El Dorado County Grand Jury

2014-2015

17 reports

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Findings & Recommendations 16 findings
F1: Staff believe AB 109 inmates continue to negatively impact jail operations.
F2: Staff believe Inmates with mental health issues, as well as older and homeless inmates are an ongoing problem.
F3: Additional space is needed where inmates can meet with their attorneys.
F4: Vendors may not have always been paid in a timely manner.
F5: More security cameras and intercoms are needed. NO RECOMMENDATIONS El Dorado County Jails Inspections 3 RESPONSES Responses to both findings and recommendations in this Report are required by law in accordance with California Penal Code §933 and §933.05. Address responses to: The Honorable Suzanne N. Kingsbury Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court 1354 Johnson Blvd. South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 This Report has been provided to the El Dorado County Sheriff. The Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court requests that responses be sent electronically as a Word or PDF file to facilitate economical and timely distribution. Please email responses to the El Dorado County Grand Jury at: courtadmin@eldoradocourt.org 4 El Dorado County Jails Inspections E D C G J 2014-2015 L ORADO OUNTY RAND URY EL DORADO HILLS CSD AND CC&R ENFORCEMENT Case GJ-14-03 The El Dorado Hills Community Services District (CSD) receives a $10 annual tax from each parcel in the district for Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&R) enforcement. However, many parcels in the district are organized into discrete Home Owner Associations (HOAs) that enforce their own CC&R without assistance from the CSD. Some of those HOA homeowners complained they do not receive any specific service in return for that tax.
F6: The Placerville south exercise area is in disrepair and no longer in use. Other outdoor areas provide sufficient exercise space.
F7: Staff provides a grievance form to address complaints.
F8: At the present time the existing room capacity is adequate due to the low population of wards.
F9: Employees fear that a complaint submitted to the HR Department will not be kept confidential and they may be subject to retaliation. The HR Director acknowledged that this a reasonable fear, based upon past behavior.
F10: Inexperience causes the HR department to willingly defer handling of HR issues to County Counsel. This results in HR issues being handled from a defense oriented posture rather than in a proactive solution-seeking management effort. The Grand Jury observed that complaints filed with HR were investigated solely from the point of view of whether unlawful discrimination occurred while ignoring poor management practices.
F11: Investigations of discrimination or harassment complaints frequently reveal poor management practices or other employee misbehavior, but investigative reports are not shared with department directors. Managers are not informed of these issues when they are brought to light in the course of an investigation and, therefore, are unable to take remedial action. 2 6 Board of Supervisors Neglects Human Resources
F12: Because County Counsel is acting as de facto HR Director, legal work that could be handled in house is contracted out. Complaints of discrimination or harassment are often submitted to private law firms for investigation at significant cost to the county. There is no policy setting forth criteria or procedures for when an investigation will be handled by county staff or contracted out. While it is reasonable that the investigation of certain sensitive complaints, such as those against the CAO or the HR Department itself, be contracted out, it is unreasonably expensive to contract out the investigation of most complaints. These should be handled by HR staff.
F13: The County spends significant sums of money on outside consultants and attorneys for HR related issues.
F14: The County has spent significant sums of money on private consultants identifying personnel issues but has taken only the initial steps towards resolving the issues identified.
F15: Human Resources and Risk Management were separated to allow the HR Director to develop her skills in human resources management. The two functions are closely integrated and their separation is inefficient.
F16: The County does not have an organization chart accurately reflecting County organization. CONCLUSIONS El Dorado County’s HR Department continues to suffer from rapid and excessive turnover of the Human Resources Director and fails to follow best practices for human resources management. This has made the county unable to recruit and retain the best qualified staff. The County is exposed to significant risk of liability for failure to comply with federal and state employment law requirements.
Additional Recommendations 7

Not linked to specific findings.

R1: Evaluate the appropriateness, inequities and continued need for the special tax.
R2: Enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with HOAs enforcing CC&Rs to reimburse the cost of enforcement.
R3: Establish a new voter referendum to modify or repeal the tax. ATTACHMENTS  Official Ballot from the Nov. 8, 1983, general election.  Letter from CSD Board President.  Map of the El Dorado Hills CSD.  List, provided by the CSD, of the parcels in individual HOAs that do and do not enforce their own CC&Rs. RESPONSE Responses to both findings and recommendations in this Report are required by law in accordance with California Penal Code §933 and §933.05. Address responses to: The Honorable Suzanne N. Kingsbury Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court 1354 Johnson Blvd. South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 This Report has been provided to the El Dorado Hills Community Services District. The Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court requests that responses be sent electronically as a Word or PDF file to facilitate economical and timely distribution. Please email responses to the El Dorado County Grand Jury at: courtadmin@eldoradocourt.org El Dorado Hills CSD and CC&R Enforcement 7 8 El Dorado Hills CSD and CC&R Enforcement El Dorado Hills CSD and CC&R Enforcement 9 10 El Dorado Hills CSD and CC&R Enforcement El Dorado Hills CSD and CC&R Enforcement 11 E D C G J 2014-2015 L ORADO OUNTY RAND URY PLACERVILLE OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY INSPECTION Case GJ-14-04 INTRODUCTION The El Dorado County Mental Health Department is a division of the County’s Health and Human Services Agency. It operates a licensed residential Psychiatric Health Facility in Placerville and outpatient facilities in both South Lake Tahoe and Placerville. This report addresses the condition and management of the Outpatient Mental Health West Slope Facility in Placerville.
R4: The Board of Supervisors should appoint a qualified manager of Human Resources.
R5: The Human Resources function should be centralized under a manager reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer.
R6: The Human Resources manager should be responsible for the combined Human Resources and Risk Management functions. Board of Supervisors Neglects Human Resources 27 The Grand Jury will forward this report to the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the State Department of Fair Employment and Housing and the Bureau of State Audits. RESPONSES Responses to both findings and recommendations in this Report are required by law in accordance with California Penal Code §933 and §933.05. Address responses to: The Honorable Suzanne N. Kingsbury Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court 1354 Johnson Blvd. South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 This Report has been provided to the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors. The Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court requests that responses be sent electronically as a Word or PDF file to facilitate economical and timely distribution. Please email responses to the El Dorado County Grand Jury at: courtadmin@eldoradocourt.org 2 8 Board of Supervisors Neglects Human Resources E D C G J 2014-2015 L ORADO OUNTY RAND URY A SCHOOL BELL RINGS OFF-KEY Case GJ-14-08 Citizen Complaints along with a dismissive response to last year’s Grand Jury report about the Ponderosa High School football field, caused the Grand Jury to be concerned about the decision making practices of the El Dorado Union High School District Board of Trustees.
