审计警告：萨克拉门托雨水排放基金恐入不敷出，大幅调费或另筹资本金二选一
萨克拉门托市预算与审计委员会10月13日听取了一项关于市雨水排放基金的财政稳定评估。评估认为，基础设施老化、检查不足和维护长期拖延之下，该市雨水排放基金将无法覆盖成本，除非大幅调整费率、或另行落实可观的资本资金，委员会随后表决将这份评估报告提交市议会全体会议审议。
这份评估由咨询机构 Raftelis 受市审计官法里什·达拉里（Farish Dharari）委托完成并向委员会汇报。评估指出，现行的收入与储备，很可能不足以应对不断增长的维护与资本支出义务。另一份对会议的报道说，市审计官一方的汇报者警告，基金与检查工作均不足以支撑系统需求，预算委员会因此决定把审查结果送交市议会，由市议会考虑费率制定与资本项目的优先次序。
雨水排放系统负责收集和排走街面雨水、防止内涝，其资金主要来自向业主收取的雨水排放费。接下来，是否启动调费程序、以及资本项目如何排序，将由市议会决定。
（资料来源：Citizen Portal）
Audit Warns Sacramento Storm Drainage Funds Will Fall Short Without Substantial Rate Increases or New Capital Funding
Sacramento's Budget and Audit Committee heard a fiscal stability assessment of the city's storm drainage funds on October 13. The review found that, with aging assets, limited inspections and deferred maintenance, the funds will not cover costs without substantial rate adjustments or significant new capital funding, and the committee voted to forward the report to the full City Council.
The assessment was prepared by the consulting firm Raftelis and presented on behalf of City Auditor Farish Dharari. It concluded that current revenues and reserves are unlikely to cover the system's growing maintenance and capital obligations. A second account of the meeting said the auditor's presenter warned that both the funds and the inspection program are insufficient, and that the committee forwarded the review to the council for consideration of rate-setting and capital priorities.
The storm drainage system collects and channels rainwater runoff to prevent street flooding and is funded largely through drainage fees charged to property owners. Whether to begin a rate-adjustment process, and how to rank capital projects, now rests with the City Council.
(Source: Citizen Portal)
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