Grand Jury calls for South Lake Tahoe to merge services with El Dorado County

The El Dorado County grand jury is recommending a radical step, asking the cities of Placerville and South Lake Tahoe to consider letting El Dorado County absorb the services they now provide.
Noting that the two cities' budgets total more than $50 million, the 2011-12 grand jury asserts, "(t)here would be a substantial cost savings with consolidation of city and county services."
However, the grand jury did not do analysis to see whether any specific efficiencies could be achieved, and covered the matter in just three pages.