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.
- Completion Date: May 2019
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.
- Completion Date: November 2018
- Response Date: November 2018
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.
- Auditee did not substantiate its claim of full implementation
- Auditee did not address all aspects of the recommendation
6-Month Agency Response
MUSD's contracted program manager is providing detailed bond expenditure reports for Measure GS bond.
- Completion Date: May 2018
- Response Date: May 2018
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 .
- Auditee did not substantiate its claim of full implementation
- Auditee did not address all aspects of the recommendation
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.
- Completion Date: September 2017
- Response Date: December 2017
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.
- Auditee did not address all aspects of the recommendation
All Recommendations in 2017-104
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.