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Shasta County Air District shortfall triggers planned assessments and fee review
Summary
Resource Management and AQMD staff told the board the Air Pollution Control District has run persistent deficits and drew down restricted carryover funds. Staff said they will pursue better use of restricted funds, prepare fee increases and notify member jurisdictions of potential per-capita assessments.
Shasta County resource management staff briefed the Board of Supervisors April 22 on a multi-year shortfall within the Shasta County Air Pollution Control District and described steps to limit the county’s fiscal exposure.
Sean Ewing, director of Resource Management and the county’s Air Pollution Control Officer, said district spending exceeded revenues for several years and that the district began drawing on restricted program funds. A routine change in accounting presentation by the county auditor-controller made the negative unassigned general-purpose balance visible.
Ewing said his review of the district’s history shows deficits date back to fiscal year 2013–14 and that restricted carryover funds remained available for several…
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