R7: Members of the Board of Supervisors should enroll in additional courses offered by the California State Association of Counties.2 ATTACHMENTS  2008-09 Grand Jury Report, Case GJ-08-005, El Dorado County Charter Review  2013-14 Grand Jury Report, Case GJ-13-20, The El Dorado County Charter: A Prescription for Dysfunction 2 http://www.counties.org/course-description/csac-institute-course-descriptions 6 8 El Dorado County Charter: Time To Admit & Correct A Mistake RESPONSES Responses to both findings and recommendations in this Report are required by law in accordance with California Penal Code §933 and §933.05. Address responses to: The Honorable Suzanne N. Kingsbury Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court 1354 Johnson Blvd. South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 This Report has been provided to the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors. The Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court requests that responses be sent electronically as a Word or PDF file to facilitate economical and timely distribution. Please email responses to the El Dorado County Grand Jury at: courtadmin@eldoradocourt.org El Dorado County Charter: Time To Admit & Correct A Mistake 69 .s’0091 ylrae eht ecnis ainrofilaC ni tceffe ni neeb sah tnemnrevog fo mrof retrahC ehT retrahc elur emoh dna snoitcele lacol nasitrap-non detcane sretov ainrofilaC 1191 nI ainrofilaC eht ot stnemdnema eseht detcane sretov ehT .seitnuoc dna seitic rof ytirohtua elbanu saw erutalsigeL ainrofilaC fo etatS eht nehw seitnuoc dna seitic rof noitutitsnoC nredom dekcal taht are na ni ,s’0091 ylrae eht nI .ylevitceffe snrecnoc lacol sserdda ot ,stnemeriuqer noitacifiton ,sgniteem nepo ,stca sdrocer cilbup ekil snoitavonni citarcomed fo noitcuder eht eveihca ot saw laog rojam eht ,swal gnitcartnoc cilbup tcirts dna ,IX elcitrA ,noitutitsnoC ainrofilaC ehT .ecivres cilbup lanoisseforp ni noitpurroc ot tnausrup etov ytirojam yb ,ytnuoc a fo srotcele eht swolla )c(3 dna )b(3 ,)a(3 snoitceS .)6219-0019§ edoC noitcelE( retrahc a laeper ro weiver ,dnema ,tpoda ot wal lareneg 9002-8002 YRUJ DNARG YTNUOC ODAROD LE ainrofilaC owT :mrofeR retrahC ytnuoC fo egasU yrartnoC dna detimil ehT“ ,yduts sih nI -ainrofilaC fo ytisrevinU eht ta tsilaiceps ycilop cilbup a( wolokoS .D nivlA ,”sesaC weiveR retrahC ytnuoC odaroD lE ehT .stnemnrevog lacol no ecneulfni elttil dah evah sretrahc taht dedulcnoc )sivaD 500-80-JG .oN esaC fo %59 tsomla ot seilppa wal lareneg ecnis elbanoitseuq osla si retrahc a fo esimerp sedoc tnemnrevog ,wal noitutitsnoc ainrofilaC ,tcaf nI .tnemnrevog ytnuoc ni snoitcnuf anozirA fo ytisrevinU .sesac tsom ni selur ro secnanidro lacol edesrepus wal lareneg dna rof stcepsorP ehT“ elcitra rieht ni detats tnalaS sinaT dna nawoC nwaD srosseforp rof ytinutroppo hcum edivorp ton od sretrahc taht ”ainrofilaC ni mroF retrahC ytnuoC etatS ainrofilaC eht morf etouq deton rehtonA .srewop lanoitcnuf dna lacsif dednapxe TROPER ROF NOSAER ytirohtua artxe slaiciffo ytnuoc evig ton seod retrahc a“ setats seitnuoC fo noitaicossA dna snoisiced yrategdub ,seitiliba gnisiar eunever ,tnemnrevog lacol revo retrahC“ a mrof ot retrahC ytnuoC odaroD lE eht yb deriuqer si srosivrepuS fo draoB ehT ”.snoitaler latnemnrevogretni dellac saw noissimmoC retrahC 9002 A .sraey evif yreve tsael ta ”noissimmoC weiveR etanretla eno dna rebmem eno fo stsisnoc noissimmoc ehT .9002 hcraM ni noisses otni YGOLODOHTEM dnemmocer ot si noissimmoC retrahC eht fo esoprup ehT .tcirtsid yrosivrepus hcae morf fI .srosivrepuS fo draoB eht ot snoisivorp retrahc fo snoitacover ro stnemdnema laitnetop retrahC era seitnuoc neetruof hcihw fo seitnuoc thgie-ytfif sah ainrofilaC fo etatS ehT eht ,snoitadnemmocer noissimmoC retrahC eht sevorppa srosivrepuS fo draoB eht 9002-8002 ehT .seitnuoC waL lareneG era seitnuoc ruof-ytrof gniniamer ehT .seitnuoC ehT .lavorppa retov gnikees tollab eht no decalp eb tsum stnemdnema dednemmocer ,etatS eht ni seitnuoc retrahc net morf deiduts dna noitamrofni derehtag yruJ dnarG fo draoB eht htiw ylelos stser retrahC eht ot segnahc yna rof ssecorp lavorppa naS ,onidranreB naS ,otnemarcaS ,recalP ,egnarO ,onserF ,ettuB ,ademalA :yleman .srosivrepuS .amaheT dna aralC atnaS ,oetaM erutcurts eht ot gnitaler seussi fo rebmun a gniyduts elihw ,sraey lareves tsap eht revO ocsicnarF naS dna ogeiD naS ,selegnA soL erew yruJ dnarG eht yb deiduts ton sretrahC laitnatsbus taht denimreted sah yruJ dnarG eht ,tnemnrevog ytnuoc fo noitarepo dna llew erapmoc ton od ,ytisrevid dna ezis noitalupop gniredisnoc ,seitnuoc esehT .seitnuoC ,yhposolihp laicnanif edulcni segnahc esohT .dedeen era snoitarepo ytnuoc ni segnahc .ytnuoC odaroD lE htiw dedulcnoc yruJ dnarG siht ,noitidda nI .gninnalp mret gnol dna erutcurts tnemeganam weiveR retrahC sihT .deweiver eb dluohs tnemnrevog retrahC ytnuoC fo esoprup eht taht 1 GNIDNIF dna noissimmoC weiveR retrahC eht ot tupni dna ecnatsissa edivorp ot nettirw si tropeR .srosivrepuS fo draoB eht rof gnitarepo neeb sah ytnuoC eht taht noisulcnoc eht ot emoc sah yruJ dnarG ehT dnarG eht yb snoitagitsevnI .”yhposolihp tnemnrevog etelosbo“ na htiw sraey lareves DNUORGKCAB .snoitarepo latnemtraped ytnuoc ni snoitavonni evissergorp ,yna fi ,wef dnuof yruJ ynam ni snoitarepo tneicifed ,revonrut lennosrep no desucof evah seiruJ dnarG suoiverP dna seitnuoC waL lareneG :seitnuoc fo sepyt owt rof swolla noitutitsnoC ainrofilaC ehT -ot-yad revo srosivrepuS fo draoB eht yb lortnoc yrosivrepus hcum oot dna ,stnemtraped lareneG .etatS eht fo snoisividbus lagel yllacinhcet era hcihw fo htob ,seitnuoC retrahC .tnemnrevog ytnuoc ni seussi lanoitarepo yad seitnuoc waL retrahC .waL etatS ot gnidrocca denrevog dna dezinagro era seitnuoc waL fo eerged detimil a evah seitnuoc retrahc ,revewoH .denrevog dna dezinagro ylralimis era esora noitseuq emas eht ,sraey sulp evif tsal eht revo stroper yruJ dnarG fo pacer sti nI .rewop laitnetop ro ytilibixelf lanoitidda emos edivorp yam taht ytirohtua ”elur emoh“ ”?snoitarepo ytnuoC odaroD lE ni tnemevorpmi on ereht si yhw“ :emit retfa emit ,lesnuoc ytnuoc ,sdaeh tnemtraped ,slaiciffo detcele htiw sweivretni sti gniruD emoc ot demees emeht emas eht ,seeyolpme ytnuoc fo rebmun egral a dna tnemeganam 2 1 El Dorado County 2008-09 Grand Jury Report GJ-08-005 El Dorado County Charter Review 70 El Dorado County Charter: Time To Admit & Correct A Mistake gniwollof eht neht ,dekover ton si retrahC ytnuoC odaroD lE eht taht tneve eht nI .renroc eht dnuora tsuj syawla saw ssergorP .elttil oot dna wols saw egnahC .sucof otni :swollof retrahC eht gnidnema rof snoitadnemmocer dna sisylana egnahc elttil hcus yhW ?sdaeh tnemtraped tsgnoma revonrut fo rebmun egral eht yhW ?detcerrocnu tfel tub ,deifitnedi neeb dah smelborp nehw sraey ynam revo ssergorp dna srosivrepuS fo draoB – II elcitrA eht ni tnemucod siht taht denimreted dna retrahC eht ta kool esolc a koot yruJ dnarG ehT seicnacaV fo gnilliF :302 noitceS eht ediug ot noissim sti ni deliaf dna ssergorp fo yaw eht ni doots sraey neetfif tsap s’ytnuoc eht emoceb ,tceffe ni ,sah tI .tnemnrevog tneiciffe erom dna retteb ot ytnuoc deripxenu eht ,rosivrepus fo eciffo eht ni srucco ycnacav a revenehW“ :setats 302 noitceS tcaf ni dna ssergorp sedepmi retrahC eht taht desimrus yruJ dnarG ehT .”leeh sellihcA“ 021 naht ssel tub syad 09 naht erom srucco ycnacav eht fI .noitcele yb dellif eb llahs mret .4991 ni detcane nehw sretov eht ot edam erew taht sesimorp eht ot elttil setubirtnoc ni tcirtsid eht gnivlovni ,noitcele laiceps ro ,lareneg ,yramirp deludehcs a erofeb syad detadilosnoc eb llahs ycnacav eht llif ot noitcele eht neht ,derrucco sah ycnacav eht hcihw fo sderdnuh otni snur tnemecrofne retrahC htiw ecnailpmoc yltsoc dna emosrebmuc ehT syad 09 naht ssel ro 021 naht erom srucco ycnacav eht fI .noitcele deludehcs eht nihtiw eht fo esuaceb deretnuocne syaled dna tnemtcane ehT .yllaunna srallod fo sdnasuoht eht hcihw ni tcirtsid eht gnivlovni noitcele laiceps ro ,lareneg ,yramirp deludehcs erofeb ytnuoc fo tsoc eht ni esaercni egral a ot detubirtnoc yltnacifingis sah retrahC ytnuoC eht yb dellac ,noitcele laiceps a ta dellif eb llahs ycnacav eht neht ,derrucco sah ycnacav eht otni snur stsoc serudecorp retrahc dna sdraob ,snoissimmoc ehT .tnemnrevog eht retfa syad 021 naht erom ron 09 naht ssel ton ecalp ekat ot srosivrepuS fo draoB detamitse na ot tnuoma stsoc eseht ylevitcelloC .srallod fo sdnasuoht fo sderdnuh fo snoisivorp eht htiw drocca ni detcudnoc eb llahs noitcele laiceps ehT .srucco ycnacav reyapxat fo etsaw raelc a era retrahC eht fo stsoc dellortnocnu ehT .raey rep 000,000,1$ fo rebmun tsehgih eht htiw etadidnac ehT .snoitcele laiceps gnidrager wal etats lareneg .yenom ”.mret deripxenu eht llif ot detcele eb llahs setov lE dediug yllufgninaem taht tnemucod ycilop tnacifingis a tcaf ni erew retrahC eht fI seicnacaV fo gnilliF :06052§ edoC tnemnrevoG .ffoedart elbanosaer a eb dluow retrahC eht fo tsoc neddih eht ,esruoc s’ytnuoC odaroD tnacifingisni sekam ro seussi tnacifingisni sesserdda yllacipyt retrahC eht ,revewoH llif llahs ronrevoG eht ,srosivrepus fo draob yna ni srucco ycnacav a revenehW“ :setats tI neetneves yletamixorppa sniatnoc retrahC ytnuoC odaroD lE ehT .snoitacifiralc sih fo noitacifilauq dna noitcele eht litnu eciffo dloh llahs eetnioppa ehT .ycnacav eht lE eht fo nosirapmoc enil-yb-enil a ,tcaf nI .waL lareneG ot slarrefed ro/dna secnerefer ”.rosseccus slaever seitnuoc gninrevog wal etats fo ydob suomrone eht dna retrahC ytnuoC odaroD .waL lareneG dna retrahC eht neewteb secnereffid ronim ylno dna retrahC s’ytnuoC eht neewteb secnereffid yek eht fo eno sniamer 302 noitces retrahC taht dna ycnacav detcepxenu na llif ot noitcele laiceps a seriuqer tI .wal lareneg eht fo noitpoda eht ecnis derrucco evah taht stnemdnema neetenin eht fo ,revoeroM .taes taht rof noitcele txen eht litnu eciffo eht sdloh laudividni emaceb dna wal lareneg ot secnerefer fo snoitpoda ylpmis neeb evah esoht fo net ,retrahC detadtuo detcerroc ro ,semarfemit detadtuo dna wal etats ni segnahc ot eud evitareponi deriuqer eht nihtiw noitcele laiceps a dellac ton sah srosivrepuS fo draoB eht tsap eht nI stimil mret sa hcus stnemdnema ”evitnatsbus“ erom eht fo ynaM .secnerefer dna gnidrow a hcaer ot tluciffid ti sekam sihT .srosivrepuS fo draoB nosrep ruof a gnivael ,emarf emit hguorht retrahC eht fo edistuo desserdda eb dluoc ,seiralas ffirehS ro ,srosivrepus rof tuohtiw srucco ycnacav eht hcihw ni tcirtsid eht sevael dna ,noisiced ytirojam fo tnuoma egral a hcus rehtehw elbanoitseuq yrev si tI .esoohc os sretov fi wal lareneg ot 000,53$ neewteb stsoc detamitse ,yltsoc era snoitcele ytnuoc laicepS .noitatneserper elbignat elttil hcus sedivorp taht gnihtemos ot detoved eb dluohs secruoser dna emit .000,54$ eht ekam ro lortnoc lacol ecnahne ot esimorp sti no dereviled ton sah retrahC ehT .tifeneb -fles emosrebmuc a eb ot sraeppa ti ,yrartnoc eht nO .tneiciffe erom tnemnrevog ytnuoc fo draoB eht no ycnacav a llif ot noitcele laiceps a dloh ot noitcerid retrahC ehT stnemeriuqer citarcuaerub yrassecennu sdda ylno taht tnemucod evitartsinimda gniniatsus a 6002 ylrae nI .ytnuoC odaroD lE ni dewollof