SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After months of delay, the Sacramento City Council is finally reviewing the findings of a $213,000 performance audit of the Front Street Animal Shelter, which revealed significant operational failures under Director Philip Zimmerman, according to Fix Our Shelters.
The audit, released to Animal Care Services and the City Manager’s Office in January 2025, documented 10 findings and 31 recommendations addressing chronic failures in leadership, enforcement of spay and neuter mandates, and compliance with state law, the group reported. The International Standards of Supreme Audit Institutions (ISSAI) handbook explains that performance audits evaluate whether government resources are being used effectively and policy goals are being achieved.
Commissioner Hilary Bagley Franzoia, a recent appointee to the Animal Well-Being Commission by Mayor Kevin McCarty, stated that the audit “reflects colossal failures across the board by management.”…