Sutter County Grand Jury
2018-2019
Findings & Recommendations
10 findings
F1:
The cost of providing service for area F has outpaced the revenue received.
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R1:
The Board of Supervisors should reassess the revenue stream for CSA-F by December 31, 2019.
F2:
The Special Fire Tax has not been increased since 1997.
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R2:
The Board of Supervisors should reassess the Special Fire Tax by December 31, 2019.
F3:
The Sutter County General Fund does not contribute to CSA-F.
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R3:
The Board of Supervisors should explore the benefits/drawbacks of adding CSA-F to the General Fund by December 31, 2019.
F4:
CSA-F has repaid $531,965 of the loan received from Sutter County leaving a balance of $453,035.
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R4:
The Board of Supervisors should give consideration (after the fiscal impact is assessed) to forgiving the remaining balance of loan made to CSA-F by December 31, 2019.
F5:
The use of grants to subsidize the cost of equipment and staffing is underutilized.
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R5:
The County should provide a grant researcher/writer to assist CSA-F personnel with
F6:
Oswald-Tudor and Sutter Fire Stations have only one firefighter on staff for each shift.
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R6:
Staffing levels should meet or exceed the NAFP standards by December 31, 2020.
F7:
The Oswald-Tudor building needs a third exhaust ventilation system installed.
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R7:
The third exhaust ventilation system should be installed at the Oswald Tudor Station by June 30, 2020.
F8:
Oswald-Tudor bays and sleeping accommodations need to be remodeled.
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R8:
The County should immediately obtain estimates for remodeling Oswald-Tudor Fire Station and those expenses should be added into future costs for operating Service Area F by December 31, 2019.
F9:
Emergency vehicles are reaching their life expectancy.
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R9:
A capital improvement plan should be implemented and funded by fiscal year 2021 to cover costs of equipment as it becomes needed.
F10:
Information regarding the dire straits of the CSA-F has not been made public.
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R10:
The County should conduct community outreach events such as town hall meetings and distributing mailers to increase awareness of the condition of CSA-F within 60 days.