REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Fred A. Wilson, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Travis K. Hopkins, PE, Director of Public Works
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Accepted the Sewer Service Fund Performance Audit for Fiscal Year 2017-18
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Statement of Issue:
The Sewer Service Fund Annual Performance Audit is presented to the City Council as required by HBMC Section 14.54.070.
Financial Impact:
Not Applicable
Recommended Action:
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Accept the Sewer Service Fund Annual Performance Audit for Fiscal Year 2017-18
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Alternative Action(s):.
Do not accept the Sewer Service Fund Annual Performance Audit for Fiscal Year 2017-18 and direct staff to make specific modifications.
Analysis:
The Sewer Service Fund is designated solely for facilities and resources relating to the rehabilitation, replacement, repair and maintenance of City-owned sewers and lift stations. This is in accordance with California Health and Safety Code Section 5470, and is included as Chapter 14.54 in the HBMC. Section 14.54.070 Annual Program Review of the HBMC requires an annual review and performance audit of the Sewer Service Fund by the Public Works Commission. The audit was presented to the Commission at the May 16, 2018, meeting. The Commission voted to recommend that that the City Council receive and file the Sewer Service Fund Performance Audit in accordance with HBMC Section 14.54.070 for Fiscal Year 2017/18. The report has been amended to reflect the final audited figures as reflected in the FY 2016-17 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.
Per the aforementioned section of the HBMC, "the City Council shall receive, at a regularly scheduled meeting, the recommendations of the Public Works Commission concerning fees, rates and charges proposed to be modified or added to the Sewer Service User Charge." The public hearing addressing the proposed changes to both the water and sewer service charges was held on Marc...
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