Recommendation R2
Distinctly separate the BEU financial data from other City departments by reviewing best practices of other cities that operate their own municipal electric utilities. Based on Findings: F-1, F-2, F-4 Implementation: December 31, 2026 Financial Impact: Low/Moderate
Jury report: Banning: A City Alarmingly Mismanaged · PDF page 15
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Banning Mayor Richard Royce
Agency says implementedClaims financial separation already exists; promises a peer review before the FY 2025–2026 ACFR.
Read official response · PDF page 31Separate accounting is claimed as existing. The additional event-bounded comparison is future work, not proof that all requested best practices have been evaluated.
- Review peer municipal-electric accounting practices before the stated annual financial report. Owner: Banning Mayor Richard Royce. Timing: Before publication of the FY 2025–2026 ACFR; no calendar date supplied..
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.
Banning Mayor Pro Tem Cindy Barrington
Agency says implementedClaims financial separation already exists; promises a peer review before the FY 2025–2026 ACFR.
Read official response · PDF page 31Separate accounting is claimed as existing. The additional event-bounded comparison is future work, not proof that all requested best practices have been evaluated.
- Review peer municipal-electric accounting practices before the stated annual financial report. Owner: Banning Mayor Pro Tem Cindy Barrington. Timing: Before publication of the FY 2025–2026 ACFR; no calendar date supplied..
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.
Banning Council Member Colleen Wallace
Agency says implementedClaims financial separation already exists; promises a peer review before the FY 2025–2026 ACFR.
Read official response · PDF page 31Separate accounting is claimed as existing. The additional event-bounded comparison is future work, not proof that all requested best practices have been evaluated.
- Review peer municipal-electric accounting practices before the stated annual financial report. Owner: Banning Council Member Colleen Wallace. Timing: Before publication of the FY 2025–2026 ACFR; no calendar date supplied..
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.
Banning Council Member Leroy Miller
Agency says implementedClaims financial separation already exists; promises a peer review before the FY 2025–2026 ACFR.
Read official response · PDF page 31Separate accounting is claimed as existing. The additional event-bounded comparison is future work, not proof that all requested best practices have been evaluated.
- Review peer municipal-electric accounting practices before the stated annual financial report. Owner: Banning Council Member Leroy Miller. Timing: Before publication of the FY 2025–2026 ACFR; no calendar date supplied..
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.
Banning City Manager Elizabeth M. Gibbs
Agency says implementedClaims financial separation already exists; promises a peer review before the FY 2025–2026 ACFR.
Read official response · PDF page 31Separate accounting is claimed as existing. The additional event-bounded comparison is future work, not proof that all requested best practices have been evaluated.
- Review peer municipal-electric accounting practices before the stated annual financial report. Owner: Banning City Manager Elizabeth M. Gibbs. Timing: Before publication of the FY 2025–2026 ACFR; no calendar date supplied..
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.