By Brooke Holmquist, Central Coast News -
The Santa Cruz County Grand Jury did a follow-up investigation into the city's transparency after Watsonville responded to the initial report from 2011-2012.
The Grand Jury requested an independent performance audit of the city. The 2012-2013 Santa Cruz County Grand Jury has released the results of the audit.
The audit found that Watsonville is in poor financial condition compared to cities of similar size and demographics, and that its financial decision-making process lacks consistent written policies and procedures. Furthermore, some changes to its budget were not made public or approved by the city council. Also the audit found the budget expenditures that are in place city departments are outdated and inefficient.
The audit also contains recommendations for improvement. The full report, prepared by Harvey M. Rose and Associates, can be read at http://www.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/default.aspx?tabid=895.
The Grand Jury has requested that this report be presented to the city council at a future meeting.
Harvey M. Rose and Associates is a firm that specializes in public sector management consulting.
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