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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Butte County Grand Jury
• 2015-2016
How Does Butte County Employees’ Compensation Compare?
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Findings 9 findings
F1
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Calculation of the unfunded liability is complex and unique to each municipality.
F2
Page 55
The five Cities in Butte County and the County itself have unfunded liabilities primarily due to CalPERS pension costs.
F3
Page 55
Additional unfunded liabilities exist for retiree health care, but these are not yet on the balance sheets.
F4
Page 55
Increases in a governmental entity’s unfunded liability would impact its financial status and credit rating.
F5
Page 55
Municipal contributions to CalPERS are projected to continue to rise which will result in pressure to cut services and/or require additional revenue.
F6
Page 55
The unfunded liability is likely to increase for many years before it begins to decrease.
F7
Page 64
The Emergency Services plan requiring nighttime temperatures be below 25 degrees before triggering warming shelters seems unreasonable compared to at least two other cities.
F8
Page 64
Law enforcement expenses in responding to situations involving the homeless are difficult to calculate.
F9
Page 64
The Homeless Symposium represents an excellent start for the coordination of all government and service provider efforts to address the homeless.
Recommendations 5
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R1Page 55The County and Cities should post their CAFR and CalPERS Actuarial Valuations Reports on their websites. 36 2015/2016 Butte County Grand Jury Report
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R2Page 56The County and Cities should report on their unfunded liabilities, contribution rates and trend lines.
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R3Page 56The County and Cities should conduct an analysis similar to the Bartel report and make that information available to the public on their websites. RESPONSES Pursuant to Penal Code section 933.05, the following responses are required : Board of Supervisors F1-F6 and R1-R3 Chico City Council F1-F6 and R1-R3 Biggs City Council F1-F6 and R1-R3 Gridley City Council F1-F6 and R1-R3 Paradise Town Council F1-F6 and R1-R3 Oroville City Council F1-F6 and R1-R3 Responses are to be submitted to the Presiding Judge of the Butte County Superior Court in accordance with the provisions of Penal Code section 933.05. FOOTNOTES 1 HTTP://WWW.FOXANDHOUNDSDAILY.COM/2016/03/DOING-THE-GASB-GASP/ 37 2015/2016 Butte County Grand Jury Report [This page left blank intentionally] 38 2015/2016 Butte County Grand Jury Report BUTTE COUNTY GRAND JURY REPORT HOMELESSNESS IN BUTTE COUNTY
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R4Page 65The Chico Police Target Team should work with Behavioral Health to add a professional social services person to the team when they are calling on the homeless.
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R5Page 65All of the service providers and local governments should explore the possible funding of a day center. RESPONSES Pursuant to Penal Code section 933.05, the following responses are required : ❑ The Local Government Committee: respond to R1. ❑ Butte County Emergency Services: respond to R2. ❑ The Sheriff’s Office, and the Police Departments of Chico, Oroville, Paradise, and Gridley/Biggs: respond to R3. ❑ The Chico Police Department: respond to R4. The Grand Jury invites the following organizations to respond: ❏ Butte County Department of Behavioral Health: may respond to F1, F2, F3, F4, and R4 and R5. ❏ Butte Countywide Homeless Continuum of Care: may respond to F6 and R1 ❏ Housing Authority of Butte County: may respond to F1, F2, F3, F4, and R4 and R5.