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A volunteer committee said it aims to reduce the city's funding burden for the fireworks and parade by staging monthly fundraisers from January through June, listing early events including a pizza-donation night and a soup cook-off; the committee provided sponsorship tiers ranging up to a $3,500 level for major sponsors. The committee described a kids zone, live music and a beer garden as event elements and said it is soliciting vendors and volunteers from Colfax and surrounding communities.

\"We're working on promotion, promotion, promotion, looking to engage the city, the community, and local businesses,\" a committee member said, outlining outreach to neighboring communities and local businesses to underwrite the fireworks and operations.

Erin Newington, representing the Historic Colfax Downtown Association, described efforts to build a unified events calendar and invited business owners, nonprofits and residents to a community meeting at 6 p.m. on Jan. 29 to coordinate event themes and avoid schedule conflicts. \"If we kind of come together as a group and a community, we could probably accomplish more,\" Newington said.

Separately, a Main Street business owner, Chris McNabb of Bloomin' Mountain Flowers, urged removal or redesign of temporary outdoor seating near his storefront, calling the current installation \"dangerous\" and requesting a clean slate to collaborate on a professional, permanent design. McNabb said he is willing to participate in design discussions and temporary measures to improve visibility and customer flow.

Council members and staff said they will continue working with the business group and nonprofit organizers, and staff noted ABC (alcohol licensing) and insurance requirements tied to any seating that hosts alcohol.

Volunteers and downtown stakeholders were encouraged to attend the Jan. 29 community meeting and to work with city staff on permitting, insurance and vendor outreach.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","January 8, 2025 Regular Meeting of The Colfax City Council","oneSentenceSummary","Volunteers planning this year's Railroad Days/July 3 celebration described monthly fundraisers and sponsorship tiers; the Historic Colfax Downtown Association plans a community event Jan. 29 to build a unified calendar for downtown activities. A Main Street business owner urged city review of temporary outdoor seating.","taxTitle","Colfax, Placer County, California","taxId",79889,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6580568,"Colfax accepts clean FY2023-24 audit; council raises manager spending cap and advances sidewalk ordinance",1866,1070000,2936000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3049876-f1f65ced797f2b8c05ba8fa2db3faca6&start=1070&end=2936","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3049876-f1f65ced797f2b8c05ba8fa2db3faca6/thumbnail_1070000.jpg","/articles/6580568/Colfax/Placer-County/California/Colfax-accepts-clean-FY2023-24-audit-council-raises-manager-spending-cap-and-advances-sidewalk-ordinance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6580568-e79a4cd8a925d716aade6052fb43dce2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771193555&Signature=U17L8XskkajVctOdCqrMEE4r-keQwfS2CO8RM6n37x7thyZxkOnqxv2dnjp7vn8-skfijzVpMCT0VM0SGh4FcXWgBlUG8rnBWn2NhGou47kf7MQbeAP6iWlBLJUvIhFc4JCXN3daKTeVMUJpttBCRf9ztZpSTCGnzGNyFDHkFa5GjRVRIn42CGg27ua2z~sKyepcXQmuQV2jgeHCP5zU2f6QgtK62ZTRDXRcvwDpSVzmwjvu6WkCZK9jtchoKxeGE7o0szUczlhVg2bZ98rUrEujlIyYjRxMz1VevsujQHjasYS385IdnFSnGA5UVjZeJlzgSqf7C~qa2xoABaWZmA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Colfax City Council received and accepted the city's fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, financial audit after Richardson & Company issued an unmodified (clean) auditor's opinion.

\"Overall, the city's financial condition has continued to improve,\" Ingrid Scheiplein, managing partner at Richardson & Company, told the council, adding that combined fund revenues exceeded expenses by about $1.3 million and that the general fund had roughly $3.7 million in unrestricted reserves. Scheiplein reported the sewer enterprise fund also increased reserves, reaching about $3.2 million, and noted the city's only long-term debt consists of a state loan for sewer upgrades with a balance reported around $6.2 million.

Council then considered two items that will affect city operations. First, council approved by vote an amendment to the city procurement policy to raise the city manager's single-purchase authority from $10,000 to $25,000, with the manager pledging to notify the mayor and mayor pro tem on substantial non-emergency purchases. Second, the council opened a noticed public hearing and then introduced and waived the first reading of a revised sidewalk repair and maintenance ordinance.

