RSG drafted the Municipal Services Review for the 28 cities in Riverside County, including updating the maps of disadvantaged unincorporated communities using updated Census data released in December 2020. Our work entailed collection and analysis of budget, audit, and operational data, including developing agency profiles by function and service provider/model. The MSR addressed both the basic requirements under state law and also considered various policy focus areas such as several metrics on overall fiscal condition. RSG interviewed the 28 cities and drafted the Administrative Draft MSR, which was provided to LAFCO staff for internal review. RSG completed the public review draft for Commission consideration in 2022.
As part of the MSR, RSG also completed a countywide analysis of the most recent American Community Survey (ACS) 2015-19 data from the Census and developed new maps for LAFCO’s 78 disadvantaged unincorporated communities. The analysis included use of current registered voter data, residential values, land use data, as well as Census data using a methodology developed jointly with LAFCO, analyzed in a test area, then implemented countywide.