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Erickson reported that, of 75 budgeted full-time positions citywide, the city had five vacancies at the end of 2024 (a 7% overall vacancy rate). He broke that total down by bargaining unit: 21 SEIU budgeted positions had four vacancies at the end of 2024 (a 19% vacancy rate), although Erickson said the city had since reduced SEIU vacancies to one open position. The Police Officers Association (POA) had 23.5 budgeted positions and zero vacancies at year-end; Erickson said the POA remained fully staffed at the time of the meeting. Unrepresented staff totaled 30.5 FTEs with one vacancy for a 3% vacancy rate.

Rob Perry, an SEIU labor representative calling in, thanked the city for quarterly meetings between administration and the union; he said the meetings helped resolve staffing issues and praised the city for improving vacancy numbers. Josh Ruiz, representing the Grover Beach Police Officers Association, credited council and administration support and a recruitment package that had helped the police department fill vacancies; he reported the department expected its latest officer to graduate from the academy in June.

No action was required by the council following the public hearing.

Key figures presented: 75 total budgeted full-time positions; five total vacancies at the end of 2024; reported 93% annual retention rate for the city’s 2024 workforce.

The council and bargaining-unit representatives noted recruitment and retention work remains ongoing and that staffing will continue to be an organizational focus for the coming fiscal year.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Grover Beach City Council May 12, 2025, 6 p.m.","oneSentenceSummary","Assistant City Manager Chris Erickson told the council on May 12 that Grover Beach’s overall vacancy rate for 2024 was 7% (five vacancies out of 75 budgeted full-time positions) under the AB 2561 reporting requirement.","taxTitle","Grover Beach City, San Luis Obispo County, California","taxId",72146,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6051338,"Grover Beach council approves interfund-advance policy, asks staff for loan-repayment scenarios and timing on water studies",1117,2491000,3608000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3446811-3483c3e1c616defd897dabe252ea17f1&start=2491&end=3608","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3446811-3483c3e1c616defd897dabe252ea17f1/thumbnail_2491000.jpg","/articles/6051338/Grover-Beach-City/San-Luis-Obispo-County/California/Grover-Beach-council-approves-interfund-advance-policy-asks-staff-for-loan-repayment-scenarios-and-timing-on-water-studies","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6051338-7e784448ecdf55f7a9dadee123201010/orig.mp4?Expires=1771181725&Signature=Kw0kzyYK7kVd9NCPE6CtHWdLoyXkOC6nUSm6rZjxp850jXrQunyDdwwW1TiiNaW3GIt0-5N2kQcIZjYZK98S88WHbrn24Mk6Il5EDRSX55fLuZA2ryDOPIDibwduRxudY-g5YUl3zEPSUiFsFPs17I3Mu3mt-ZXug~co-638J~CLqXR~70W24c20myMUCiGwq7JV9wH2atXPQKO-8GhJk5A34~uCAzfFfJBvpnEVgXPjJ~o2YezyABCHQRjhiPd0S1mGF-6It5QhAnxtHpyt~j5~buVsDaulpKMQqo-ZaGcNgcLhzNLmVjjOXtaSC51l7mageo8Tidnh0AoJZVa~cQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Grover Beach City Council on May 12 received a fiscal update for the 2025–27 budget cycle, adopted a formal interfund-advance policy and pressed staff for options to accelerate repayment of interfund loans tied to the wastewater fund.

Administrative Services Director (presented as) Zomet and Assistant City Manager Chris Erickson summarized the two-year budget framework staff will present at the public hearings. Staff said the proposed budget aims to remain balanced while keeping reserves above the council’s 25% target. Staff described the principal proposals in the draft: a 3% cost-of-living adjustment for labor agreements, $100,000 in capital funding for ADA work, $433,000 for an equipment reserve to support vehicle leases, and assumptions for a 3.3% increase in the Fire Authority contract and inflationary increases to insurance premiums.

Zomet and Erickson said enterprise funds will be adjusted under current planning assumptions: the water fund is modeled with a 4% increase and the wastewater fund with a 2% increase (both per the expired 2021 rate structure assumptions). Staff also listed some specific capital items under consideration: $100,000 for electrical work on Well 4 and $300,000 set aside for a water-resiliency study. Staff noted that wastewater and water rate studies are part of the work program and that a new wastewater rate structure would be implemented if adopted by council.

Council considered a proposed interfund advance policy that would formalize short- and long-term loans between city funds. The policy as approved requires city council approval by resolution for any advance and an accompanying repayment schedule and recognizes that loans cannot be made from restricted or legally encumbered funds without the city attorney’s written authority. Council members requested stronger language clarifying that interfund advances should be used only in exceptional circumstances and confirmed that any legal review of encumbered funds would occur before council action.

Council discussion focused heavily on previously disclosed interfund loans from the general fund to wastewater and on the timeline to repay those loans. Several council members and members of the public urged the city to accelerate repayment; staff said that fully repaying all loans within two years would likely require lowering reserves below policy levels and that a six-year repayment window had been modeled. Council asked staff to return to the public budget hearings with multiple repayment scenarios (for example, two-, three- and six-year schedules) and with analysis of possible impacts to reserves and other services. Staff said the rate consultant had indicated accelerating loan repayments would not materially change the wastewater rate calculation, but council still requested scenario modeling before final adoption.