neeb syawla ton sah srosivrepuS lE eht taht sraeppa ti ,snedrub eht tsniaga stifeneb eht gnihgieW .tnemnrevog ytnuoc ot .noitangiser fo noitaralced lamrof on edam tub eciffo sih detacidba ylgnimees rosivrepus .laicifeneb si ti naht emosnedrub erom si retrahC ytnuoC odaroD eht deralced dna evom detnedecerpnu na edam srosivrepuS fo draoB eht 6002 yluJ nI eht ,eciffo tnacav eht llif ot redro nI .)g(0771 edoC tnemnrevoG rednu tnacav eciffo 1 NOITADNEMMOCER dna raey noitcele na saw 6002 ,revewoH .noitcele laiceps a dellac evah dluohs draoB rof deludehcs noitcelE lareneG eht ni taes eht niw ot gniyv setadidnac ydaerla erew ereht srosivrepuS fo draoB eht dna noissimmoC retrahC eht ot sdnemmocer yruJ dnarG ehT eht gnillif renniw eht ni detluser evah dluow noitcele laiceps yltsoc A .rebmevoN ta sretov eht yb noisiced a rof tollab eht no decalp eb retrahC eht fo noitacover eht taht nrows saw noitcele rebmevoN eht fo renniw eht erofeb shtnom wef a rof taes yrosivrepus .noitcele txen eht retrahC eht dragersid ot detpo srosivrepuS fo draoB eht ,yltneuqesnoC .eciffo otni a wolla seod retrahC eht hguohtlA .noitcele laiceps a llac ton did dna tnemeriuqer laiceps eht taht raelc ton si ti ,drager siht ni waL lareneG eht morf noitaived tnacifingis .waL lareneG evoba tifeneb a eb ot tuo denrut sah tnemeriuqer noitcele 4 3 El Dorado County 2008-09 Grand Jury Report GJ-08-005 El Dorado County Charter Review El Dorado County Charter: Time To Admit & Correct A Mistake 71 )b( 00052§ edoC tnemnrevoG NOITADNEMMOCER yna fo srosivrepus fo draob eht ,wal fo noisivorp rehto yna gnidnatshtiwtoN“ :setats tI yb ,esoporp yam ytnuoc eht fo stnediser eht ro tpoda yam ytnuoc retrahc ro wal lareneg eht fo noitrop siht ,revewoH .dekover eb retrahC eht taht sdnemmocer yruJ dnarG ehT eht fo rebmem a smret fo rebmun eht no timil a laeper ro timil ot lasoporp a ,evitaitini .yteritne sti ni dekover ton si retrahC eht fi dednema eb ot sdeen retrahC eht timil ot lasoporp ynA .srosivrepuS fo draoB eht no evres yam srosivrepus fo draob fo draob eht no evres yam srosivrepus fo draob eht fo rebmem a smret fo rebmun yruJ dnarG eht rebmeM draoB a gnicalper fo gal emit dna tsoc eht etaivella oT si ti sselnu evitarepo emoceb ton dna ylno ylevitcepsorp ylppa llahs srosivrepus fo eciffo eht ni srucco ycnacav a revenehW :egaugnal gniwollof eht sdnemmocer fo ytirojam a dna noitcele deludehcs ylraluger a ta ytnuoc eht fo srotcele eht ot dettimbus -ytriht nihtiw srosivrepuS gniniamer eht yb dellif eb llahs mret deripxenu eht ,rosivrepuS ”.lasoporp eht fo noitpoda eht rovaf noitseuq eht no tsac setov eht na ekam llahs ronrevoG eht ,tnemecalper a tceles ton od srosivrepuS eht fI .syad .06052§ edoC tnemnrevoG rep srucco ycnacav eht retfa tnemtnioppa NOITADNEMMOCER srosivrepuS fo draoB – 11 elcitrA eht fo noitces siht ,revewoH .dekover eb retrahC eht taht sdnemmocer yruJ dnarG ehT .yteritne sti ni dekover ton si retrahC eht fi dednema eb ot sdeen retrahC seciffO fo mreT :202 noitceS ytnuoC fo ytiunitnoc fo kcal rof wolla dna niard ecneirepxe na etaerc stimil mreT llahs srebmem draoB .sraey ruof si rosivrepus fo eciffo fo mret ehT“ :setats 202 noitceS odaroD lE detcele rehto stceffa sedoc tnemnrevog detsil evoba eht fo enoN .ecnanrevog rof hcus sa evres yam rosivrepus detcele nosrep oN .smret evitucesnoc owt ot detimil eb ytnuoC eht sediseb ,ytnuoC odaroD lE ni slaiciffo detcele oN .slaiciffo ytnuoC rosivrepus fo eciffo eht ot detcele nosrep ynA .smret raey-ruof evisseccus owt naht erom eht taht sdnemmocer yruJ dnarG ehT .stimil mret evah ,detcele era mohw srosivrepuS fo esoprup eht rof ,demeed eb llahs mret raey-ruof a fo sraey owt fo ssecxe ni etelpmoc ot ytnuoC rof stimil mret etanimile dna )b()a( 00052§ edoC tnemnrevoG yb sediba ytnuoC nosrep oN .mret taht fo noitaripxe eht nopu mret lluf eno devres evah ot ,noitces siht .srosivrepuS ruof tsael ta litnu rosivrepus a sa evres yam smret raey ruof evisseccus owt devres gnivah ohw rosivrepus ynA .eciffo ni mret evisseccus dnoces eht fo noitaripxe eht retfa sraey reciffO evitartsinimdA feihC – III elcitrA eb llahs mret eht fo noitaripxe eht litnu gniniamer sraey lluf owt naht ssel htiw sngiser evoba ehT .mret raey ruof lluf a devres evah ot ,noitces siht fo esoprup eht rof ,demeed reciffO evitartsinimdA feihC :103 noitceS rof srosivrepuS fo draoB eht ot noitcele rof gninnur morf nosrep yna yfilauqsid ton llahs eht no noon ta secnemmoc eciffo fo mret ehT .evisseccus ton era taht smret ro mret yna evitucexE feihC eht si )OAC( reciffO evitartsinimdA feihC ehT“ :setats 103 noitceS .noitcele rieht gnideeccus ts1 yraunaJ eht retfa yadnoM tsrif eht ot ecnerefer ni retrahC eht ni snoitces tnenitrep rehtO .”ytnuoC eht fo )OEC( reciffO ,303 noitceS ;lavomeR dna tnemtnioppA ,203 snoitceS era noitisop s’OAC .6991 ni detcele eb llahs stcirtsid drihT dna dnoceS ,tsriF eht fo hcae rof rosivrepus ehT .seituD ,403 noitceS ;noitasnepmoC ”.4991 ni detcele eb llahs stcirtsid htfiF dna htruoF eht fo hcae rof rosivrepus ehT seituD :403 noitceS )a( 00052§ edoC tnemnrevoG draoB eht ot elbisnopser eb llahs reciffO evitartsinimdA feihC ehT“ :setats 403 noitceS toN .srebmem evif fo gnitsisnoc srosivrepus fo draob a evah llahs ytnuoc hcaE“ :setats tI eht fo sriaffa eht fo hcus fo noitartsinimda tneiciffe dna reporp eht rof srosivrepuS fO fo smret eht fI .noitcele lareneg emas eht ta detcele eb llahs srebmem eerht taht erom evitartsinimdA feihC eht fo egrahc eht ni decalp eb yam retfaereh ro era sa ytnuoc tsrif eht ta ,emit emas eht ta eripxe draob eht fo srebmem eerht naht erom fo eciffo redro ro noituloser ,ecnanidro yna fo ro ,retrahC eht fo snoisivorp eht ot tnausrup ,reciffO os llahs detcele os srebmem eht noitcele rieht gniwollof ts1 yraunaJ retfa gniteem raluger eht ,dedivorp niereh seitud dna srewop rehto ot noitidda nI .srosivrepuS fo draoB eht fo owt rof owt dna sraey ruof rof evres llahs srebmem eerht taht tol yb sevlesmeht yfissalc :ot rewop dna ytud eht evah llahs reciffO evitartsinimdA feihC ”.sraey ruof eb llahs rebmem hcae fo mret eht retfaerehT .sraey ,evitnioppa dna evitcele htob ,stnemtraped dna seciffo lla fo krow eht etanidrooC )a ytnuoc lla ni ymonoce dna ycneiciffe eveihca ot snaem dna yaw a esived dna .snoitarepo hsilpmocca dna seicilop tnemelpmi ot snalp draoB eht ot tneserp dna etalumroF )b .draoB eht yb dehsilbatse slaog 6 5 El Dorado County 2008-09 Grand Jury Report GJ-08-005 El Dorado County Charter Review 72 El Dorado County Charter: Time To Admit & Correct A Mistake ,stegduB - C .araP edulcni hcihw retrahC eht yb seitilibisnopser dengissa sah OAC ehT ni detcele era slaiciffo detcele rehtO .tcirtsid yb detcele si srosivrepuS fo draoB ehT ,smargorp ytnuoc fo sisylana sedivorP - E .araP ,tegdub eht fo noitartsinimdA - D .araP sah siht taht detacidni yruJ dnarG eht ot dedivorp ecnedivE .snoitcele ediw ytnuoc - G .araP ,ytreporp dna yenom ytnuoc rof smetsys ytilibatnuocca tnemelpmI - F .araP dna segnahc gnirb ot ytiliba ’srosivrepuS fo draoB eht rof seitluciffid lacitilop detaerc - H .araP ,lacol dna lanoiger ,etats ,laredef sa hcus seicnega tnemnrevog rehto htiw kroW tsoc eht desiar dna ycneiciffe desaerced sah tI .erutcurts tnemeganam s’ytnuoc eht lortnoc sdaeh tnemtraped tnemtnioppa fo secnamrofrep sesiarppa dna sweiver sisab launna na nO dna kcehc on si erehT .detaulave ton era slaiciffo detcelE .ytnuoc eht ni gnitarepo fo egnar-gnol ytnuoC eht fo noitacilbup etanidrooC - I .araP dna ,lesnuoc ytnuoc tpecxe .sretov eht yb tpecxe ,meht etaulave ot metsys ecnalab ”.slaog fo tnemetats launna eht dna nalp lacsif rof snoitseuq sesiar ,retrahC ytnuoC eht rep ,ssecorp noitcele eht ni ytiuqeni sihT ytnuoc detcele ,sdaeh tnemtraped morf deviecer noitamrofni dna sweivretni no desaB yb tnemevom suoires a ,ynomitset ot gnidrocca ,si erehT .tnemnrevog ytnuoc evitceffe si OAC eht fo eciffo eht taht dnuof yruJ tnarG eht ,seeyolpme ytnuoc dna slaiciffo ni erutcurts noitcele tneserp eht ot egnahc yna kcolb ot slaiciffo tnemtraped detcele esoht tnerruc dna remrof htiw sweivretnI .ylno noitcnuf evitartsinimda na sa deviecrep esoht .sv stimil mret on htiw slaiciffo detcele fo ssenevitceffe eht ecnalab oT .ytnuoc eht ni dedargpu eb ot sdeen noitcnuf OAC eht taht troppus gnorts etacidni srosivrepus desiar era snoitseuq suoires ,stimil yradnuob tcirtsid dna mret htiw slaiciffo detcele .sretov eht morf lavorppa seriuqer siht ,retrahC eht rednU .erutats .snoisivorp retrahc tnerruc eht fo ssenevitceffe llarevo eht gnidrager NOITADNEMMOCER NOITADNEMMOCER eht fo noitces siht ,revewoH .dekover eb retrahC eht taht sdnemmocer yruJ dnarG ehT .yteritne sti ni dekover ton si retrahC eht fi dednema eb ot sdeen retrahC ot sdeen noitces siht ,revewoH .dekover eb retrahC eht taht sdnemmocer yruJ dnarG ehT .yteritne sti ni dekover ton si retrahC eht fi dednema eb ot noitcnuf siht fo seitilibisnopser dna sutats eht gnidargpu sdnemmocer yruJ dnarG ehT ot dengised si ti ytilibisnopser dna ytirohtua eht nevig eb dluohs noitisop ehT .OEC eht taht sdnemmocer yruJ dnarG eht ,sgnivas tsoc etareneg dna ,seitiuqeni etanimile oT ni egnahc dna htworg eht htiw pu tpek ton evah OAC eht fo seitud ehT .mrofrep dna 00342§ sedoC tnemnrevoG fo ytirohtua eht rednu detcane eb noitca gniwollof -noisiced ycilop a eb dluohs srosivrepuS fo draoB ehT .ytnuoC odaroD lE ni tnemnrevog ytnuoC fo reciffO laicnaniF sa evres ot ,reciffO laicnaniF fo noitisop a etaerC .5.00342§ fo tnemeganam yad-ot-yad eht rof elbisnopser eb dluohs eciffo OEC ehT .ydob gnikam eht esivrepus osla dluow noitisop ehT .eciffo s’OEC eht ot gnitroper tnemnrevog eht fo lliw eht ta evres OEC eht taht sdnemmocer yruJ dnarG ehT .ytnuoc eht ,royevruS fo snoitisop ehT .rotcelloC xaT dna rerusaerT fo snoitisop detnioppa gniwollof draoB eht fo srebmem eht ,noitamrofni gniniatbo fo esoprup eht rof tpecxE .srosivrepus ot degnahc eb dluohs renoroC dna krelC ytnuoC ,redroceR ,rotartsinimdA cilbuP