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Board staff said the board will request annual status reports from cities at its Oct. 22 meeting and reiterated that the board’s aim is to “eliminate ourselves” by winding down successor-agency responsibilities.

Presentations and board discussion

Fillmore: Deborah Cavaleto, Finance Director for the City of Fillmore, told the board the city expects its last property to wind down in 2027, if not earlier, and has reduced several cost lines for fiscal 2026–27, including lower legal fees and lower audit and administrative estimates. Cavaleto said the city has budgeted for fencing design on a remaining parcel at 510 Santa Clara Street in 2026 and noted another applicant is incurring costs and has applied to merge two adjacent parcels near the railroad corridor. Community Development Director Kevin McSweeney said a proposal for about 50 low-income housing units is under discussion for the merged parcels and that another site at 510 Santa Clara has interest for a small housing project where \"20% of them will be for affordable units.\"

Moorpark: Hiromi Diva, Finance Director for the City of Moorpark, asked for $50,000 in administrative costs for 2026–27, reflecting a $12,000 reduction in salary-and-benefit estimates from the prior year and a $5,000 legal-fee line. Diva said the city plans a comprehensive review of city- and successor-agency properties and will bring recommendations to the Moorpark City Council in November.

Oxnard: Annie Jensen, project manager in the City of Oxnard’s city manager’s office, said Oxnard’s total cost request for 2026–27 remains the same as in prior years but includes reallocated line items, with staff time increased and consulting and legal costs reduced because obligations are winding down. Jensen said she would provide a list of remaining properties and a longer-term \"end game\" projection at the board’s October meeting.

Ventura: Joe Anthony Carlos, management analyst with the City of Ventura’s Community Development Department, described an increase in requested staff time and in professional services for a new legal agreement and an updated appraisal. Board members questioned the size of Ventura’s proposed staffing increase — several members said Ventura’s prior budgets showed roughly 130 hours of work and the current request projected roughly 440 hours — and asked the city to reassess whether some costs properly belong on the city side rather than the successor-agency budget. Carlos said the city is reviewing the matter and plans to bring tentative city-council direction and a timeline to a future meeting.

Board response and next steps

Board members repeatedly asked cities to verify that administrative costs are allocated to the correct cost buckets and to provide clearer timelines or an \"end game\" showing how and when remaining properties will be resolved. The board received the budgets for review and asked cities to return with revisions and additional details by the October meeting; staff said the board may conditionally approve budgets in October with final action anticipated in January.

The board also reviewed letters it had received from the California Department of Finance regarding last year’s Recognized Obligation Payment Schedules (ROPS); staff said several cities received routine comments and one letter cited language about ROPS being \"a little bit excessive.\" No board votes were taken on the budgets at this meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Ventura County Consolidated Oversight Board Meeting - September 24, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Ventura County Consolidated Oversight Board received and reviewed proposed successor-agency budgets from four cities and pressed especially Ventura and Oxnard to justify higher administrative staffing requests and provide clearer timelines to wind down remaining properties.","taxTitle","Ventura County, California","taxId",3398,"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},6466534,"Ventura County oversight board adopts bylaw changes to add July recess and alternates",100,1634000,1734000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5823916-ebe1b05b750e828fd86c1e726c8c2f86&start=1634&end=1734","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5823916-ebe1b05b750e828fd86c1e726c8c2f86/thumbnail_1634000.jpg","/articles/6466534/Ventura-County/California/Ventura-County-oversight-board-adopts-bylaw-changes-to-add-July-recess-and-alternates","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6466534-458cba489e696b7db5ee3f2a6e367d5c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771175064&Signature=D~4jNDbzVN35RrSK7gSMp6DhpEtmOrW59e~M1-OFxVmaB1QTKZYioW6FDl~C0IKiBKnH5nj7YFnup~MEe2VcDbrZd2ziJOlZNUbGEIASL~fWjtYrWEhcke7S27XKO6fCG3hdrjf4qeVh8ddouRunWT3mZWEnl0HtQdcEJbaMGmWusi4YtD1huhc~oUeOQVsLAqO8Pqa0KsZDFw74SHXlNh6g6MczPT96fP5Sz-6YuuvY2DOiFSG1j-SlY31~Lb~BTV4LEfHcjCGsTICnQtYv0lVcMoUF9E07uqQpy9xBgCTah07dlbxfTG4VjRxsTbd67u2NnUtr2z9tlIcNeagtKQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Ventura County Consolidated Oversight Board on Wednesday adopted amendments to its bylaws to designate July as a regular recess month and to add provisions for alternates to serve in place of absent members.

The change passed on a 6-0 vote. The board discussed two primary changes before voting: aligning the oversight board’s recess schedule with the county Board of Supervisors’ July recess and adding language to allow alternates to serve when appointed members are unavailable.

Board staff member Robert (staff member) summarized the proposal, telling the board the two “big changes” were to follow the supervisors’ schedule and to reflect the addition of alternates in the bylaws. Chair Micheler noted that adoption of the amendment would not prohibit calling a special meeting if an emergency arose.

Board members raised no further questions before a motion to adopt was made and seconded. The chair called for the vote and the motion carried 6-0.

Votes at a glance:
- Adoption of amended bylaws (resolution): passed, 6-0.
- Approval of meeting minutes from May 14, 2025: approved (motion passed with one abstention; board recorded five yes votes and one abstention). The minutes approval was carried earlier in the meeting by verbal vote after a board member moved and another seconded.

The board’s next regular meeting is scheduled for Oct. 22, when staff said cities will present annual status reports and updates on wind-down efforts.","The Ventura County Consolidated Oversight Board voted 6-0 to adopt amendments to its bylaws to add July as a dark month to align with the Board of Supervisors and to codify use of alternates; the board can still call special meetings for emergencies.","actionData","errors"]

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Oversight board reviews successor-agency budgets from Fillmore, Moorpark, Oxnard and Ventura; board urges cuts to administrative hours and clearer end-game

Ventura County oversight board adopts bylaw changes to add July recess and alternates