![]() ![]() Through community outreach events, peer-reviewed publications, social media and television and radio interviews, the LWF team brings the most up-to-date information on wildfire preparedness to Nevada residents and others across the country. LWF provides resources to homeowners, educators, community groups and firefighting professionals to improve defensible space, ensure homes have proper building materials, manage native and non-native vegetation and prepare for evacuation. Since its inception in 1997, LWF has created materials for residents that have been shared and applied to fire-prone regions throughout the country. The mission of the Living with Fire (LWF) Program is to provide recommendations to residents on preparing for wildfire and reducing wildfire threat to homes and communities. Although multiple options exist to address this challenge, redefining the district’s electorate to include landowners and other community members, as well as domiciled residents, is the one with the fewest risks and that provides the best opportunity for the district to maintain services and costs at their current levels.University of Nevada Reno, Extension (Extension) We estimate the number of domiciled residents in the district to be between five and 33. State law requires board members to be domiciled residents in the district and to be registered voters there. The district’s board of director’s (board) must have at least three members for it to conduct district business, but the district has had difficulty attracting candidates to run for the board. Separately, limited oversight by the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services of the reimbursement rates that local fire agencies claimed and weaknesses in the fire agreement’s reimbursement process also enabled the district to claim the excessive reimbursements.Īdditionally, the district’s small electorate jeopardizes its ability to continue providing services. Furthermore, the district’s recent budget practice of counting on these reimbursements-a volatile revenue source-to help cover increases in budgeted personnel costs, adds to the district’s financial risk. Also, the district jeopardized its financial viability because it may have to repay the excessive reimbursement amounts. Without the inflated reimbursements and if the district did not reduce expenditures or increase revenues from other sources, it would have experienced financial shortfalls. However, the district claimed excessive personnel costs by inflating its salary rates and claiming over $700,000 more than it should have for 2016 through 2018. The California Fire Assistance Agreement (fire agreement) between federal and state agencies provides for reimbursement to local fire agencies, including the district, for providing firefighting assistance to federal, state, and other local agencies during wildfires. This report concludes that the district’s billing and budgeting practices and its small electorate jeopardize its ability to provide services. As requested by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, the California State Auditor presents this audit report concerning the Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District (district).
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