Sutter County Grand Jury
2021-2022
From the annual report
The consolidated year-end volume. The individual investigations it contains are listed separately below.
📑 Continuity Report
Continuity Implementation Compliance
From the consolidated annual report · 34 pages
Individual reports (1)
Findings & Recommendations
5 findings
F1:
- When the LO city council did not appoint a council person to fill the vacant council seat it cost the citizens of Live Oak financially. •
F2:
- The City Council of Live Oak did not pass the budget in a timely fashion. •
F3:
- The City Council of Live Oak scheduled a budget workshop to resolve the budget deadlock, but all members of the council did not attend. •
F4:
- The City Council of Live Oak did not pass the authorization to collect the annual CFDs and special assessments by September 2021, therefore these could not be added to the tax rolls. •
F5:
- This year’s CFD taxes could not be collected. This has cost the city over $800,000 in budget reserves.
Additional Recommendations
4
Not linked to specific findings.
R1:
- The City Council of Live Oak will pass the budget in a timely fashion. •
R2:
– The City Council of Live Oak will establish budget workshop dates with sufficient time to resolve any concerns prior to voting on the budget resolution. •
R3:
- All members of the city council will participate in any scheduled budget workshops to understand the proposed budget and to discuss areas of concern. •
R4:
- The City Council of Live Oak will pass the authorization to collect the annual CFDs and special assessments in a timely manner, so that these levies can be added to the current year tax rolls.