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FINDINGS <br />F1. The Board and the Manager share in responsibility for the Iack of oversight that was <br />instrumental in allowing the embezzlement to occur. <br />F2. The Manager and the Board's finance committee did not recognize red flags in the <br />financial reports that could have revealed the embezzlement far sooner. <br />F3. The insurance company's denial of the District's embezzlement loss claim reinforces the <br />conclusion that there were inadequate management practices, insufficient accountability, <br />and inadequate oversight of the District. <br />F4. The D'istrict's Manager did not follow policies and procedures in the hiring of one of the <br />employees subsequently charged with embezzlement. <br />F5. The District did not have adequate internal financial controls in place to prevent the <br />embezzlement or Iead to its early discovery. <br />F6. Trustees and senior District staff should receive monthly financial reports. <br />FT The Board in general and its finance committee in particular did an inadequate job of <br />overseeing the District's operations. <br />F$. The Board's evaluation of the Manager revealed significant differences in the levels of <br />confidence in the Manager's ability to manage the District. <br />F9. The District would benefit from a redesigned Manager evaluation process. <br />1`10. Trustees are confused about their responsibilities, some feeling their only role is to make <br />district policy, while others feel they have more oversight responsibility. <br />Fl 1. Even though LAFCo Commissioners rejected the recommendation to dissolve the District <br />and transfer its functions to the CEHD, this issue needs further evaluation. <br />F12. Cost savings could possibly be achieved with a transfer of the District's functions to the <br />CEHD. <br />F13. LAFCo would benefit from additional resources to ensure Service Reviews, as mandated <br />by state law, are performed in a timely fashion. <br />F14. Not all cities appoint a representative to the Board in a timely fashion or select a qualified <br />individual as stipulated in the Health Code. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br />The Grand Jury recommends that the Board do the following: <br />R1. Instruct the Manager to follow the Policies and Procedures manual at all times. <br />R2. Instruct the Manager to provide complete financial reports to the Board on a monthly <br />basis. <br />R3. Improve its oversight of the District through an improved governance structure and hold <br />the Manager accountable for its operations. <br />10 <br />L I, abed - .3. I, V <br />