Report I2021-1 Recommendation 23 Responses
Report I2021-1: Investigations of Improper Activities by State Agencies and Employees (Release Date: May 2021)
Case Number I2019-0663
Recommendation #23 To: Food and Agriculture, Department of
To remedy the effects of the improper governmental activities this investigation identified and to prevent those activities from recurring, Food and Agriculture should require the DAA to establish a housing policy that outlines expectations for employees who stay overnight and includes a section on adequate recordkeeping to ensure that it charges applicable employees each time they stay overnight.
Agency Response From October 2023
Food and Agriculture reported in October 2023 that it has developed a housing policy that is applicable to all DAAs and addresses record keeping and overnight stays. Food and Agriculture added that it anticipates distributing the policy to all DAAs by the end of January 2024.
California State Auditor's Assessment of Status: Partially Implemented
Agency Response From November 2022
Food and Agriculture reported that it has developed a housing policy applicable to all DAAs and that the policy addresses recording keeping and overnight stays. Food and Agriculture added that the policy is in its final review and will be distributed to the DAAs in approximately 10 calendar days. Food and Agriculture also reported that a DAA interested in developing its own policy would need to have Food and Agriculture concurrence before any new policy can be adopted.
California State Auditor's Assessment of Status: Partially Implemented
Agency Response From June 2022
Food and Agriculture reported that the housing policy that it initially reported as being under review in December 2021 is still under review and that it now expects the policy to be finalized by July 2022.
California State Auditor's Assessment of Status: Partially Implemented
Agency Response From March 2022
Food and Agriculture reported that the housing policy is still under review and that it expects it to be finalized by May 2022.
California State Auditor's Assessment of Status: Partially Implemented
Agency Response From December 2021
Food and Agriculture reported that it has drafted a housing policy, which is under review before it is issued. Due to key staff vacancies, it expects to fully complete this recommendation by February 2022.
California State Auditor's Assessment of Status: Partially Implemented
Agency Response From October 2021
Food and Agriculture reported that it expects to complete this recommendation by November 2021.
California State Auditor's Assessment of Status: Pending
Agency Response From June 2021
Food and Agriculture informed us that it will assist the DAA in establishing a housing policy that includes expectations for employees staying overnight and language regarding having adequate recordkeeping. Food and Agriculture stated that it anticipates completing this recommendation by August 2021.
California State Auditor's Assessment of Status: Pending
Agency Response From April 2021
Food and Agriculture reported that it will require the DAA to establish a housing policy consistent with CalHR requirements to promote adequate recordkeeping and to ensure that, where applicable, employees are charged each time they stay overnight.