Review of the City of Weed

The City should create a report showing the LC and approved by the members at ultimately the resolution of any District should be aware that the comment or The Grand Jury review was not scientific the effectiveness of job creation and each meeting. These minutes should be boundary dispute between the District The Henley Hornbrook Cemetery response of the governing body must be but it uncovered a number of economic creation under the City EDBG RECOMMENDATION 7 clear, complete, and reflect the full conducted subject to notice, agenda and and all landowners involved rest solely District is requested to respond to this weaknesses in the CDBG/EDBG loan loan program. This report should be LC should be given training and gain an intentions of the LC. An LC meeting open meeting requirements of the Brown with those parties. report; recommendations 2,4,6,8, program. available for distribution within the city understanding of CDBG/EDBG minute book should be kept. Act. and to the public at least on an annual guidelines. Reports showing status of Finding 8 RECOMENDATION 1 basis. existing loans, borrower performance In 2013 the Siskiyou County LAFCo Siskiyou County Board of T i e n x h d t e e e n p C e s i i n t v y d e e C n t o t h u a e n u s c e d i i l t i s s t h o s o u d u e e l s t d e a r c m r o e m i n w m e i i i t f s h s o i i n r o h n t o h a w n e FINDING 5 h c L o i C s n t t o r p r i e b y r u , i t o i j o d o n i b c s a h l c l o y r u e . l a d T t i b h o e e n y r e v s a h i n e o d w u e l e d d c w o al n i s t o h o m t b h i e c e F C or I i i t N e y n D ta I t N i C o G o n u a 1 n n 1 c d i l a be n tt e e e r d u s n der a s p ta p n ro d p in r g ia o te f R d P o e e n p n a o o l r t t C s i d o i e s d n s e u t i e f S d y e b i c n t y i d o i t v n h i e d 9 u C 2 a 9 iv l s i r l i e n G q t u e ra r ir v n e i d e s w J t u h e r d a y t . i r n ev q i u e i w re e d d e h a e c r h e o in f t a h s e t c o e t m he e i t r e r i y n t d e i r s e t s ri t c i t n s S T u h p e er S v i is s o k r iy s o u County Board of CDBG/EDBG loan program. They The Grand Jury could not determine made aware of any request for City CDBG/EDBG guidelines and reports of the Grand Jury not contain the a potential voluntary consolidation of Supervisors is requested to respond to should include a review of the what the final approval or loan modification to existing loans if they are program. They have varying opinions on names of any person, or facts leading to the cemetery districts. The Fort Jones this report; obligations and performance of modification process was. The Grand not a part of this process. The City how the program works, and how they the identity of any person who provides and the Henley Hornbrook District Park & Chapel administration contractors and others Jury concluded that it is important to should encourage them to ask questions are administered. information to the Civil Grand Jury. The Boards chose not to respond to the know who the responsible parties are so California State Legislature has stated involved in the program. and request information that would help LAFCo inquiry. Further both Districts Recommendations7, 9 inquiries can be made. This should avoid that it intends the provisions of Penal them in their process. The LC needs indicated to the Grand Jury that they

c v o is n it f s u . sion that was evident during our better inclusion in the process. R A E nn C u O al M or M ie E nt N at D io A n T s I e O ss N io 1 n 1 for all City C of o d w e i t S n e e c s t s i o i n d e 9 n 2 t 9 it p ie r s o h to ib i e t n in c g o u di r s a c g l e o s f u u r l e l are not interested in giving up local T sh h o e u g ld o v b e e r n a i w ng a r b e o t d h i a e t s t i h n e d i c c o a m te m d a e b n o t v o e r In approximately half of the EDBG Council members should be required to candor in testimony in Civil Grand Jury control of their districts. response of the governing body must loans reviewed, the Grand Jury found FINDING 8 cover CDBG/EDBG Guidelines and investigations by protecting the privacy be conducted subject to the notice, concerns about the loan restructuring. RECOMMENDATION 5 The Grand Jury found varying opinions programs. and confidentiality of those who Recommendation 8 different entities, the lion’s share of and nighttime seminars are provided who serve on behalf of the citizenry, agenda and open meeting The City should review its CDBG from LC on what their responsibility is, participate in any Civil Grand Jury The Fort Jones and Henley Hornbrook which are governed by appointed to accommodate working individuals. are properly trained in their legal and requirements of the Brown Act.

