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Isla Vista CSD staff report $6.6M operations budget and limited utility-user-tax audit results
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Summary
Staff presented the district’s annual operations report showing about $6.6 million in operations funding, staff-capacity constraints and a utility-user-tax (UUT) audit that returned heavily redacted aggregate billing and remittance figures, preventing verification of whether all accounts in the district pay the tax.
Staff presented the Isla Vista Community Services District annual internal-operations report, outlining personnel capacity, program dashboards and the results of a utility-user-tax (UUT) audit.
The report said roughly $6.6 million is dedicated to operations in the current budget and that staff capacity is constrained (approximately 50% ops/management, 25% accounting and 25% program work concentrated among a small team). The staff member presenting said the UUT audit produced aggregate billing and remittance numbers but could not provide address-level or customer-account detail because of privacy and cybersecurity concerns; as a result, the audit team could not confirm whether every in-district account is being taxed.
Directors discussed next steps: pursuing additional legal or legislative assistance, consulting peer agencies that have implemented UUT audits and considering targeted follow-up requests to utility providers. Staff said they would explore whether city or state legislative offices could help obtain the necessary data and noted that some data is heavily redacted or withheld for privacy reasons.
Board members flagged the UUT gap as important to resolve so the district can confirm revenue streams and improve budgeting accuracy. Staff also previewed upcoming priorities including a public-facing program dashboard, facility follow-ups and continuing the governance study.
