Loomis manager flags audit RFP, finance director recruitment and a downtown traffic study

Town Manager Wes briefed the Loomis Town Council on administrative priorities, including staffing and fiscal procedures, and on transportation coordination with the local school district.

Wes said staff prepared a finance director job description (on the council agenda for approval) and, if authorized, will recruit for the position with the goal of onboarding a new finance director by November. He said the town’s longtime auditing firm informed staff it will no longer serve local governments; the town intends to issue an RFP for auditing services and anticipates audits may start after the new year, allowing a newly hired finance director time to help complete the process.

Wes also highlighted the Placer County Water Agency (PCWA) Eastside Canal options presented to the PCWA board on Aug. 3 and noted a subsequent PCWA meeting later in the month to determine next steps. On school traffic, Wes said staff and the school district (with Deputy Bilodeau’s assistance) reviewed on-site mitigation options; one school can queue about 90 vehicles on-site to ease traffic. He said staff proposes a comprehensive downtown traffic mitigation study that would include key corridors and commercial access points; as a result, the Walnut Street signal design is on hold while the broader study is completed.

Lieutenant Josh Schinnell of the Potts County Sheriff's Office also briefed council on public-safety statistics, reporting 247 incidents, 30 reports, 14 citations, four arrests and 52 traffic stops in the reporting period. Schinnell said about 64% of calls were citizen-initiated. He also denied rumors the sheriff’s office planned to relocate and described planned modest facility upgrades.