BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Recommendation from Board Audit Committee to Receive Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Program Audit Project Final Report Presentation.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Receive a presentation of the final Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Program Audit (SCW Program Audit) report from Moss-Adams.
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SUMMARY:
At the June 1, 2017, Board Audit Committee meeting, the Committee directed staff to have Moss-Adams present the Safe Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Performance final audit report to the full Board. The Final Audit Report is included in Attachment 1.
Background
On November 6, 2012, Santa Clara County voters passed Measure B, the Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Program (Safe, Clean Water Program) as a countywide special parcel tax. The tax went into effect on July 1, 2014 for a period of 15 years with a sunset date of June 30, 2028. The Program builds upon the success of its predecessor, the 15-year Clean, Safe Creeks and Natural Flood Protection plan (Clean, Safe Creeks).
Section N of the Measure B text states the following:
During the Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Program period, the Board of Directors shall conduct at least two professional audits of the Program to provide accountability and transparency.
Moss-Adams has completed their evaluation and presented the preliminary draft audit report to District staff on February 28, 2017. Moss-Adams revised the preliminary draft audit report based on comments received at the presentation and submitted the final draft audit report on March 4, 2017.
Moss-Adams presented the final draft audit report to the Board Audit Committee on June 1, 2017.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There is no financial impact associated with this item.
CEQA:
The recommended action does not constitute a project under CEQA because it does not have a potential for resulting in direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect phy...
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