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Extracted from Consolidated Report

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Sutter County Grand Jury • 2024-2025

Audit Results Halt Future Program Funding

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Findings 7 findings

F1 Page 39
SBRAA is operating and maintaining the Sutter County Airport cost effectively and efficiently resulting in no funding requirements from the General Fund to support the Airport.
F2 Page 39
Omitting SBRAA from the annual meetings between FAA and Sutter County has resulted in no airport planning or identified eligible improvements to the Sutter County Airport since 2016.
F3 Page 39
The lack of a Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and Airport Capital Improvement Program (ACIP) plans results in Sutter County Airport being unable to perform expensive capital improvements needed by the Airport in the next three years.
F4 Page 39
Not drawing on or using the allowable FAA entitlement funds account has led to $1,500,000 of entitlements funds expiring over 10 years and losing the opportunity to leverage up to $15,000,000 in airport improvements.
F5 Page 39
The assumption by County Counsel the grant assurances cannot be met due to non-conforming land uses, without getting clarification from FAA, has led County Counsel to prevent Sutter County staff from accepting or applying for grant funding since 2016.
F6 Page 39
Improper procedures on land use changes for the two non-aeronautical leases have led to the violation of grant assurances.
F7 Page 39
The lack of transparency between County Counsel, Development Services Department, SBRAA, and the FAA has prohibited the development of a plan to comply with Grant Assurances resulting in no grant-funded improvements to the Airport for more than 10 years.

Recommendations 4