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Findings and Recommendations 6 findings
F1
Accessibility of the approved budget on the County web site and limited review in the County Clerk’s Office may not serve the needs of all citizens.
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R1
The Board of Supervisors should provide an approved copy of the County budget in all public libraries, by September 30, 2022, allowing citizens the opportunity to review it on their time.
F2
Reviewing the County budget is difficult for the public and staff to understand.
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R2
The Board of Supervisors should attach a summary glossary of important terms, and acronyms, with definitions to all copies of the budget to help citizens and staff to understand the budgeting terminology
F3
Publically available copies of the fiscal year budget have different formats which makes use, understanding, and comparison difficult.
Related Recommendations (2)
R3
Copies of the budgets available to the public at the County Clerk’s, Auditor’s Office and County web page should use the same format
R3b
The Board of Supervisors should incorporate a summary of the budget, prepared annually by the County Administrative Officer titled “Budget Highlights,” anywhere the budget is made available for review by September 30, 2022. 6
F4
Unspent personnel costs, the largest part of the County’s budget, is left to accumulate in department budgets when vacancies occur until year-end. If unaddressed, this accumulation of unspent funds then becomes unavailable for needed uses and transfers during the current fiscal year.
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R4
The Board of Supervisors should consider a periodic review, perhaps quarterly, to evaluate unspent personnel funds under County control, identifying funds that the County could use for changing priorities during the fiscal year
F5
The County accounting system, Banner, is being supplemented and or duplicated by many users across most County departments.
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R5
The Board of Supervisors should oversee the development of a system to assure that all fiscal personnel be made aware of and trained on Banner’s capabilities
R5b
To reduce duplication of accounting systems, the Board of Supervisors should establish a panel to evaluate all departments’ accounting needs and systems currently in use. This should include possible modifications to Banner system
F6
The strong emphasis on historical data in budget preparation has created an environment that restricts flexibility and the incentive to save.
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R6
To deemphasize the use of historical data in budget preparation, the Board of Supervisors should encourage departments and the budget team to react to changes and priority shifts in preparing budgets accordingly
R6b
The Board of Supervisors should provide additional direction by communicating to all department heads and staff a set of County priorities and goals prior to the beginning of each year’s budgeting process by January 1, 2023. Requested Responses Pursuant to Penal Code 933 and 933.05 the Grand Jury requests responses from the following elected officials : Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors
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