Council and staff also discussed the $40,000 placeholder in the draft for a water-rate study. Some council members argued the study could wait until outcomes of the Lopez pipeline investigation and other supply-resiliency work; others expressed concern about letting a rate structure lapse without an updated study. No final action was taken to remove the study allocation at the May 12 meeting.

The council voted to approve the interfund-advance policy with the clarifying language directing that advances require council approval, accompanied repayment schedules, and prior city-attorney review for legally encumbered or restricted funds. The vote was recorded as unanimous by roll call.

Council directed staff to return to the upcoming budget hearings with: (1) repayment-schedule scenarios for existing interfund loans; (2) revised materials that clearly show developer impact fees and what developers currently pay toward water and wastewater capacity; and (3) clarified timing and triggers for the water-resiliency study and any water-rate study.","City staff presented a FY25–27 budget update and draft work program; council approved a formal interfund-advance policy with added council-level oversight and asked staff for repayment scenarios on past sewer loans and for timing clarifications on water studies and rate work.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6051343,"Grover Beach rescinds boil-water notice after Lopez pipeline bacteria tests; county investigation continues",399,1032000,1431000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3446811-3483c3e1c616defd897dabe252ea17f1&start=1032&end=1431","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3446811-3483c3e1c616defd897dabe252ea17f1/thumbnail_1032000.jpg","/articles/6051343/Grover-Beach-City/San-Luis-Obispo-County/California/Grover-Beach-rescinds-boil-water-notice-after-Lopez-pipeline-bacteria-tests-county-investigation-continues","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6051343-4087e11be2dc0a8446baa7782973ea1f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771181725&Signature=CjDokpYtuO0D7XnSFlbndAO6LseD8AfIs8HY8z5TlSfRKsh21E76g0MIV~47k6aHmxhRRZ4D2w3LdrY-g1Uyruz6N0jpy3T1OsIYArk-M9Ri4Ps2Ef8CYdw1nQfgm91CQ0Mpc9bZJjPEXGinmsBWp76wR9PyZdmdsuIRNrpo-UjltFV0K62iIFivc0XQju3ehuBgFaAZhauzfevie~nQ3GZ3~RecCBw6zY9Hmq4nNnDEndVvJYuoOTdkj4rzLz~8Het-cc0~D3uVjdsuaed~CuUepNDP82H8Q-yD-PHRa4uUQPC-l-z1bOu3oqG5Qr2Lz12CyBBEWwTbqd6VdkQ-DA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Grover Beach City officials told the City Council on May 12 that a boil-water notice issued for the Lopez pipeline in late April was rescinded after the city’s own drinking-water samples remained negative and the city temporarily disconnected from the pipeline.

Public Works Director and City Engineer Greg Ray said the county of San Luis Obispo notified downstream agencies on April 29 that routine sampling had indicated bacteria in the Lopez pipeline. Ray said the state Division of Drinking Water directed the county and connected agencies on April 30 to issue a boil-water notice under state testing rules.

Ray explained why the notice was required: “state law requires that if a water system has two routine sampling, two routine samples for bacteria that test positive and any of those samples indicate the presence of the E. coli bacteria, the water system must issue a boil water notice.” He said one of 13 routine samples taken by the county on April 28 indicated the presence of E. coli. Follow-up county tests on April 29 and April 30 still showed bacteria at two locations in the pipeline, Ray said.

Ray told the council the city’s own water samples taken April 28–30 showed no bacteria. After receiving the county’s results, the city disconnected from the Lopez pipeline while conducting daily testing; Ray said those city tests came up negative and “the state did allow the city to rescind the boil water notice.” He added that agencies that could not disconnect from the Lopez pipeline had to wait until the county rescinded its notice.

The county and state remain engaged in an active probe of the Lopez pipeline. Ray told the council the county audited the pipeline and “has now switched to a stronger disinfectant,” and that the county and state continue vigorous testing and inspection to determine the cause of the positive samples. Ray said the cause of the bacteria is unknown.

City staff described the operational steps taken during the incident: immediate disconnection from the Lopez pipeline; increasing sampling frequency from monthly to daily; coordinated alerts through the county Office of Emergency Services and the city’s billing and emergency notification systems; updates on the city website and social media; and public service announcements produced by the mayor. Ray urged residents to sign up for the county’s public alert system and to keep utility contact information current, pointing listeners to the county’s public alert web page.

Council members asked technical and procedural questions. One council member asked whether reverse-osmosis (RO) systems remove E. coli; Ray said RO systems are generally “very effective” but the city cannot verify the condition or maintenance of individual filters, and that county guidance during a boil-water notice may still recommend boiling even for customers with RO systems. Members also asked whether the city’s groundwater supply could sustain the community if the Lopez connection remained offline; Ray said current conditions suggested the city could remain on groundwater for a substantial period.

Ray concluded that the city has reconnected to the Lopez pipeline but continues rigorous testing to ensure water safety. He directed residents to the county web page listed by staff for the latest updates and to sign up for public alerts.

The council did not take formal action on the update; council members and several residents praised staff’s communication and response.","Grover Beach City staff told the City Council that a boil-water notice tied to bacteria in the Lopez pipeline was rescinded after the city’s own tests showed no contamination; the county and state continue to investigate the pipeline that supplies Lopez Lake water.","actionData","errors"]

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