Orange County Grand Jury
• 2010-2011
• Agency Response
Response to:
Centralia School District 8/11, 135K
Compensation Survey oF Water and Sanitation Districts*
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Findings and Recommendations 2 findings
F1
District websites often do not provide easy public access to compensation and financial data of the district, if available at all. Response: Agree with Finding. Though the compensation and financial information has been readily available on the District's Website, locating the information required navigating through various pages of the site.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
Provide in an easily accessible format on the district's website, data on compensation for the board of directors and general manager, as well as current budget and financial reports. Response: The recommendation has been implemented Although the information was already available on the District's Website, in an effort to make the site more user friendly and facilitate case of use and navigation, a drop down has been added on the home page under the tab for 'News and Publications' with a link titled 'Compensation Transparency'. There, you will find the compensation information for the Board of Directors for the previous calendar year, the General Manager's salary and the salary ranges for the Management staff. The current budget documents and financial reports have been available on the District's Website for years. The District is currently undergoing a website makeover and as a result, these items are now more readily accessible on the front page of its Website.
F2
District websites were sometimes not updated to reflect public meeting changes or cancellations. Response: Disagree with Finding. The District, on its Website, has made a practice of keeping its meeting calendar updated regularly with agendas and corresponding reports readily available to the public.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
Maintain and update agendas, minutes, meeting schedules and location on the district's website. Response: The recommendation has been implemented The District has made it a practice to maintain and provide current and accurate calendars, agendas and meeting minutes on its Website. These items have been readily available on our Website for years and will continue to be readily available.
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