Report 2020-112 Recommendation 17 Responses

Report 2020-112: Homelessness in California: The State's Uncoordinated Approach to Addressing Homelessness Has Hampered the Effectiveness of Its Efforts (Release Date: February 2021)

Recommendation #17 To: Santa Barbara County Housing and Community Development Division

To comply with federal regulations and ensure that its CoC's decisions reflect a variety of perspectives, the County of Santa Barbara should, by August 2021, coordinate with its CoC to ensure that the CoC's board is representative of all relevant organizations.

1-Year Agency Response

During the regular meeting of the Santa Barbara County CoC held on March 4, 2021, the CoC Board voted to add a seat for a representative from an institution of higher education to the CoC seat roster. This seat has now been recorded in the CoC Governance Charter. This new seat was advertised to the public and up for election at the July 1, 2021 CoC general meeting.

At the annual meeting of the CoC general membership in July 2021, a representative from the University of California, Santa Barbara was elected as the incumbent of the Higher Education seat on the COC Board. This representative will occupy the seat for 2 years. It will be up for election again in Summer, 2023 at which point the CoC will actively advertise and recruit candidates for the seat once again.

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

6-Month Agency Response

Response -

During the regular meeting of the Santa Barbara County CoC held on March 4, 2021, the CoC Board voted to add a seat for a representative from an institution of higher education to the CoC seat roster. This seat has now been recorded in the CoC Governance Charter. This new, currently-vacant seat was be advertised to the public and up for election at the July 1, 2021 CoC general meeting.

At the annual meeting of the CoC general membership a representative from the University of California, Santa Barbara was elected as the incumbent of the Higher Education seat on the COC Board. This representative will occupy the seat for 2 years. It will be up for election again in Summer, 2023 at which point the CoC will actively advertise and recruit candidate for the seat once again.

- Status - Fully Implemented

- First month of full Implementation - July 2021

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

The County of Santa Barbara did not provide documentation to support its claimed actions.

60-Day Agency Response

During the regular meeting of the Santa Barbara County CoC held on March 4, 2021, the CoC Board voted to add a seat for a representative from an institution of higher education to the CoC seat roster. This seat has now been recorded in the CoC Governance Charter. This new, currently-vacant seat will be advertised to the public and up for election at the next CoC general meeting currently scheduled to be held on July 1, 2021.

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

All Recommendations in 2020-112

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.