Metropolitan Water District of Southern California:
Its Administrative Controls Need to Be Improved to Ensure an Appropriate Level of Checks and Balances Over Public Resources
HIGHLIGHTS
Our review of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (district) revealed the following:
- The district's policies governing expenses are generally not well-defined and do not always ensure that expenses have a direct link to the district's authorized purposes.
- More than four years after the enactment of Chapter 415, Statutes of 1999 (SB 60), the district still is trying to establish an effective ethics office.
- The district has not always established adequate policies and procedures for its purchasing and consulting contracts.
- The district's personnel policies for hiring and promoting employees are not always current or comprehensive.
- The Center for Water Education, a separate entity created by the district, currently depends primarily upon the district for funding and needs to establish policies and procedures for its contracting activities.
