Report 2010-036 Recommendation 13 Responses
Report 2010-036: Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund: Local Governments Continue to Have Difficulty Justifying Distribution Fund Grants (Release Date: February 2011)
Recommendation #13 To: Santa Barbara, County of
To help ensure that they meet the grant requirements established in the Government Code, counties should more rigorously review applications that are to be administered and spent by an entity other than the local government that applies for the funds. Specifically, benefit committees should require that each grant application clearly show how the grant will mitigate the impact of the casino on the applicant agency.
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2013
The grant application was redesigned and adopted by the Indian Gaming Community Benefit Committee at the April 22, 2011 meeting. The grant application now requires a full response to two separate information requests:
+ Purpose of Grant/Description of Project
+ Please describe, in detail, the impacts associated with the Tribal casino and/or gaming which the grant is designed to mitigate: (please include historical data, if available. Attach additional sheets if necessary to provide a detailed description of impacts.
These application materials were provided to the Indian Gaming Community Benefit Committee for the past two grant cycles. An example is attached.
- Completion Date: April 2011
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Fully Implemented
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2012
The grant application was redesigned and adopted by the Indian Gaming Community Benefit Committee at the April 22, 2011 meeting. The grant application now requires a full response to two separate information requests:
- Purpose of Grant/Description of Project
- Please describe, in detail, the impacts associated with the Tribal casino and/or gaming which the grant is designed to mitigate: (please include historical data, if available. Attach additional sheets if necessary to provide a detailed description of impacts.
These application materials were provided to the Indian Gaming Community Benefit Committee for the past two grant cycles.
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Fully Implemented
All Recommendations in 2010-036
Agency responses received after June 2013 are posted verbatim.