Report 2018-120 Recommendation 18 Responses
Report 2018-120: San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission: Its Failure to Perform Key Responsibilities Has Allowed Ongoing Harm to the San Francisco Bay (Release Date: May 2019)
Recommendation #18 To: San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
To build on prior recommendations and ensure that it maximizes the effectiveness of its enforcement program, the commission should by January 2021 conduct a workforce study of all its permit and regulatory activities and determine whether it requires additional staff, including supervisors, to support its mission.
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From November 2022
Pending. The Department of Finance's Mission Based Review team began its examination of BCDC's enforcement program in October 2019 but was interrupted by the pandemic. The Department of Finance staff hoped to resume its work in 2023 and expand its review to include BCDC's permitting functions.
- Estimated Completion Date: 2023
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Pending
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2021
The Department of Finance's Mission Based Review team began its examination of BCDC's enforcement program in October 2019 but was interrupted by the pandemic. The Department of Finance staff hopes to resume its work in Autumn 2020 and expand its review to include BCDC's permitting functions.
- Estimated Completion Date: January 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Pending
We look forward to reviewing the workforce study by the Department of Finance when it is complete.
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2021
The Department of Finance's Mission Based Review team began its examination of BCDC's enforcement program in October 2019 but was interrupted by the pandemic. The Department of Finance staff hopes to resume its work in Autumn 2020 and expand its review to include BCDC's permitting functions.
- Estimated Completion Date: January 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Pending
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2020
The Department of Finance's Mission Based Budgeting team began its examination of BCDC's enforcement program in October 2019, and was interrupted by the pandemic, but will resume its work in Autumn 2020 and expand its scope to include BCDC's permitting functions.
- Estimated Completion Date: June 2021
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Pending
1-Year Agency Response
Implementing such a study would require additional funding. However, the Department of Finance review that began in October 2019 to assist in this process is ongoing. Due to the COVID-19 emergency, the State budget is uncertain for FY 20-21.
- Estimated Completion Date: June 2021
- Response Date: May 2020
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Pending
6-Month Agency Response
Implementing such a study would require additional funding.
- Estimated Completion Date: January 2021
- Response Date: November 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: No Action Taken
60-Day Agency Response
A workforce study needs to be funded and conducted by an external party—not BCDC—to be seen as credible by the Legislature and other stakeholders.
- Estimated Completion Date: 01/01/2021
- Response Date: July 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: No Action Taken
The commission's response does not indicate whether it will take action to address the recommendation.
All Recommendations in 2018-120
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.