Report 2015-134 Recommendation 33 Responses
Report 2015-134: Residential Building Records: The Cities of San Rafael, Novato, and Pasadena Need to Strengthen the Implementation of Their Resale Record Programs (Release Date: March 2016)
Recommendation #33 To: San Rafael, City of
To ensure that the resale record fees it charges is appropriate, San Rafael should establish a time frame to periodically determine whether the fees are commensurate with the cost of administering the resale record program. The city should ensure that it retains any documentation used to support its analyses and any subsequent adjustments to fees.
1-Year Agency Response
The Residential Building Record Program fees will be reviewed bi-annually, commencing in January 2017.
- Completion Date: January 2017
- Response Date: March 2017
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Fully Implemented
6-Month Agency Response
On August 1st and Sept 6th City Council held public study sessions in order to hear testimony from all interested parties on whether or not to maintain our Resale program in it's present state. No determination was made, and staff is now in the process of preparing a list of options for modification of the program based on the public testimony heard. That will be presented to Council at some future date to be determined. At that time, it will be determined if the program will continue. Should the program continue in its current form, this will be done.
- Estimated Completion Date: 2/1/17
- Response Date: September 2016
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending
60-Day Agency Response
See May 21, 2016 memorandum forwarded via email to Myriam Czarniecki. On April 4, 2016, the performance audit report was presented to the San Rafael City Council. The City Council directed staff to return with options to the residential building records program. A report on the options will return to the City Council in June/July 2016. Web links to the staff report and streaming video of this public meeting are provided in this memo.
Should the City Council decide to continue the current program or adjust the scope of the program, a fee study will be completed and the fee will be reviewed periodically.
- Estimated Completion Date: To be determined
- Response Date: May 2016
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending
All Recommendations in 2015-134
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.