Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Sacramento Press / City departments in trouble: What is the city manager’s role?

Sacramento Press / City departments in trouble: What is the city manager’s role?



City Manager Ray Kerridge oversees a city government that is struggling with major controversies in its Community Development and Utilities departments.
Council members are reacting to claims in a Jan. 6 grand jury report that the city may be breaking Proposition 218, a state law that mandates how city funds are used.
City officials are also confronting findings from an investigation into the department’s approval last year of 35 permits in a Natomas flood zone. The offices of the city attorney and city manager note in a recent report that the department broke federal rules by approving the permits.
The report lists new issues, including possible violations of city planning rules, that involve the building services division of the development department.
And the Sacramento Bee is reporting that Advantage Demolition & Engineering gained city contracts by allegedly turning in fake paperwork. The city has fired the firm, which was supposed to install water meters, the Bee reported.