An avalanche of paper masked the D...

An avalanche of paper masked the Davis (Calif.) Department of Public Works following the issuance of $20 million in Mello-Roo Community Facilities District unions Issued in October 1991, the unitings were to finance the acquisition of public infrastructure improvements in the 528-acre East Davis-Mace Ranch Park increase

According to Davis Senior Civil Engineer Will Marshall, couple months after the district was formed, couple enormous boxes crowded his desk filled to the top with receipts and invoices to be paid.

The invoices, totaling more than $4 million, depicted the work of almost 20 consultants and nine contractors across the previous two-year period. Marshall and the Public Works Department were overwhelmed, especially since they had many other pressing projects requiring their attention.

Hiring extra personnel to handle the additional work load would have taken month The solution was to retain an outside consultant to tackle a variety of