 2025.
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R6Page 175The Foresthill Public Utility District Enterprise System(s) disclosure on the District website should be updated for current business systems no later than September 30, 2025.
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R7Page 175The Foresthill Public Utility District should provide the Local Agency Formation Commission with updated information no later than September 30, 2025.
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R8Page 175Foresthill Public Utility District expenditure approvals should adhere to stated amounts in the Policy Handbook immediately, with acknowledgement to the Placer County Grand Jury no later than September 1, 2025.
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R9Page 175The Foresthill Public Utility District should review its investment strategy and realized asset returns at the next review cycle or no later than December 31, 2025.
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R10Page 175The Foresthill Public Utility District Board of Directors should update the status of securing its water right permit expired in 2011 no later than September 30, 2025.
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R11Page 175The Foresthill Public Utility District Board of Directors should review Form 700 filing requirements for district and board individuals no later than September 30, 2025, and review annually thereafter.
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R12Page 175The Foresthill Public Utility District Board of Directors should schedule a meeting to establish performance goals and objectives for the General Manager no later than September 30, 2025, and for each fiscal year thereafter.