condition of the borrower. This should program activities. Clerk, the Auditor and County It is incumbent upon the Board of all Special Districts regarding their There appears to be a lack of concern by be especially true for non-performing Jury investigations by protecting the the City to pursue EDBG loan collateral. loans. Included in the guidelines is the FINDING 9 Finding 9 Counsel, provides FREE yearly Supervisors, as the appointing body fiduciary responsibilities and County privacy and confidentiality of those T pr h o e c e G d r u a r n e d o J r u r t y h r c e o s u h l o d l d n o th t a fi t n t d h e a C po it l y ic y is , r a e n s n p u o a n l s f ib in il a i n ty c i o a f l t i h n e f o b r o m rr a o t w io e n r . t T o h fu e r f n i i l s e h s L n fo o C r t m m r s e e . q m u T i b r e h e r d e s i r t d o o r f n e il o s e p t o c h o n a n s v i f e b l i i t c l e i t r t m y o f s i a a n s n t d e r L a e r s C e t F T I h N e D C I it N y G C D 13 BG/EDBG programs need S sp is e k c i i y a o l u d C i o st u r n ic ty ts su g p o p v o e rt r s n a in lm g os m t 1 a 0 n 0 y t s r u a c in h i s n p g e s c e ia m l i d n i a s r t s ri c fo t r b t o h a o r s d e s . s e B rv o i t n h g d o a n y f b o o r a r m ds o , s t t o i n in d s e u p r e e n t d h e a n t t t h sp o e se c i m al e d m is b t e ri r c s t , C on o g u o n i s n e g l p b ro a v si i s d . e s I n le d g i a v l i d a u d a v l i ce S p o e n c i a a n l w Ju h ry o i p n a v r e t s i t c i i g p a a t t i e o n i . n any Civil Grand using in this regard. For loan programs included little information of that kind. help with their implementation. 16— 2013 - 2014 SISKIYOU COUNTY GRAND JURY REPORT 2013 - 2014 SISKIYOU COUNTY GRAND JURY REPORT— 9

to Special District governance. not contain the name of any person, or now. The review should include by Siskiyou LAFCO, “under certain addition to meeting the requirements priority to attend these training When loan modification requests are facts leading to the identity of any p a in d r v o m o c l i e v n s e i s s d . t I r i f n a t t t i h h o e e n C E c i D t o y B n h t G r a a s / c C t t h o D e r s B p o G a s n s l d o ib a i n o li s t t h y a e n o r d s f m to a de n o b t y th r e e v b i o e r w ro we c r u , r t r h e e n t c ity f i a n p a p n e c a ia rs l R I m n E e fo m C r b m O e a M r t s i . M o n E s I N h t o D u s A l h d T o I u b O l e d N gi i v 8 n e c n l u t d o e a ll t h L e C ir R A E pp C ro O p M ria M te E N r D e A po T r I ti O ng N 12 should be c c i o r n c s u o m li s d t a a t n io ce n s o L f A th F e C d o is c tr o i u c l t d s. ” fo S rc h e o u th ld e o to f t p h u e b R li a c l p m h e M et . i n B g r s o , w t n h e a c d t i w st i r t i h c t r s e g a a ls rd o s a e tt s e s n io d n a s n c e e v er a y t y a e a s r. e L m a i w na s r c h p a r n e g se e n a t n ed d R R E E S C P O O M N M SE E N TO DATION 9 p th e e r s C o i n v i w l G ho r a p n r d o v Ju id ry e . s i T n h fo e r C m a a l t i i f o o n rn t i o a o lo f a n l l o o s s s s es t , o t hi t s a c x o p u a l y d e r r e du fu c n e d th s e a f m un o d u e n d t s b t o a r t r e o m w e e n r t . s T /i h n e fo l r a m ck a t o io f n t his f in ro fo m r mati t o h n e r w e h sp o o t n h s e i y b i w li o ti r e k s , f o w r, h w o h a a p t p G o N in C te ’ d s r t o h l e e m is , d ad ev m e i l n o i p s e tr d a t a io n n d m an a d d e c i a t v iz a e i n la s b l o e f to W C ee it d y . t i h n e d s e e p en d d i e s n tr t i c i t t s is w i i n sh cu m t b o e nt r e u m p a o i n n h re a s v p e o nsibi f l i i d ti u e c s i . a A ry s appo a i n n d te d Bo le a g rd a s l y go ea v r e s r n a e g f o fe c m ti a v y e ly n o g t iv e b n e th su e f f f r i e c q ie u n e t n c to y The Siskiyou Board of Supervisors S in t t a e t n e d s L e th g e is p la r t o u v r i e s io h n a s s o s f t a P t e e n d a l t h C a o t d i e t programs. should make it difficult to reach a proper and who they can go to for questions, City Council should appoint a CDBG them to address this with LAFCO many of those who serve are not well of law changes in California. concurs with the Grand Jury Section 929 prohibiting disclosure of decision. It seems that a prudent lending requests and information. . commissioner to help carry out this task rather than ignore their versed on these requirements. recommendation. The Auditor's Office witness identities to encourage full procedure is to know the financial along with giving oversight on the correspondence. Siskiyou County, through the County Recommendation 9 has provided training workshops for candor in testimony in Civil Grand

condition, but only shows as a footnote local jobs. The public has a right to CDBG/EDBG City guidelines. The LC assistance to the Fort Jones Cemetery The Fort Jones Cemetery District is LC members do not see or approve LC in the audit report. know how effective a major City loan would benefit if they knew the status of Board through the Public Works requested to respond to this report; program like the EDBG is on jobs and loans and the outcome of loans they meeting minutes. The City of Weed is requested to and/or Community Development recommendations 1,3,5,7,8 business revenue. approve. The LC would also benefit if respond to this report recommendations Departments by means of existing FINDINGS AND they were more included in the loan number 1 thru 13