ytnuoc lla htiw eciffo s’OEC eht hguorht yltcerid dna ylelos laed llahs srosivrepuS fo ytnuoc evitartsinimda rehtona ro eciffo s’OEC eht ot troper dna snoitisop detnioppa .stnemtraped dna noitisop detcele na niamer dluohs rellortnoC/rotiduA fo noitcnuf ehT .ytitne .ytnuoc eht ni ecnailpmoc laicnanif dna snoitcasnart laicnanif lla esivrepus snoissimmoC dna sdraoB ,sdaeH tnemtrapeD – VI elcitrA fo draoB :detcele eb ot eunitnoc lliw snoitisop gniwollof eht noitadnemmocer siht rednU sdaeH tnemtrapeD detcelE :204 noitceS .rellortnoC/rotiduA dna yenrottA tcirtsiD ,rossessA ,ffirehS ,srosivrepuS )b( ,rossessA )a( :detcele eb llahs sdaeh stnemtraped gniwollof ehT“ :setats 204 noitceS snoissimmoC dna sdraoB ,sdaeH tnemtrapeD – VI elcitrA cilbuP/renoroC/ffirehS )e( ,krelC/redroceR )d( ,yenrottA tcirtsiD )c( ,rellortnoc/rotiduA detcele lla fo eciffo fo mret ehT .rotcelloC xaT/rerusaerT )g( ,royevruS )f( ,rotartsinimdA sdaeH tnemtrapeD detnioppA :404 noitceS tnemtraped detcele eseht rof stimil mret on era ereht ,revewoH .sraey ruof si sreciffo ”.sreciffo .ecnanidro yb detangised eb llahs daeh tnemtraped fo noitisop ehT“ :setats 404 noitceS fo draoB eht ,ytirohtua gnitnioppa eht fo erusaelp eht ta evres sdaeh tnemtrapeD eht etaitini dna dnemmocer yam yruJ dnarG eht ,829§ edoC laneP fo ytirohtua rednU ,tnioppa ot rewop eht etageled yam dna evah llahs sdaeh tnemtrapeD .srosivrepuS ytnuoc lla fo sdeen eht nopu troper dna etagitsevni yam yruJ dnarG yrevE“ :gniwollof eht ot tcejbus stnemtraped rieht ni deyolpme snosrep lla evomer dna dnepsus ,esivrepus ,rof tnempiuqe eht dna seciffo fo noitaerc ro noitiloba eht gnidulcni ,ytnuoc eht ni sreciffo ”.retrahc siht fo V elcitrA fo snoisivorp noitagitsevni hcuS .seciffo lareves fo seitud eht gnimrofrep fo metsys ro dohtem eht ro fo ypoc a esuac llahs yruJ dnarG ehT .raey hcae ylevitceles detcudnoc eb llahs troper dna .”ytnuoC eht fo srosivrepuS fo draoB eht fo rebmem hcae ot dettimsnart eb ot troper hcus a sa tcele ot srewop ytnuoc rof sedivorp )b( 1§ IX elcitrA ,noitutitsnoC ainrofilaC sreciffo detcele rehto llA .ffirehS )c( dna ,yenrottA tcirtsiD )b( ,rossessA )a( :muminim .00042§ edoc tnemnrevog ni ro retrahC eht ni detsil era 8 7 El Dorado County 2008-09 Grand Jury Report GJ-08-005 El Dorado County Charter Review El Dorado County Charter: Time To Admit & Correct A Mistake 73 detsujda eb tsum )stsoc tifeneb tneuqesbus lla dna( seiralas raey hcae ,yltneuqesnoC NOITADNEMMOCER eht rehtien“ ,detroper noitats noisivelet aera otnemarcaS eno sA .retrahC eht ot gnidrocca hguot eseht ni neve ,)sekih yap eht( pots nac rotartsinimda yna ron srosivrepus ytnuoc detnioppa ehT .OEC ot noitisop s’OAC eht edargpu ot si noitadnemmocer ehT .”semit cimonoce fo draoB eht ot troper ton dna OEC eht fo erusaelp eht ta evres dluohs sdaeh tnemtraped dna ,seiralas tsujda ,enilpicsid ,erih ot ytirohtua eht evah dluohs OEC ehT .srosivrepuS .tegdub launna sti nihtiw sesaercni yralas citamotua eht dnuf ot nalp ylno nac ytnuoC ehT ni dna seicilop ecruoser namuh ytnuoC ot gnidrocca sdaeh tnemtraped esoht etanimret setatcid retrahC ehT .esaercni eht rof tnuocca ot raey hcae 000,005$ stegdub ytnuoC ehT .ytnuoC eht fo sdeen eht htiw ecnadrocca fo tnuoma lautca ehT .raey hcae yraunaJ fo tsrif eht no evitceffe emoceb sesiar eht taht ot tsoc launna detamitse eht 8002 rebmeceD nI .raey ot raey morf seirav esaercni eht noitatimiL yralaS s’ffirehS – V elcitrA ,1 yraunaJ tceffe koot taht esiar eht rof 000,985$ saw esaercni citamotua eht edivorp .9002 noitatimiL yralaS s’ffirehS :405 noitceS NOITADNEMMOCER dna ,A erusaeM sa nwonk ylnommoc ,evitaitini yralaS s’ffirehS ehT“ :setats 405 noitceS .delaeper ybereh si ,2791 ,7 rebmevoN no noitcele lareneg a ta sretov eht yb dessap ot sdeen noitces siht ,revewoH .dekover eb retrahC eht taht sdnemmocer yruJ dnarG ehT .yteritne sti ni dekover ton si retrahC eht fi dednema eb seiralas egareva gnitsixe eht enimreted yllaunna tsael ta ,llahs srosivrepuS fo draoB ehT dna tnemtrapeD s’ffirehS ytnuoC rodamA ,tnemtrapeD eciloP eohaT ekaL htuoS eht rof fo tniop reyapxat eht morf retrahC eht ni noitces elbatciderpnu dna yltsoc yrev a si sihT .seicnega dias yb deyolpme noitisop fo ssalc hcae rof lortaP yawhgiH ainrofilaC eht .tceffe ni sniamer retrahC eht ni noitces siht fi elbanoicsnocnu eb dluow tI .weiv semoceb tsrif noisivorp retrahc siht retfa raey hcae fo yraunaJ fo yad tsrif eht no evitceffE ffirehS rof ytilibatnuocca laicnanif nruter lliw retrahC eht fo noisivorp siht gnitanimilE rof yralas egareva eht taht enimreted dna tsujda llahs srosivrepuS fo draoB eht ,evitceffe .snoitcidsiruj rehto rednu ton dna lortnoc ytnuoC rednu kcab seiralas tnemtrapeD rof seiralas eht fo egareva eht ot lauqe tsael ta eb niereh htrof tes sa noitisop fo ssalc hcae ytnuoC rodamA ,tnemtrapeD eciloP eohaT ekaL htuoS eht ni snoitisop elbarapmoc eht ecnaniF – IV elcitrA .lortaP yawhgiH ainrofilaC eht dna tnemtrapeD s’ffirehS noitartsinimdA tcartnoC :206 noitceS snoitisop fo puorg a naem llahs ’noitisop fo ssalc elbarapmoc‘ mret eht ,niereh desu sA eht gnisu seitilibisnopser ro seitud ro snoitacifilauq ot tcepser htiw ralimis yllaitnatsbus yenom fo tnemyap eht ezirohtua ton llahs srosivrepuS fo draoB ehT“ :setats 206 noitceS ytupeD ,tnaegreS ,tnanetueiL ,niatpaC ,ffirehsrednU :senilediug sa snoitisop gniwollof ytitne etavirp a yb noitcnuf ro ecivres yna fo ecnamrofrep eht rof noitasnepmoc rehto ro .krelC dna ,ffirehS stcartnoc ytnuoc rof stnemeriuqer lagel lla gniteem tcartnoc nettirw a ot tnausrup tpecxe reciffo ytnuoc eht yfitnedi llahs tcartnoc hcaE .srosivrepuS fo draoB eht yb dehsilbatse sa fo snoisivorp gnitcilfnoc esiwrehto yna revo liaverp llahs noitces siht fo snoisivorp ehT .”tcartnoc eht gniretsinimda rof ytilibisnopser htiw seeyolpme ro seeyolpme ro sreciffo ytnuoc fo seiralas ot etaler yam hcihw wal lareneg ro retrahC eht ”.etov ralupop yb detcele ton era ohw tcartnoc ehT .ytnuoC eht ot stsoc desaercni yltnacifingis sah retrahC eht fo 206 noitceS noitces siht htiw melborp rojam ehT .seicneiciffeni lareves setaerc ssecorp noitartsinimda dna lortnoc eht setacidba tI .ytilibatnuocca lacsif on si ereht erutcurts tneserp eht rednU ytnuoc rof stnemeriuqer lagel lla gniteem tcartnoc nettirw“ a evah ot tnemeriuqer eht si ylevitceffe dna etaitogen ot srosivrepuS ytnuoC odaroD lE detcele fo ytilibisnopser ecniS .”noitcnuf ro ecivres yna“ rof ”srosivrepuS fo draoB eht yb dehsilbatse sa stcartnoc sa ,raey sihT .seeyolpme tnemtrapeD s’ffirehS eht fo stegdub dna serutidnepxe lortnoc taht ytivitca yna ,retrahC eht ni cificeps ton si ”noitcnuf ro ecivres“ fo noitinifed eht ni sesiar eht ,llaftrohs tegdub s’ytnuoC eht ot eud detanimret gnieb erew seeyolpme rehto retrahC ehT .tcartnoc nettirw lluf a seriuqer noitcnuf ro ecivres a sa deurtsnoc eb dluoc eht retfa skeew tsuJ .aidem aera morf noitnetta hcum werd tnemtrapeD s’ffirehS eht edivorp ot tnarg etats a seviecer tnemtraped a fi ,elpmaxe roF .ytilibixelf on sedivorp s’ffirehS ynam ;stnemtraped elpitlum ssorca snoitisop ytenin detanimile ytnuoC eht htiw smeti eht ebircsni ot eef krowtra na segrahc rodnev eht dna smeti lanoitacude denirhsne sah noisivorp retrahC sihT .sesiar detnarg erew seeyolpme tnemtrapeD .deriuqer si tcartnoc nettirw lluf a ,redro esahcrup elpmis a fo daetsni ,ogol ytnuoc fo 405 noitceS .lortnoc on sah srosivrepuS fo draoB eht hcihw revo gnidneps citamotua eht fo egareva eht ot seiralas eeyolpme ffirehS ytnuoC odaroD lE sexedni retrahC eht ronim edulcni tnemeriuqer tcartnoc nettirw eht reggirt dluoc taht sesahcrup elpmis rehtO rodamA ,tnemtrapeD eciloP eohaT ekaL htuoS eht ni snoitisop elbarapmoc rof seiralas dluoc ytnuoC eht hguohtlA .sag negyxo desahcrup erots ot desu sknat rof seef latner yllautca noitces sihT .lortaP yawhgiH ainrofilaC eht dna tnemtrapeD s’ffirehS ytnuoC ”ecivres“ a si eef latner knat eht ,flesti negyxo eht rof redro esahcrup a eussi ylpmis otni detpoda saw dna ,evitaitinI yralaS ffirehS sa neht nwonk erusaeM 2791 a delaeper stcartnoc lluf eriuqer osla sboj riaper tnempiuqe elpmiS .tcartnoc nettirw a seriuqer hcihw .retrahC eht lagel gniteem tcartnoc nettirw a wal etats rednu ,noitidda nI .sredro esahcrup fo daetsni gnitucexe ni syaled yhtgnel dda nac sihT .seitrap htob yb dengis si taht eno si tnemeriuqer lluf a no stsisni ytnuoC eht yhw dnatsrednu ton od netfo srodnev esuaceb stcartnoc 01 9 El Dorado County 2008-09 Grand Jury Report GJ-08-005 El Dorado County Charter Review 74 El Dorado County Charter: Time To Admit & Correct A Mistake eht stcepser yruJ dnarG sihT .tneiciffe tsoc dna evitceffe erom edam eb dluohs dna dluoc tluciffid era hcihw stcartnoc emos no deriuqer erutangis reciffo etaroproc eht ro tcartnoc .sksat sti dna noissimmoC weiveR retrahC eht yb decaf seitluciffid .stcartnoc eht ngis ot esufer ylpmis srodnev sesac emos nI .eriuqca ot tnemnrevog fo mrof retrahC a rednu detarepo sah ytnuoC eht sraey neetfif tsap eht roF ro reciffo ytnuoc eht yfitnedi“ ot tcartnoc hcae rof tnemeriuqer eht si eldruh rehtonA txen eht ,dekover si retrahC eht fI .snoitcnuf gninrevog ytnuoC devorpmi ton sah ti dna ton seod retrahC ehT ”.tcartnoc eht gniretsinimda rof ytilibisnopser htiw eeyolpme ytnuoC evitceffe erom dna retteb a ot ytnuoC odaroD lE dael dluohs sraey neetfif deterpretni si tnemeriuqer siht os ”tcartnoc eht gniretsinimda“ fo noitinifed a edivorp .waL lareneG rednu tnemnrevog eht yficeps syawla stnemtraped emos ,elpmaxe roF .stnemtraped gnoma yltnereffid .seeyolpme cificeps etoned srehto elihw rotartsinimda tcartnoc eht sa daeh tnemtraped SESNOPSER seod noitces retrahC siht tcartnoc eht htiw gnorw og seod gnihtemos fi ,yltneuqesnoC eht rof elbisnopser yllautca si ohw raelc ton si ti esuaceb ytilibatnuocca esaercni ot elttil deriuqer enoN .tcartnoc ’stnemtraped ytnuoc dna sreciffo lesnuoC ytnuoC ,tnemeganam s’tnemtraped ytnuoC retrahC gnitucexe no sdnuf ytnuoc yltneuqesbus dna emit fo