Title
Consider recommendations regarding the Audit Reports for the Northern Branch Jail Projects (AB900 and SB1022) for Fiscal Years ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2015; Third District, as follows:
a) Receive and file the County of Santa Barbara’s AB900 North Branch Jail Construction Project Financial and Performance Audit from inception, January 15, 2013 through June 30, 2014;
b) Receive and file the Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) 114 report (Auditor’s Letter to the County’s Governing Body) for AB900 for the period ending June 30, 2014;
c) Receive and file the County of Santa Barbara’s AB900 North Branch Jail Construction Project Financial and Performance Audit from inception, January 15, 2013 through June 30, 2015;
d) Receive and file the County of Santa Barbara’s SB1022 Adult Local Criminal Justice Facilities Construction Project Financial and Performance Audit from inception, October 21, 2014 through June 30, 2015;
e) Receive and file SAS 114 report for AB900 for period ending June 30, 2015 (Auditor’s Management Letter);
f) Receive and file SAS 114 report for SB1022 for period ending June 30, 2015 (Auditor’s Management Letter); and
g) Determine that acceptance of the annual report is not a “project” as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), as it is an administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment, and approve and direct staff to file the attached Notice of Exemption on that basis.