Planner Kathy Pease summarized changes made after prior council input: the city increased the repair timeline from 60 to 90 days, added allowance for property owners to request extensions and clarified that repairs could include grinding and other partial fixes rather than requiring replacement of entire sidewalk segments. \"We updated the ordinance to address those concerns,\" Pease said. She also confirmed staff added language allowing property owners to opt to have repair costs included on their property tax roll as a payment method.

Public comment produced a range of views. Resident Steve Harvey argued longstanding city responsibilities for sidewalks and urged the city to accept responsibility for damage caused by city trees; staff responded that the ordinance explicitly indemnifies owners from damage attributable to city trees or city equipment while laying out circumstances where owners are responsible. Business owners and residents said they want clearer public notification and more outreach about changes to responsibilities.

Council voted to introduce the ordinance and waive the first reading, with staff directed to bring final ordinance language back for adoption in a later meeting. The audit acceptance and amendment to the procurement policy were approved in separate unanimous votes.","Auditors issued a clean opinion on Colfax's fiscal 2023-24 financials; council accepted the report, approved raising the city manager's single-purchase authority to $25,000, and introduced a revised sidewalk repair and maintenance ordinance that includes a 90-day repair window, extension options and a tax-roll payment option.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6580572,"Colfax ends private cannabis compliance audits, directs staff to adjust permit fees",1457,3969000,5426000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3049876-f1f65ced797f2b8c05ba8fa2db3faca6&start=3969&end=5426","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3049876-f1f65ced797f2b8c05ba8fa2db3faca6/thumbnail_3969000.jpg","/articles/6580572/Colfax/Placer-County/California/Colfax-ends-private-cannabis-compliance-audits-directs-staff-to-adjust-permit-fees","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6580572-2e53d8262c1309f7249969d6c83c0e0d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771193555&Signature=otXgsii5RA2qNkxFakQdBPySCOgP5QhXIsif6z9-fR5H9XQOHVRfufmgBC4VX9apAdN-7qBF--Y~iMM2lyjcb8t5TEaUDpZHfXrjoook~-YhwdwcoOolL14SCapMFiQP~UGSW10UxMrwujag62szF5ztaE1yyCe1xpa5qpiJeyuQ9XzzQI4ziQ0A7QUmOgkZi3xgmbMFiluwmlia35upf0t5w2cK0B~J-Jpl3CGGe~R3ymaSvhUlz~3xzNyl92nwv2Uwp3FarFHZxXz0peeuVVW1tc9zsGw6oTtMnStz8JNwfuqvUPZ-4Em40njD7~mcL9GcijnenAKVV8bfJYkPBw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Colfax City Council voted to terminate the city's contract with SCI Consulting Group, which had provided twice-yearly compliance inspections and financial audits for Golden State Patient Care (GSPC), the city's longtime cannabis retailer. Council also asked staff to return with ordinance language and fee adjustments so businesses will not continue to be charged for a service no longer provided.

GSPC owner Jim Dion told council he has paid for outside audits and compliance work for years and asked the council to remove the requirement. \"Please let me get rid of the babysitter,\" Dion said, adding he has an annual state license and multiple outside compliance providers and that the store has passed state inspections.

Council members and staff discussed trade-offs between local review and relying on state enforcement. City staff recommended reducing SCI inspections to a single annual inspection rather than canceling the contract, but several council members said the twice-yearly requirement was burdensome and that the city could rely on its municipal code and state regulators while retaining the option to order an ad hoc audit if concerns emerge.

The council approved a motion to terminate the SCI contract and directed staff to examine the municipal code and business-license fee schedule to ensure the city does not continue to collect pass-through audit fees from cannabis businesses. Council also directed staff to preserve the authority to order audits or compliance inspections in the future if monitoring or revenue collection concerns arise.

Council members said the termination would reduce a cost passed through to the business and would not remove the city's enforcement options. Staff said the city will revisit the licensing/fee ordinance and return to council with proposed changes clarifying which costs are recoverable and how ad hoc audits would be procured.

The action was approved in a council vote.

Looking ahead, council members said they expect to rely first on code enforcement and state regulators for escalated compliance work but left the door open to re-establishing a contracted audit if the city sees evidence of underpayment or noncompliance.","City council voted to terminate the city's contract with SCI Consulting Group, which had conducted twice-yearly inspections and audits of the town's licensed cannabis retailer; council instructed staff to return with ordinance and fee adjustments and reserved the right to re-engage audits if problems arise.","actionData","errors"]

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