stnuoma eguh dneps sffats si retrahC eht ni noitces siht rehtehw elbanoitseuq si tI .stcartnoc nettirw deriuqer .sksir laminim evah taht sesahcrup elpmis rof deriuqer NOITADNEMMOCER dluohs noitces siht ,revewoH .dekover eb retrahC eht taht sdnemmocer yruJ dnarG ehT .yteritne si ti dekover ton si retrahC eht tneve eht ni dednema eb ,dnuos eb yam tnetni eht hguohtlA .esnes lacsif ekam ton seod retrahC eht fo noitces sihT gnitsoc si dna dednetni sa dekrow ton sah retrahC eht rep noitucexe dna serudecorp eht citarcuaerub emosrebmuc ni raey hcae srallod fo sdnasuoht fo sderdnuh sreyapxat eht gnitucexe dna gnisahcrup ni tneiciffeni yrev ytnuoC eht sekam sihT .krowrepap dna ycneiciffeni fo eno si srodnev edistuo htiw ytnuoC eht fo noitatuper ehT .stcartnoc ti dna retrahC eht ni noitces siht peek ot nosaer on si erehT .htiw laed ot tluciffid yrev .dekover eb dluohs :gniwollof eht setats yruJ dnarG 9002-8002 ehT :noisulcnoC ytnuoC odaroD lE eht taht derevocsid yruJ dnarG 9002-8002 eht noitagitsevni sti gniruD ehT .tnemnrevoG ytnuoC ni dna ytnuoC eht ni stnemucod daer tsael eht fo eno si retrahC ton dah ynaM .seeyolpme ytnuoc dna srosivrepus ,srotcerid ynam deweivretni yruJ dnarG htiw snoissucsid dna sweivretnI .retrahC eht ni saw tahw aedi yna dah ron daer retrahC eht fo esuaceB .evitceffe ton si retrahC eht taht raelc ti edam seeyolpme degnahc ro deweiver yllacipyt si retrahC ehT .eveihca ot tluciffid si egnahc ,snoisivorp .sraey evif yreve neetfif tsap eht rof evitceffe neeb ton sah retrahC eht taht noinipo s’yruJ dnarG eht si tI sgnimoctrohs retrahC eht etagitsevni ylsuoires dluohs noissimmoC retrahC ehT .sraey .srosivrepuS fo draoB eht ot ylriaf tub ylgnorts snoitadnemmocer sti ekam dna ehT .seitluciffid detaerc evah taht ro decrofne ton era taht retrahC eht ni selcitra era erehT retrahC ehT .tnemnrevoG ytnuoC rof tnemurtsni evitceffeni na ,neeb sah dna ,si retrahC dnuoforp a evah dluoc taht segnahc dnemmocer ot noissim suoires a sah noissimmoC ytnuoC odaroD lE ni tnemnrevoG .snoitarepo dna erutcurts tnemnrevog ytnuoc ni tceffe 21 11 El Dorado County 2008-09 Grand Jury Report GJ-08-005 El Dorado County Charter Review El Dorado County Charter: Time To Admit & Correct A Mistake 75 SNOITCA 4102-3102 YRUJ DNARG YTNUOC ODAROD LE remrof a ,srosivrepuS fo draoB eht fo rebmem hcae htiw gniteem yb mret sti nageb yruJ dnarG ehT (cid:120) :RETRAHC YTNUOC ODAROD LE EHT detcele eht fo hcae dna reciffO evitartsinimdA feihC eht ,srosivrepuS fo draoB eht fo rebmem sih erahs ot deksa saw laiciffo eht hcihw gnirud snoisses lamrofni ni yllaudividni sdaeh tnemtraped NOITCNUFSYD ROF NOITPIRCSERP A gnimochtrof erew slaiciffo eseht fo tsoM .ytnuoC odaroD lE gnicaf segnellahc eht otni thgisni reh ro 02-31-JG rebmuN esaC .ytnuoc eht ni ecneirepxe fo sraey morf deniag sthgisni elbaulav derahs dna nezitic dna snezitic morf stnialpmoc fo rebmun egral a deweiver yruJ dnarG eht ,emit emas eht tA (cid:120) TROPER ROF NOSAER suoremuN .slaiciffo ytnuoc yb seruliaf dna sgnimoctrohs suoremun gnigella spuorg ycacovda .deweivretni osla erew snezitic ytnuoc dna ffats ,slaiciffo ytnuoC odaroD lE hguorht gninnur noitcnufsyd fo daerht a ees ot nageb yruJ dnarG eht ,mret sti ni ylraE .retrahC ytnuoC odaroD lE eht deweiver yruJ dnarG ehT (cid:120) ylsuoires dluow hcihw ,secitcarp eerht fo ynomitset detaeper draeh yruJ dnarG ehT .tnemnrevog eht htiw noitazinagro na ni emoselbuort yllaicepse era dna noitazinagro yna ni ycneiciffe ezidrapoej scipot detaler ro emas eht gninrecnoc stroper yruJ dnarG s’raey suoiverp deweiver yruJ dnarG ehT (cid:120) :tnemnrevog ytnuoC odaroD lE fo ezis dna seitud deirav ,ytixelpmoc .sgnidnif dna a deweivretni dna seitnuoc ainrofilaC rehto ni secitcarp lanoitazinagro dehcraeser yruJ dnarG ehT (cid:120) s’ytnuoC eht dna srosivrepuS fo draoB eht htob htiw etarepooc ot esufer nac slaiciffo detcelE .1 .srotartsinimda ytnuoc fo gnilpmas evitatneserper .reciffO evitartsinimdA feihC eht yb deniater mrif gnitlusnoc tnemeganam edistuo na fo sgnidnif eht deweiver yruJ dnarG ehT (cid:120) fo draoB eht ot yltcerid OAC eht dnuora tnew ,detnioppa dna detcele htob sdaeh tnemtrapeD .2 .erutluc dna ecalpkrow llarevo ytnuoC odaroD lE enimaxe dna yevrus ot ytnuoC .elohw a sa ytnuoC eht fo tnemirted eht ot snoitisop nwo rieht fo troppus ni srosivrepuS RETRAHC YTNUOC ODAROD LE EHT eht fo noitartsinimda yad ot yad eht ni derefretni srosivrepuS fo draoB eht fo srebmem laudividnI .3 .ytnuoC etov ytirojam yb retrahc a tpoda ot ytnuoc a eriuqer ton seod tub sezirohtua noitutitsnoC ainrofilaC ehT erom ro 5 fo ydob gninrevog a rof edivorp retrahc a taht seriuqer noitutitsnoC ehT .srotcele sti fo deliaf ni sa llew sa ycneiciffeni gniogno ni stnuoma rallod tnacifingis ytnuoC eht tsoc secitcarp esehT sreciffo rehto sa llew sa rossessa detcele na dna yenrotta tcirtsid detcele na ,ffirehs detcele na ,srebmem eht morf tsuj ton mets seruliaf eseht taht dezilaer noos yruJ dnarG ehT .sesahcrup dna smargorp .detnioppa ro detcele rehtie eb yam ohw .retrahC ytnuoC eht yb degaruocne dna detroppus era tub snoitisop eseht dloh ohw slaudividni srosivrepuS fo draoB rebmem 5 a rof sedivorp retrahC tahT .4991 ni retrahC a detpoda ytnuoC odaroD lE rof noisiv eht gninifed rof elbisnopser si ,ytnuoc eht rof ydob gninrevog eht si srosivrepuS fo draoB ehT ytnuoC odaroD lE eht ,revewoH .noitutitsnoC etats eht yb deriuqer slaiciffo detcele eerht eht dna ,revewoH .seicilop dna secnanidro ,tegdub eht hguorht noisiv taht gnitnemelpmi dna ytnuoc eht ,krelC/redroceR ,rellortnoC/rotiduA eht :detcele eb slaiciffo lanoitidda ruof taht seriuqer retrahC elihw noitnetta s’draoB eht tcartsid ot slaiciffo detcele rehto wolla retrahC ytnuoC eht fo snoisivorp .rotcelloC xaT/rerusaerT dna royevruS .stroffe rieht gnitcurtsbo eht rof stimil mret on tub srosivrepuS fo draoB eht fo srebmem rof stimil mret sedivorp retrahC ehT :edulcnoc ot yruJ dnarG eht dael snoitavresbo esehT eht elihw sraey thgie retfa tuo demret si srosivrepuS fo draoB eht fo rebmem A .slaiciffo detcele rehto evah redroceR dna rellortnoC/rotiduA eht dna 5891 ecnis devres sah rotcelloC xaT/rerusaerT tnerruc eht fo ecnamrofrep eht sesimorpmoc ytnuoC odaroD lE ni slaiciffo detcele fo noitarefilorp ehT (cid:111) fo srebmem eht ,retrahC eht fo noisivorp a ton hguohtla ,yllaniF .sraey ytnewt tsomla rof devres hcae fo noitcele eht rof edivorp ot dednema eb dluohs retrahC ehT .srosivrepuS fo draoB eht dna OAC fo taht flah naht ssel seiralas htiw seeyolpme emit lluf-naht-ssel sa diap era srosivrepuS fo draoB eht tcirtsiD ,ffirehS eht ,noitutitsnoC ainrofilaC eht yb detadnam si noitcele esohw slaiciffo esoht ylno .slaiciffo detcele rehto emos dna ;rossessA dna yenrottA eht ta sevres ohw ,reciffO evitartsinimdA feihC a erih ot srosivrepuS fo draoB eht seriuqer retrahC ehT fo ytiliba eht derednih sah OAC eht dna srosivrepuS fo draoB eht fo selor eht neewteb noisufnoC (cid:111) sedulcni retrahC eht ,revewoH .ytnuoC eht rof reciffO evitucexE feihC eht eb ot ,erusaelp s’draoB .ytnuoC odaroD lE fo erutuf eht rof noisiv sti tnemelpmi dna etaerc ot srosivrepuS fo draoB eht draoB eht ot OEC evitceffe na ot yrassecen seitilibisnopser ngissa ot mees hcihw snoisivorp gnitcilfnoc eht si srosivrepuS fo draoB eht taht )1( edivorp ylraelc ot dednema eb dluohs retrahC ehT .flesti eht ta sevres OAC eht )2( dna ,snoisiced ycilop lla rof elbisnopser ytnuoC eht fo draob gninrevog .seicilop s’draoB eht gnitnemelpmi rof elbisnopser si dna erusaelp s’draoB EHT DNA SROSIVREPUS FO DRAOB EHT HTOB HTIW ETAREPOOC OT ESUFER NAC SLAICIFFO DETCELE .troper siht ni tuo tes ylluf era snoitadnemmocer dna snoitavresbo esehT RECIFFO EVITARTSINIMDA FEIHC S’YTNUOC fo draoB eht rof melborp ralucitrap a esop ytnuoC odaroD lE ni slaiciffo detcele fo noitarefilorp ehT .ytnuoC eht dna srosivrepuS 2 1 El Dorado County 2013-14 Grand Jury Report GJ-13-20 The El Dorado County Charter: A Prescription for Dysfunction 76 El Dorado County Charter: Time To Admit & Correct A Mistake EHT OT YLTCERID OAC EHT DNUORA TNEW ,DETNIOPPA DNA DETCELE HTOB ,SDAEH TNEMTRAPED dna eciffo ni ytivegnol riehT .draoB eht yb tes seicilop eht ot ecnaigella on leef yam slaiciffo detcelE SA YTNUOC EHT FO TNEMIRTED EHT OT SNOITISOP NWO RIEHT FO TROPPUS NI SROSIVREPUS FO DRAOB degella neeb sah ti ,deednI .draoB eht htiw etarepooc ot noitavitom yna evomer yam seiralas rehgih eht sa flesmih tsac ot redro ni sevitaitini draoB detcurtsbo yletarebiled sah rellortnoC/rotiduA eht taht .ELOHW A .srehto yb seruliaf eht tsniaga gnidasurc thgink etihw noisiced ycilop tnatropmi tsom eht si srosivrepuS fo draoB eht yb raey hcae detpoda tegduB launnA ehT yreve ylniatreC .srotcele eht ot si ytud ylno rieht dna yb detcele era yeht tressa slaiciffo detcele esehT ytiroirp nevig eb lliw smargorp hcihW ?yenom sti dneps ytnuoC eht lliw woH .raey taht ekam lliw yeht rof sisab dilav on sah etarotcele eht ,revewoH .etarotcele eht evres ot noitagilbo na sah laiciffo detcele eb secivres dna ffats lliw erehW ?tneps eb srallod lanoitidda lliw erehW ?smargorp rehto tahw revo fo seitud ciretose semitemos dna dezilaiceps eht gnimrofrep slaiciffo fo ecnamrofrep eht gnitaulave rehto yna naht erom noisiv s’draoB eht stcelfer tegduB ehT ?decuder eb eseht lliw erehW ?dedda sdloh eh nehw duarf tuo gnitoor si rellortnoC eht rehtehw wonk ot etarotcele eht si woH .seciffo eseht .tnemucod eht mohw rof tnemtraped eht tidercsid ot gniyrt yletarebiled si eh rehtehw ro rodnev a morf mialc a pu eht yb edam noisiced a gnignellahc yb flesmih rof yticilbup kees yam laiciffo detcele nA .dekrow rodnev eht gnihsilpmocca dna seicilop eht gnitnemelpmi rof ytilibisnopser s’reciffO evitartsinimdA feihC ehT sih tcaf ni nehw ytnuoc eht fo stseretni tseb eht tcetorp ot gnitca sa flesmih gnitneserp OAC ro draoB od oT .tegdub eht retsinimda dna dnemmocer ot ytilibisnopser edulcni draoB eht yb dehsilbatse slaog .noitceleer sih si tseretni ot ytiliba