Report 2017-104 Recommendation 18 Responses

Report 2017-104: Montebello Unified School District: County Superintendent Intervention Is Necessary to Address Its Weak Financial Management and Governance (Release Date: November 2017)

Recommendation #18 To: Montebello Unified School District

To ensure that bond funds are spent appropriately, the district should immediately require that its contracted project manager provides detailed bond expenditure reports for all relevant bonds to the bond committee at least biannually.

Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2019

MUSD requires its contracted program manager to provide a detailed bond expenditure report for Measure GS to the Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee.

California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Fully Implemented


1-Year Agency Response

MUSD's contracted program manager provided a detailed bond expenditure reports for Measure GS.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Pending

Montebello did not provide evidence that the contents and details within such reports were defined and agreed upon by the contracted project manager's staff and Montebello. Further, Montebello has not demonstrated that it requires its contracted project manager to provide the bond committee with detailed bond expenditures for all relevant bonds at least biannually.


6-Month Agency Response

MUSD's contracted program manager is providing detailed bond expenditure reports for Measure GS bond.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending

Montebello has not demonstrated that this recommendation is fully implemented. Montebello needs to require that its contracted project manager provides to the bond committee at least annually the detailed bond expenditures for all relevant bonds .


60-Day Agency Response

The CBOC attempted to meet again on December 13, 2017, but the meeting did not take place due to a lack of quorum. The next meeting has been scheduled for January 18, 2018.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending

Montebello has not demonstrated that this recommendation is fully recommended. Montebello needs to require that its contracted project manager provides detailed bond expenditure reports for all relevant bonds to the bond committee at least biannually.


All Recommendations in 2017-104

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.