Accountability/Transparency for Municipal Services
Counties are not compelled to account for how they invest revenue in a given unincorporated community’s municipal services. Basic accountability and transparency measures are needed so unincorporated residents and businesses can understand how their tax dollars are spent in the community and to enable advocacy for their interests.
If a County is making money providing servces to an unincorporated community, it should either improve its service delivery or return the profits to the residents of that community. If a County is losing money providing servces to an unincorporated community, it should get out of the way and let someone else do it.
Humboldt County Supervisor Steve Madrone
State legislation is needed to compel counties to account for revenue in each unincorporated community, to ensure that these revenues are not inappropriately subsidizing countywide responsibilities.
California Unincorporated is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, California Unincorporated
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
California Unincorporated has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
California Unincorporated regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.