reH .rehtona tsniaga deen cilbup eno gnicnalab snoitadnemmocer tluciffid ekam tsum ehs ,siht wolla srebmem draoB laudividni nehw denimrednu si snoisiced sti gnitnemelpmi yb draoB eht evres eht ot thguorb neeb sah slaiciffo detcele yb rewop fo esuba rof laitnetop dna ecnalabmi eht yltneceR si taht krow s’OAC eht ylno ton si ti tuB .tegdub dna ffats lanoitidda rof deibbol eb ot sevlesmeht tnacifingis gniusne dna yevruS tnemssessA etamilC ecalpkroW s’ytnuoC eht gniwollof noitnetta s’cilbup ro detcele ,daeh tnemtraped a nehW .llew sa denimrednu si draoB eht fo krow eht ,denimrednu era rellortnoC/rotiduA eht ta detcerid smsicitirc eht ton ro rehtehW .rellortnoC/rotiduA eht fo msicitirc eht ,smargorp s’tnemtraped taht tnemgua dna tegduB eht erongi dluohs ti draoB eht sllet ,detnioppa ecnalabmi larutcurts eht morf sesira taht esuba rof laitnetop eht ylraelc etartsnomed yeht ,eurt .sselgninaem si rekam ycilop sa elor sti dna sselgninaem era seicilop sti taht dlot gnieb si draoB .slaiciffo detcele dna reciffO evitartsinimdA feihC ,srosivrepuS fo draoB eht neewteb degnahc eb nac seicilop esuaceb sselgninaem si rekam ycilop sa elor rieht eveileb srebmem draoB nehW rellortnoC/rotiduA eht tsniaga edam snoitagella eht etagitsevni ton did yruJ dnarG eht hguohtlA elor eht otni pets dna rekam ycilop fo elor rieht fo tuo pets yam yeht lla ta dewollof ton ro mihw no ynomitset laitnatsbus eviecer did yruJ dnarG eht ,tnemssessA etamilC ecalpkroW s’ytnuoC eht gniwollof .OAC eht ot dengissa ylreporp eht taht :secneirepxe ralimis gnitroper snoitagitsevni tnereffid lareves ni sessentiw fo rebmun a morf ’srosivrepuS fo draoB eht gnitnemelpmi ni OAC eht htiw etarepooc ot sesufer rellortnoC/rotiduA SROSIVREPUS FO DRAOB EHT FO SREBMEM LAUDIVIDNI ,YDOB GNIKAM YCILOP A SA GNITCA FO DAETSNI ni stluser roivaheb sih taht dna ;gnivlos melborp evitcurtsnoc ni egagne ot sesufer eh taht ;sevitaitini YTNUOC EHT FO NOITARTSINIMDA YAD OT YAD EHT NI DEREFRETNI eht taht erew edam snoitagella cificepS .setupsid suoires otni gnitalacse snoitseuq ro seussi ronim ffats htob ot kaeps ot seeyolpme sih sdibrof ,enohpelet yb smelborp sserdda ton lliw rellortnoC/rotiduA elor eht ,noitaroproc a fo draob eht ekiL .ytnuoc eht fo ydob gninrevog eht si srosivrepuS fo draoB ehT dna seeyolpme niatrec morf noitacinummoc yna ot lla ta dnopser ot sesufer ,sdaeh tnemtraped dna eht rof noisiv a evah dluohs draoB ehT .ytnuoc eht rof rekam ycilop fo taht si srosivrepuS fo draoB eht fo .gnigarapsid dna luftcepsersid ,yrotamafed si eh taht ,slaiciffo ot deriuqer si draoB ehT .noisiv taht fo noitazilaer drawot ytnuoC eht ediug dna ytnuoC eht fo erutuf rof elbisnopser si dna erusaelp s’draoB eht ta sevres ohw reciffO evitartsinimdA feihC a erih .ffats roines reh fo pleh eht htiw noisiv s’draoB eht gnitnemelpmi si tI .cilbup dna etaroproc htob ,snoitazinagro egral tsom yb ot derehda si erutcurts tnemeganam sihT ,seeyolpme ot snoitcurtsni dna noitadnemmocer ,noitcerid taht seriuqer hcihw retrahC eht ni detcelfer taht erusni ot elbisnopser neht si OAC ehT .noitca draob lamrof yb eb sreciffo dna sdaeh tnemtraped .ffats yb detnemelpmi era snoitca lamrof esoht ot tnempoleved dna gninoz morf gnignar snoitcnuf fo edutitlum a rof elbisnopser si ytnuoC ehT tsomla fo tegdub a sah tI .erom dairym dna ytefas dna htlaeh cilbup ot nerdlihc rof erac retsof gnidivorp noitazinagro na ni yllaicepse tub ,ezis yna fo noitazinagro na nI .elpoep 058,1 syolpme dna noillim 004$ srednih seitilibisnopser dna selor denifed ylraelc evah ot eruliaf ,ytixelpmoc dna ezis siht fo fo snoitarepo yad ot yad eht fo sdeen eht wonk tonnac srebmem draoB .ycneiciffe dna noitacinummoc fo tcapmi lluf eht fo egdelwonk tuohtiw nevig si ffats ot evig yeht noitcerid ynA .noitartsinimda ytnuoC .daeh tnemtraped dna rosivrepus etaidemmi rieht fo elor eht tuoba desufnoc era ffatS .noitcerid taht .sreffus elarom dna sngier noisufnoC .snoitseuq nwo rieht htiw og ot mohw ot wonk ton od yehT ti eveileb dna elpicnirp tnemeganam elpmis siht dnatsrednu ton od srebmem draoB emos yletanutrofnU .ffats ot yltcerid msicitirc dna noitcerid evig ot meht rof elbatpecca si 4 3 El Dorado County 2013-14 Grand Jury Report GJ-13-20 The El Dorado County Charter: A Prescription for Dysfunction El Dorado County Charter: Time To Admit & Correct A Mistake 77 SNOITADNEMMOCER dna eeyolpme lacirelc a htiw gnittis rosivrepus remrof a edulcni yruJ dnarG eht ot detroper secnatsnI sisylana ffats lanoisseforp a laever ot gnisufer daeh tnemtraped a ,ksed reh no wolf repap eht gnitcerid eht yb detadnam slaiciffo esoht ylno fo noitcele eht rof edivorp ot dednema eb dluohs retrahC ehT .1 tneutitsnoc a gnillet rosivrepus a ,sisylana eht ekil ton dluow draoB eht raef rof yltnerappa draoB eht ot .noitutitsnoC ainrofilaC .gninialpmoc saw tneutitsnoc eht mohw tuoba eeyolpme na ot ”ssa eht ni kcik a evig“ dluow eh fo noitaeniled eht ni ytiugibma yna etanimile dna enifed ylraelc ot dednema eb dluohs retrahC ehT .2 eht ot evitisnes eb tsum yeht taht ffats gnoma feileb lareneg a ot del dah siht ytnuoC odaroD lE nI fo draoB ehT .reciffO evitartsinimdA feihC eht dna srosivrepuS fo draoB eht neewteb snoitcnuf taht wollof ton od yeht fi diarfa era yehT ”.draoB eht fo lliw“ deifidocnu dna nettirwnu ,nekopsnu gnidulcni snoisiced ycilop lla rof ytilibisnopser htiw ytnuoC eht fo draob gninrevog eht si srosivrepuS sa draoB eht fo noitcerid eht wollof ot diarfa era yehT .secneuqesnoc reffus lliw yeht lliw nekopsnu eht fo erusaelp eht ta sevres reciffO evitartsinimdA feihC ehT .ytnuoC eht rof tegdub eht gnitpoda citamgine taht htiw tnetsisnocni si ti eveileb yeht fi seicilop dna secnanidro detpoda ylud sti ni detcelfer eb dluohs seeyolpme ytnuoc llA .seicilop s’draoB eht gnitnemelpmi rof elbisnopser si dna draoB naht rehtar esitrepxe fo saera rieht nihtiw krow yaled ,ytilibisnopser yna ekat ot tnatculer era yehT .lliw .OAC eht ot troper dna yb derih fo luofa gninnur fo raef rof draoB eht htiw sisylana lanoisseforp rieht erahs ot liaf dna drawrof evom yadseuT nevig yna no taht nrecnoc draeh yldetaeper yruJ dnarG ehT .lliw draoB deduorhs emos .eciton tuohtiw derif eb dluoc sdaeh tnemtraped niater dna tiurcer ot ytiliba s’OAC eht srednih noitartsinimda yad ot yad htiw ecnerefretni s’draoB ehT eht sredner dna ytnuoC eht rof noisiv s’draoB eht tnemelpmi ot yrassecen ffats deifilauq ylhgih eht .slaog lacitirc sti hsilpmocca ot elbanu draoB tub ytnuoC eht rof reciffO evitucexE feihC eht sa OAC eht senifed hcihw retrahC eht ni ytiugibmA eb dluohs retrahC ehT .OEC eht ot gnignoleb yletairporppa esoht seitud s’draoB eht gnoma sedulcni .erutcurts tnemeganam evitceffe na enifed ylraelc ot dednema SGNIDNIF .ytnuoC odaroD lE rof ydob gnikam ycilop eht si srosivrepuS fo draoB ehT .1 eht htob fo ecnamrofrep eht sesimorpmoc ytnuoC odaroD lE ni slaiciffo detcele fo noitarefilorp ehT .2 elarom eeyolpme fo ssol ,ycneiciffeni gniogno ni gnitluser flesti srosivrepuS fo draoB eht dna OAC .sesahcrup dna smargorp deliaf dna fo noitartsinimda yad-ot-yad eht no sucof srosivrepuS fo draoB eht fo srebmem laudividni nehW .3 .gninnalp egnar gnol yrassecen no sucof ot elbanu era yeht snoitcnuf ytnuoC s’ytnuoC eht rof ytilibisnopser rieht no sucof ot srosivrepuS fo draoB eht fo srebmem eht fo eruliaF .4 .cilbup dna ffats eht rof noisufnoc dna seicilop esoht rof tcepsersid sgnirb seicilop rojam dna noisiv fo noitartsinimda yad-ot-yad eht ni srosivrepuS fo draoB eht fo srebmem laudividni yb tnemevlovnI .5 .seeyolpme gnoma elarom roop dna ,noisufnoc ,soahc ni stluser snoitcnuf ytnuoC fo draoB eht fo srebmem eht ot troper yeht eveileb sdaeh tnemtraped detcele-non nehW .6 seitud eht mrofrep ot OAC eht fo ytiliba eht ,reciffO evitartsinimdA feihC eht ot ton dna srosivrepuS .deilpitlum si ycneiciffeni dna desimorpmoc si reh ot dengissa 5 T N E M H C A T T A retrahC eht ot segnahc dednemmocer eht fo tfarD SESNOPSER htiw ecnadrocca ni wal yb deriuqer era tropeR siht ni snoitadnemmocer dna sgnidnif htob ot sesnopseR :ot sesnopser sserddA .50.339§ dna 339§ edoC laneP ainrofilaC 4531 ,truoC roirepuS ytnuoC odaroD lE eht fo egduj gnidiserp ,yrubsgniK .N ennazuS elbaronoH ehT .05169 AC ,eohaT ekaL htuoS ,.dvlB nosnhoJ .srosivrepuS fo draoB eht ot dedivorp neeb sah tropeR sihT eb sesnopser eht taht stseuqer yllanoitidda truoC roirepuS ytnuoC odaroD lE eht fo egduJ gnidiserP ehT fo noitubirtsid ylemit dna lacimonoce eht etatilicaf ot elif ”FDP“ ro elif ”droW“ a sa yllacinortcele tnes :ta yruJ dnarG ytnuoC odaroD lE eht ot sesnopser liame esaelP .sesnopser hcus gro.truocodarodle@nimdatruoc 6 El Dorado County 2013-14 Grand Jury Report GJ-13-20 The El Dorado County Charter: A Prescription for Dysfunction 78 El Dorado County Charter: Time To Admit & Correct A Mistake ro eciffo evitcele yna fo seitud dna srewop eht refsnart ro ngissa ,etagerges ,etadilosnoC )2( eht sdnemmocer yruJ dnarG 41/3102 ehT .retrahc siht htiw tcilfnoc ni ton dna wal lareneg yb dezirohtua tnetxe eht ot foereht noisivid .srosivrepuS fo draoB eht fo krelC a evomer dna dnepsus ,tnioppA )3( :swollof sa dednema eb retrahC ytnuoC odaroD lE sdrocer lla enimaxe ,noitarepo fo stsoc dna serutidnepxe fo troper laiceps ro cidoirep eriuqeR )4( rehto ro tnemtraped ,noissimmoc ,eciffo yna fo tcudnoc eht otni eriuqni dna stnuocca dna .sdnuf setubirtnoc ytnuoc eht hcihw ot ytitne feihC eht tceriDta ytnuoc eht fo eeyolpme ro reciffo yna fo ecnadnetta eht eriuqeR )5( :daer ot dednema ebdluohs 402 noitceS rof draoB eht fo gniteem ynadnetta ot ffats cificeps ngissa ro dnetta otreciffO evitartsinimdA .ecnatsissa dna ecivda ,noitamrofni fo esoprup eht .seituD .402 rehto ro ,srosivrepuS fo draoB eht nehw krow fo ecnamrofrep eht rof stcartnoc otni retnE )6( eht lla evah llahs srosivrepuS fo draoB eht ,woleb niereh )c( noitcesbus ni rof dedivorp sa tpecxE tnednepedni taht sdnif ,ytirohtua yrotutats htiw ecnadrocca ni detangised ytirohtua gnidrawa .retrahc