FINAL REPORT - San Bernardino Superior Court

Introduction
The SCLAA operated under a separate JPA between the City and the Victorville Redevelopment
Agency until January 2012. On January 17, 2012 the Victorville Water District became a
member of the SCLAA in order to avoid the dissolution of the SCLAA given the mandates of
AB26 and the California Supreme Court decision upholding it. According to a staff report
submitted by the City Attorney to the Water Board, if the Victorville Water District had not
become a member of the SCLAA, the JPA would have been dissolved when the Redevelopment
Agency was dissolved on February 1, 2012. The SCLAA now operates under a JPA between the
City and the Victorville Water District. According to the agreement, the Water District shall not
be responsible for the assets or liabilities of the SCLAA.
Audit Period
The Grand Jury requested the audit team to review the current financial condition and financial
transactions that have occurred since 2005. The reader should note that City management has
changed incrementally during this period. However, according to interviews with current City
management the firm of Green, de Bortnowsky, and Quintanilla, LLP has served as the City
Attorney since 2002. In addition, the current City Manager, who has been in that position since
July 2011, previously served in other positions within the City Manager’s Office starting in
August 2002 as a Senior Management Analyst. Beginning in 2008, he was appointed to Deputy
City Manager and assigned responsibilities to address a number of the topics in this report,
including stabilization of the City’s finances. Finally, the current Assistant City Manager has
served in various roles in the City since 1996 including as an Administrative Intern, Deputy
Director of Redevelopment, and Director of Economic Development.
Acknowledgements
Harvey M. Rose Associates, LLC would like to thank the Grand Jury for their participation and
counsel during this performance audit. In addition, we would like to thank personnel from the
City of Victorville and others for their insight into the finances and operations of the City and the
SCLAA. In particular, we would like to thank the City Manager and his staff for their efforts in
compiling and indexing the many documents required for this review.
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