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The Board demonstrated that they did not understand their fiscal responsibilities or fully understand Higgins District financial reports. Partially Agree. While some members of the Board mav not have fulty understood fiscal responsibilities and/or Higgins District linancial reports, this was not true of all members of the Board. Different members of the Board demonstrated varying degrees of understanding regarding Higgins District fiscal responsibilities and financial reports. d.

The lack of strategic planning aff'ected the Board's abiiity to meet its responsibilities, Agree. e. F5. The Amador Contract is a vital element in the operations of the Higgins District, Partially Agree. The Amador Contract has been a vital element in the operations of the Higgins District for each year it has been in effect. f.

The Board's failure to create standing committees resulted in the formation of ad hoc committees not open to the public. Conrmittee results were not documented. Agree. g.

Ineffective communication to the communiry including the outdated website and other community outreach, contributed to the failure of the tax measures and lack of candidates for the Board. Partially Agree. Many factors contributed to the failure of the tax measures including anti-tax sentiment. District staff spent significant time and effort providing information to the public regarding the tax measures. B. RECOMMENDATIONS: a. Rl. Educate the public as to the purpose of the Cal Fire SRA fee. (F2) The recommendation has been implemented. The District has educated the public as t0 the purpose of the Cal Fire SRA fee through various communitv outreach efforts, including hand-delivering informational flyers, mailing postcards, and providing information on its website and social media pages. The District plans to continue these and other educational efforts in the future regarding the Cal Fire SRA fee. b.