siht dna ,wal lareneg ,noitutitsnoC eht yb ti ni detsev seitud eht lla mrofrep llahs dna srewop taht ro ,seeyolpme ytnuoC naht krow mrofrep ylbisaef dna yllacimonoce erom nac srotcartnoc gniogno eht taht ro ,snoitacifissalc ytnuoC ni deifitnedi ylsserpxe ton era slliks yllaiceps :llahs draoB ehT .a .ffats tnenamrep fo noitidda tnarraw ot tneiciffus ton si demrofrep eb ot krow fo etagergga ro tcartnoc yna otni retne yam ytnuoC eht ,noitces siht fo snoisivorp eht gnidnatshtiwtoN eht fo noitcerid dna ytilauq eht gnitcelfer ytnuoc eht fo slaog eht fo tnemetats a tpodA )1( ;seicnega ro seititne latnemnrevog rehto yna gnoma ro htiw ro ;ycnegreme fo sesac ni tnemeerga eht fo secruoser lacisyhp dna namuh fo tnemecnahne eht rof tnemnrevog ytnuoc fo seitivitca tnednepedni yb demrofrep eb ecivres eht etadnam ,ytirohtua evitalsigel yb ,hcihw stcartnoc ro draoB eht ,raey radnelac eht fo retrauq tsrif eht fo dne eht ot roirp ,yllaunna tsael tA .ytnuoc ,tnednepedni erusne ro tseretni ro stcilfnoc tsniaga tcetorp ot yrassecen stcartnoc ro ;srotcartnoc .yrassecen sa meht yfidom dna slaog detpoda eht weiver llahs .sgnidnif desaibnu llahs draoB eht ,raey hcae ecno tsael tA .reciffO evitartsinimdA feihC eht evomer ro tnioppA )2( )1( llahsdraoB ehT .ecnamrofrep s'reciffO evitartsinimdA feihC eht etaulave dna weiver otni gniretne rof airetirc gniyficeps ecnanidro na tpoda llahs srosivrepuS fo draoB ehT feihC eht yb demrofrep snoitaulave ecnamrofrep lla yfidom ro tcejer ,tpecca )2( dna ,weiver stcartnoc hcus fo drawa eht rof serudecorp gniddib evititepmoc nehw yficeps dna ,stcartnoc hcus .retrahc siht fo )h(403 noitces ot tnausrup reciffO evitartsinimdA .deriuqer eb llahs rof dedivorp esiwrehto sa tpecxE .snoissimmoc dna sdraob fo srebmem evomer ro tnioppA )3( dna sdraob ytnuoc lla fo srebmem eht ,wal etats ro laredef gnidesrepus yb ro ,niereh tifeneb yna fo noitisopmi eht ro ,ytreporp laer no stnemssessa tifeneb tnerruc ot sesaercnI .c esiwrehto sa tpecxE .srosivrepuS fo draoB eht fo erusaelp eht ta evres llahs snoissimmoc litnu dna sselnu evitceffe eb ton llahs ytreporp laer no desopmi ylsuoiverp ton tnemssessa fo draoB eht fo erusaelp eht ta evres llahs sdaeh tnemtraped detcele-non ,niereh rof dedivorp lliw tnemssessa eht hcihw ni aera cihpargoeg eht ni gnitov sretov eht fo ytirojam a yb devorppa esohw rof esoht tpecxe sdaeh tnemtraped lla evomer ro ,dnepsus ,tnioppA .srosivrepuS ton si tnuoma rewol ro emas eht ni tnemssessa tifeneb suoiverp a fo noitaunitnoc A .desopmi eb no edam eb llahs stnemtnioppA .noisivorp rehto sekam retrahc siht tnemtnioppa ro noitcele stnemssessa yna ,sexat laiceps ot ylppa ton seod tnemeriuqer sihT .noitces siht yb derevoc dna gnineercs yb denimreted sa snoitacifilauq evitartsinimda dna evitucexe fo sisab eht ehT .ssendetbedni dednob yap ot deriuqer stnemssessa yna ro ,tcirtsid laiceps a yb desopmi .lennosrep tnemeganam deifissalc rof desu esoht ot elbarapmoc serudecorp noitceles llahs dna ,ytreporp laer no stnemssessa tifeneb ytnuoC ot ylppa ylno llahs stnemeriuqer gnitov .tegdub launna eht tpodA )4( ton llahs noitces siht fo stnemeriuqer ehT .tcirtsid laiceps yna yb desopmisexat ot ylppa ton .seeyolpme dna sreciffo detnioppa lla foseitud dna srewop,rebmun eht rof edivorP )5( tifeneb wen yna fo noitisopmi eht ot ron ,tnemssessa tifeneb tnerruc yna ot esaercni yna ot ylppa .seeyolpme dna sreciffo rehto fo noitasnepmoc eht noituloser ro ecnanidro yb hsilbatsE )6( serudecorp tsetorp ytirojam dna gnitollab renwo ytreporp eht ot tcejbus si hcihw ,tnemssessa ytnuoc lla fo noitarepo fo selur dna serudecorp ,seitud ,srewop eht fo noitacilbup rof edivorP )7( .noitutitsnoC ainrofilaC eht fo D IIIX elcitrA fo 4 noitceS yb dehsilbatse .snoitacilbup hcus ot ssecca cilbup rof dna stnemtraped dna seciffo .retrahc siht tnemelpmi ot yrassecen eb yam sa serusaem hcus ekaT )8( morf etacolla dna tegdub yllaunna llahs ,7991-6991 raey lacsif eht htiw gnicnemmoc ,draoB ehT dna sgnidnif ot sesnopser rof edivorp llahs ,muminim a sa ,taht tamrof mrofinu a tpodA )9( %08 ot lauqe tnuoma na ,metsys yrarbil ytnuoC eht fo noitarepo eht rof dnuF lareneG ytnuoC eht laneP eht fo .qes te 339 noitceS ot tnausrup yruJ dnarG eht fo stroper fo snoitadnemmocer no lavorppa retov ytirojam a gniviecer senoz esoht rof stnemssessa detcelloc yllaunna fo .edoC eht rof derrucni ecivres tbed eht ot noitidda ni eb llahs stnuoma hcuS .5991 ,7 rebmevoN ni seeyolpme dna sreciffo sti rof ytnuoc eht yb diap noitapicitrap laicnanif ot sa ycilop a tpodA)01( .yrarbiL hcnarB kraP noremaC hcus fo ytnuoc eht ot tsoc eht fo erusolcsid cilbup eriuqer dna ,snoitazinagro ytnuocnon .noitapicitrap eb retfaereht llahs dna sraey )01( net fo doirep a rof ylno evitceffe eb llahs noisivorp sihT s'lesnuoC ytnuoC eht etaulave dna weiver llahs draoB eht ,raey hcae ecno tsael tA)11( .retrahC siht fo tnemdnema rehtruf tuohtiw delaeper .ecnamrofrep eht fo noitubirtsid ediw rof serudecorp dna ycilop a tpoda llahs srosivrepuS fo draoB ehT)21( :daer ot dednema ebdluohs 112 noitceS tropeR laniF eht ot esnopseR srosivrepuS fo draoB eht dna tropeR laniF yruJ dnarG seeyolpmE htiw snoitacinummoC .112 :yam draoB ehT)b( ,snoissimmoc ,sdraob ot snoitcurtsni ro snoitadnemmocer ,snoitcerid 'srosivrepuS fo draoB ton seod noitces sihT .noitca draoB lamrof yb eb llahsslaiciffo detcelesrecifforo,sdaeh tnemtraped yna fo seitud dna srewop eht refsnart ro ngissa ,etagerges ,etadilosnoc ,hsiloba ,etaerC )1( ni ecnatsissa ro ecivda tseuqer ro noitamrofni niatbo ot thgir s'rosivrepuS laudividni na timil htiw tcilfnoc ni ton tnetxe eht ot noissimmoc ro draob ,noisivid ,tnemtraped ,eciffo evitnioppa .seicilop gnitarepo lamron htiw ecnadrocca .retrahc siht 2 1 2013-2014 Grand Jury Report GJ-13-20 Draft of Recommended Changes to the Charter El Dorado County Charter: Time To Admit & Correct A Mistake 79 rotcelloC xaT/rerusaerT .g :daer ot dednema ebdluohs 403 noitceS rieht litnu evres llahs sreciffo detcele ehT .sraey ruof si sreciffo detcele lla fo eciffo fo mret ehT seituD .403 .retrahc siht yb dedivorp sa devomer renoos sselnu deifilauq era srosseccus reporp eht rof srosivrepuS fo draoB eht ot elbisnopser eb llahs reciffO evitartsinimdA feihC ehT :daer ot dednema si 404 noitceS eht ni decalp eb yam retfaereh ro era sa ytnuoc eht fo sriaffa eht fo hcus fo noitartsinimda tneiciffe dna .sdaeH tnemtrapeD detnioppA.404 evitartsinimdA feihC eht fo lortnoc ro noitcidsiruj ehtrednu ro ,reciffO evitartsinimdA feihC eht fo egrahc fo draoB eht fo redro ro noituloser ,ecnanidro yna fo ro ,retrahC siht fo snoisivorp eht ot tnausrup,reciffO evitartsinimdA feihC ehtecnanidro yb detangised eb llahs daeh tnemtraped fo noitisop ehT llahs reciffO evitartsinimdA feihC eht ,dedivorp niereh seitud dna srewop rehto ot noitidda nI .srosivrepuS srosivrepuS fo draoB eht ,ytirohtua gnitnioppa rieht fo erusaelp eht ta evres sdaeh tnemtrapeD .reciffO :ot rewop dna ytud eht evah ,tnioppa ot rewop eht etageled yam dna evah llahs sdaeh tnemtrapeD .reciffO evitartsinimdA feihC eht fo snoisivorp eht ot tcejbus stnemtraped rieht ni deyolpme snosrep lla evomer dna dnepsus ,esivrepus esived dna ,evitnioppa dna evitcele htob ,stnemtraped dna seciffo lla fo krow ehttceriDetanidrooC.a .retrahc siht foV elcitrA .snoitarepo ytnuoc lla ni ymonoce dna ycneiciffe eveihca ot snaem dna syaw slaog hsilpmocca dna seicilop tnemelpmi ot snalp draoBeht ot tneserp dna etalumroF .b .draoB eht yb dehsilbatse rof seicnega dna stnemtraped lla fo stseuqer gniweiver retfa tegdub launna na dnemmoceR .c .sdnuf ytnuoc tseuqer hcihw ro elbisnopser si draoB eht hcihw .draoB eht yb noitpoda sti retfa tegdub eht fo noitartsinimda eht rof ytilibisnopser evaH .d a hcus ni sisab raluger a no smargorp ytnuoc lla fo weiver dna sisylana htped-ni rof edivorP .e .snoisiced ycilop ekam yam draoB eht taht rennam dna yenom ytnuoc draugefas ot slortnoc dna skcehc etauqeda fo smetsys tnemelpmi dna edivorP .f .ytreporp fo tseretni tseb eht ni ,lacol dna lanoiger ,etats ,laredef ,seititne tnemnrevog rehto lla htiw kroW .g .ytnuoc eritne eht tnemtraped detnioppa llafo ecnamrofrep eht esiarppa dna weiver ,sisab launna na tsael ta nO .h .srosivrepuS fo draoB eht ot lasiarppa eht timbus dna ,lesnuoC ytnuoC tpecxe ,sdaeh launna eht dna nalp lacsif egnar-gnol ytnuoc a fo noitacilbup dna weiver eht etanidrooC .i .srosivrepuS fo draoB eht yb detpoda sa slaog fo tnemetats :daer ot dednema ebdluohs 104 noitceS seituD dna srewoP .104 tpecxe sdaeh tnemtraped lla evomer ro ,dnepsus ,tnioppa llahs reciffO evitartsinimdA feihC ehT edam eb llahs stnemtnioppA .noisivorp rehto sekam retrahc siht tnemtnioppa ro noitcele esohw rof esoht noitceles dna gnineercs yb denimreted sa snoitacifilauq evitartsinimda dna evitucexe fo sisab eht no .lennosrep tnemeganam deifissalc rof desu esoht ot elbarapmoc serudecorp eht lla mrofrep llahs dna srewop eht lla evah llahs snoissimmoc dna sdraob ,sdaeh tnemtrapeD siht htiw tcilfnoc ni ton nehw wal lareneg yb dna ,ecnanidro yb ,retrahc siht yb meht ni detsev seitud fo sreciffo dna sdaeh tnemtraped detcele llA .retrahc siht ot tnausrup detpoda secnanidro htiw ro retrahc eht taht os reciffO evitartsinimdA feihC eht htiw etarepooc llahs,detnioppa dna detcele htob ,ytnuoc eht .seitivitca ytnuoc lla fo noitanidrooc etelpmoc eveihca yam reciffO evitartsinimdA feihC :daer ot dednema eb llahs 204 noitceS .sdaeH tnemtrapeD detcelE.204 :detcele eb llahs sdaeh tnemtraped gniwollof ehT rossessA .a rellortnoC/rotiduA .b yenrottA tcirtsiD .c krelC/redroceR .d rotartsinimdA cilbuP/renoroC/ffirehS .e royevruS .f 4 3 2013-2014 Grand Jury Report GJ-13-20 Draft of Recommended Changes to the Charter 80 El Dorado County Charter: Time To Admit & Correct A Mistake JOEY

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Findings & Recommendations 3 findings
F1: The public defender’s office is doing a good job of representing indigent criminal defendants.
