Latest News




City of Beaumont – Internal Controls Reports 2010, 2011, 1012 Show Misappropriation of Funds and Significant Deficiencies

By: Libi Uremovic , December 01, 2013 | Original Article at Patch.com Download reports at the end of the articleOn October 15, 2013 a Public Records Request was submitted to the City of Beaumont for c … more

City of Beaumont – Transactions Report Comparison: TAXES

By: Libi Uremovic , November 28, 2013 | Original Article at Patch.com Beaumont Audit XXXXIII – Financial Transactions Report Comparison of Taxes The Financial Transactions & Compensation Report is … more

City of Beaumont – Financial Transactions Report Comparison: Sewer Department

By: Libi Uremovic , November 21, 2013 | Original Article at Patch.com The Financial Transactions & Compensation Report is a yearly requirement of the State Controller’s Office. It is a basic recor … more

Union Bank Duties as Trustee

By: Libi Uremovic , November 19, 2013 | Original Article at Patch.com The November 19, 2013 Beaumont City Council Agenda Item 6.c is a Resolution approving a $6,750,000 Bond for which Union Bank is on … more

$6.7 Million Bond Debt on November 19th Beaumont Council Agenda

Attention All Taxpayers! On the November 19th Agenda Item 6.c  Beaumont City Council is Once Again Obtaining $6.7 Million Bond Debt Without Voter Approval. The Bond Papers are Blank or Missing. The Us … more

City of Beaumont Running Out of Money

By: Libi Uremovic , November 16, 2013 | Original Article at Patch.com The four columns represent the last four City of Beaumont Check Warrants.  The Pink on the bottom of each column represents CalPER … more

Beaumont Pulls $1/4 Million Out of Empty Fund

By: Libi Uremovic , November 16, 2013 | Original Article at Patch.com Beaumont City Council Agenda 6.b seeks approval to transfer $225,000 from the CDBG Fund to pay for Public Pool renovations. In the … more

Hartzheim Statements – from the Auditing Firm of Moss Levy Hartzheim – on 2012 City Audit

By: Libi Uremovic , November 03, 2013 | Original Article at Patch.com Craig Hartzheim of the Auditing Firm of Moss Levy Hartzheim attended the October 15, 2013 City of Beaumont Council Meeting to disc … more

BEAUMONT: City on state controller’s delinquent list

By: CRAIG SHULTZ – Press Enterprise October 17, 2013| Original Article at PE.com Beaumont City Manager Alan Kapanicas said he does not know why the city was sent a letter from the state controll … more

State Controller: City of Beaumont has Failed to File Financial Transactions Report Due in October 2011

The City of Beaumont has failed to file a financial transactions report that was due in October 2011, a filing that is required under state law, California Controller John Chiang’s staff said Wednesday, one day after the city council voted 5-0 to accept the city’s most recent audit.

Public Records Request 90 Days Over Due – RELEASE THE RECORDS!

By: Libi Uremovic , October 15, 2013 | Original Article at Patch.com On July 18 a Public Records Request was submitted to the City of Beaumont for ALL of the Bond Fund Accounts held by Union Bank Trus … more

California Brown Act – The Rights Of The People

By: Libi Uremovic , October 07, 2013 | Original Article at Patch.com Cali Gov Code 54953.5 Recording Meetings: a) Any person attending an open and public meeting of a legislative body of a local agenc … more

Beaumont Check Warrants – October 1st, 2013 – City August Deficit = $1.6 Million

By: Libi Uremovic , September 29, 2013 | Original Article at Patch.com The City of Beaumont claims that it’s ‘too expensive’ to have any independent or outside Auditors look at the City books. The fol … more

From Sacramento – Continuing to monitor the General Ledger and Bank Statements of the City of Beaumont until indictments are served

By: Libi Uremovic , September 27, 2013 | Original Article at Patch.com I’ve relocated to Sacramento to work with our State Prosecutors and Regulatory Agencies to lock down the local agencies. I’ll con … more

Overstating Costs Of Public Records Request – Release The Bond Fund Accounts

By: Libi Uremovic , September 13, 2013 | Original Article at Patch.com On September 4, 2013 a Public Records Request was submitted to the Beaumont City Clerk for copies of specific Bond Fund Accounts. … more

Webcam Footage for City Council Meetings

By: Libi Uremovic , September 10, 2013 | Original Article at Patch.com The Beaumont City Council has been collecting tax revenue specifically to have the council meetings on webcam, but the City has a … more

Beaumont City Council Agenda September 3, 2013 July Revenues=$874,143 July Expenses=$2.5 Million

By: Libi Uremovic , September 01, 2013 | Original Article at Patch.com Beaumont Agenda – September 3rd, 2013 Agenda 5.b.1 – Financial Update – City lists total Revenues for July, 2013 at $874,143 and … more

Chief of Police Coe’s $21,000 Payroll Deduction – $21,474.39 Loan Payoff

By: Libi Uremovic , July 27, 2013 | Original Article at Patch.com Transaction # 234640 lists the remaining $21,474.39 of Beaumont Chief of Police Coe’s personal loan paid off on 05/03/13 through a pay … more

Citizens Make Voices Heard…Massive Warehouse Project Defeated!!!

A heartfelt thank you to the residents of Beaumont who took the time to attend the City Council meeting on July 2nd! Your willingness to stand up and fight for the future of our community made all the … more

City Council Misleads Residents on Massive Warehouse Project

City officials used an outdated environmental study when analyzing the proposed Heartland project, which could bring 5 million square feet of new industrial warehouses to Beaumont. A representative of … more