The Santa Clarita Community College District’s Oversight Committee announced Friday that the district had properly accounted for all bond expenditures and received the best rating possible following an audit for the 13th-straight year. Eide Bailly LLP looked at both financial and performance audits, which overlooked the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2020, and issued the district an unmodified ...
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Senator Scott Wilk Announces State Utility Audit, Need For Transparency With Water Rates
Senator Scott Wilk released a statement Wednesday on the California Public Utilities Commission audit and rate setting process in regards to investor-owned utilities that serve California’s water users. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Last spring, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee approved a request by Wilk, of the 21st Senate District, and ...
Read More »COC Measure E And M Bonds Found In Full Compliance
An independent citizens’ oversight committee for Measure E and M confirmed College of the Canyons has properly accounted for all spending for the two bonds passed by Santa Clarita residents — for the eleventh year in a row. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Santa Clarita Community College District’s independent citizens’ ...
Read More »Charter School Report By State Auditor Calls For More Oversight
Past lawsuits and legislative attempts by charter schools and the school districts that govern them prompted a state auditor’s report released Tuesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The report suggests legislative action to address concerns the state found with oversight and school operations themselves. Here’s a link to the summary of ...
Read More »Assemblyman Acosta Discusses Audit Proposal, Roads, Sacramento With KHTS News (VIDEO)
State Assemblyman Dante Acosta, R-Santa Clarita, stopped by KHTS to discuss his first six months in Sacramento, and several other issues facing Santa Clarita. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Assemblyman discussed with KHTS’s Perry Smith his concern over the Joint Legislative Audit Committee refusal to investigate the alleged misconduct of ...
Read More »Valencia High Softball Program Under Audit By Hart District After Parents’ Complaint
The Valencia High softball program is being audited by the Hart district after officials received a complaint filed by parents, the district confirmed Tuesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Personnel for the William S. Hart Union High School District could not confirm the details of the complaint, citing district policy. However, a parent ...
Read More »Hart District Report Recommends Denying Einstein Academy Petition
In a report noting Einstein Academy is failing to serve a “balanced” population or keep adequate financial records, Hart district officials recommended denying the charter school’s petition for renewal. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The report, released with the district’s agenda for its March 1 meeting, is a wide-ranging critique of ...
Read More »Former City Employee Pleads To Embezzlement Charge
A former Santa Clarita city employee received four years in state prison Monday in court as part of a plea deal to charges he stole from the city. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. David Rubira, 40, was arrested on May 31, 2016, following an extensive investigation by the Los Angeles County ...
Read More »Audit For Santa Clarita Suggests 17 Changes To Financial Systems
A KPMG audit Santa Clarita requested after more than a half-million dollars was stolen from a city reimbursement fund for developers noted 17 suggestions for additional controls. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. In June, the city announced an investigation that resulted in charges against David Rubira, 40, a former assistant engineer and ...
Read More »Castaic Schools Announce Layoffs, More Cuts To Come
Castaic Union school officials are hosting a series of meetings to discuss the K-8 school district’s money problems, officials said Monday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. “In an effort to be available to as many of our parents, staff and community members as possible, we have scheduled public, community meetings to discuss ...
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