F2: Approximately one-half of the attorneys have applications out for other employment.
F3: Public Defender Teri Monterosso has maintained the office's excellent representation for criminal defendants in the county.
Additional Recommendations 4

Not linked to specific findings.

R1: The current public defender system should be retained.
R2: The current Public Defender, Terri Monterosso, should be retained by the Board of Supervisors, but her continued appointment should be reviewed in two years to see if she continues to hold the office together while maintaining its effectiveness delivering the county's indigent criminal defense.
R3: Whenever a new public defender is needed, the Board of Supervisors should employ a formal system incorporating the views of the very well regarded judges and lawyers involved in the criminal justice system of El Dorado County. The Board should then task this blue ribbon committee or committees with picking only finalists for the position who are highly qualified to effectively lead the office to at least adequate, if not excellent, defense of indigent criminal defendants. Thus the Board will not be forced to make decisions in an area where it cannot possibly have any actual knowledge let alone expertise. At the very least, the Board should get the approval of the county's criminal law attorneys and judges that the proposed candidate is qualified, if not highly qualified to be the Chief Public Defender. RESPONSES Responses to both findings and recommendations in this Report are required by law in accordance with California Penal Code §933 and §933.05. Address responses to: The Honorable Suzanne N. Kingsbury Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court 1354 Johnson Blvd. South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 This Report has been provided to the El Dorado County Public Defender and El Dorado County Board of Supervisors. The Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court additionally requests that the responses be sent electronically as a Word or PDF file to facilitate the economical and timely distribution of such responses. Please email responses to the El Dorado County Grand Jury at: courtadmin@eldoradocourt.org
R4: Each member of the EDUHSD Board of Trustees should recognize his or her own responsibility for the decisions and actions of the Board. No one member is entitled to deference not given to other members. RESPONSES Responses to both findings and recommendations in this Report are required by law in accordance with California Penal Code §933 and §933.05. Address responses to: The Honorable Suzanne N. Kingsbury Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court 1354 Johnson Blvd. South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 This Report has been provided to the El Dorado Union High School District Board of Trustees. The Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court requests that responses be sent electronically as a Word or PDF file to facilitate economical and timely distribution. Please email responses to the El Dorado County Grand Jury at: courtadmin@eldoradocourt.org
Findings & Recommendations 4 findings
F1: A workplace assessment, found much the same climate as described by last year's Grand Jury report and many actions were suggested by the contracted assessment group. A plan of action was formulated and implemented by the new administration.
F2: Additional training opportunities and more open communications between officers and supervisors have resulted in better morale among all employees.
F3: All officers understand that field visits are preferred by management.
F4: Chief Probation Officer Richart has dealt effectively with the workplace dysfunction previously felt by the South Lake Tahoe staff, but slower than hoped.

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Findings & Recommendations 11 findings
F1: The El Dorado Union High School District has, for a number of years, operated outside the clear intent of the Ralph M. Brown Act.
F2: Timothy Cary, a long-time member of the EDUHSD board of trustees, has wielded too much influence over the board and is primarily responsible for its deviation from strict adherence to the Ralph M. Brown Act.
F3: Mr. Cary, an experienced school law attorney, has confused his participation on the EDUHSD board of trustees with his professional career, to the detriment of the district.
F4: The County is not in compliance with requirements that employees be trained in employment rules and practices. Department directors report that new employees are not given adequate training on county policies but instead are merely given a stack of policies and required to sign an acknowledgement of receipt of those policies.
F5: No effort has been made to comply with AB 2053 requirements. That effort is on hold while a new staff member is trained. In the meantime, staff and supervisors are not complying with it and other statutes mandating specific training. However, the legal requirements continue. They are not on hold.
F6: Department directors report using the Human Resources Department staff as little as possible, both when recruiting staff and when dealing with employee discipline or complaints. Instead, they rely on their own expertise or that of County Counsel.
F7: Failure to strengthen the Human Resources department has resulted in personnel issues being handled inappropriately by managers and supervisors who are not fully informed of their obligations under California employment law.
F8: Members of the Board of Supervisors fail to comply with the legal requirement to notify the HR Department when they become aware of alleged unlawful activity against one of their employees.
F9: Employees fear that a complaint submitted to the HR Department will not be kept confidential and they may be subject to retaliation. The HR Director acknowledged that this a reasonable fear, based upon past behavior.
F10: Inexperience causes the HR department to willingly defer handling of HR issues to County Counsel. This results in HR issues being handled from a defense oriented posture rather than in a proactive solution-seeking management effort. The Grand Jury observed that complaints filed with HR were investigated solely from the point of view of whether unlawful discrimination occurred while ignoring poor management practices.
F11: Investigations of discrimination or harassment complaints frequently reveal poor management practices or other employee misbehavior, but investigative reports are not shared with department directors. Managers are not informed of these issues when they are brought to light in the course of an investigation and, therefore, are unable to take remedial action.
Additional Recommendations 4

Not linked to specific findings.

R1: The El Dorado Union High School District Board of Trustees should contract for training its members in the requirements of the Ralph M. Brown Act. That training should be conducted by an attorney other than Mr. Cary and not an employee of the EDUHSD and should be held at an open meeting of the Board of Trustees with all members of the Board and appropriate staff in attendance.
R2: The EDUHSD Board of Trustees should formally adopt procedures for the conduct of their meetings immediately. Those procedures must conform to the requirements of the Ralph M. Brown Act. They should be adopted at an open meeting of the Board, after both notice to the public and an opportunity for the members of the public to comment on the proposed procedures prior to their adoption.
R3: Mr. Cary should separate his professional role as an education law attorney from his role as a member of the EDUHSD Board of Trustees.
R4: Each member of the EDUHSD Board of Trustees should recognize his or her own responsibility for the decisions and actions of the Board. No one member is entitled to deference not given to other members. RESPONSES Responses to both findings and recommendations in this Report are required by law in accordance with California Penal Code §933 and §933.05. Address responses to: The Honorable Suzanne N. Kingsbury Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court 1354 Johnson Blvd. South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 This Report has been provided to the El Dorado Union High School District Board of Trustees. The Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court additionally requests that the responses be sent electronically as a Word or PDF file to facilitate the economical and timely distribution of such responses. Please email responses to the El Dorado County Grand Jury at: courtadmin@eldoradocourt.org
Findings & Recommendations 9 findings
F1: The head of the Human Resources Department agreed with those filing Grand Jury complaints; a complaint would be made public and fear of reprisal was warranted.
F2: The county is indeed paying thousands of dollars to an independent company for executive coaching in an attempt to modify Supervisor Mikulaco’s behavior.
F3: The County did sign an agreement with Mansour Properties for the sum of $19,200 a year plus utilities of roughly $2400 a year. This does not include the cost of pro-rated landlord expenses, office furniture or supplies to operate this facility.
F4: There is a street sign that cost the county $1,700 to manufacture and install on a public thoroughfare with no record showing how the sign got there.
F5: Because of Mikulaco’s actions creating a hostile environment, he can no longer serve on various boards, adding to the workload of the other four supervisors.
F6: There is a general policy allowing a $250,000 discretionary budget for each supervisor. It is ordinarily used to cover office supplies and one executive assistant. Other supervisors expressed their concern that Supervisor Mikulaco is ignoring this rule and is spending county funds unnecessarily during hard economic times.
F7: Mikulaco himself has filed Human Resources complaints of harassment specifically against other Supervisor’s assistants and against agency heads in an effort to impede the county Human Resources staff’s efforts to address any complaint involving him.
F8: The satellite office is only scheduled to be open for business two days a week and it has been reported that it is seldom visited.
F9: Mikulaco informed the Grand Jury that because his campaign for re-election is so important he may forego his pro forma turn to chair the Board of Supervisors next year.
Additional Recommendations 5

Not linked to specific findings.

R1: The Grand Jury believes that the county should avail itself of the early termination clause in the Mansour Property and terminate the District One satellite office.
R2: If the District One Supervisor deems it necessary to have a satellite office he should pay for it out of his own pocket. The Grand Jury is concerned that Mikulaco’s office could set a precedent for other supervisors to want satellite offices, which would result in more unnecessary expenditures.
R3: Mikulaco should reimburse the county for his executive coaching.
R4: The county needs to have a strong Human Resources department.
R5: Mikulaco does not properly perform all the required duties of a Supervisor. We suggest that the Board of Supervisors consider censuring Supervisor Mikulaco because of his unacceptable behavior. RESPONSES Responses to both findings and recommendations in this Report are required by law in accordance with California Penal Code §933 and §933.05. Address responses to: The Honorable Suzanne N. Kingsbury Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court 1354 Johnson Blvd. South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 This Report has been provided to the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors. The Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court requests that the responses be sent electronically as a Word or PDF file to facilitate economical and timely distribution. Please email responses to the El Dorado County Grand Jury at: courtadmin@eldoradocourt.org.
Findings & Recommendations 5 findings
F1: A special per parcel tax was adopted in 1983 for the specific purpose of enforcing CC&R.
F2: The special tax is no longer being used exclusively for CC&R enforcement.
F3: The CSD receives tax funds from almost 8,200 parcels for CC&R enforcement they do not provide.
F4: The parcels in HOAs that enforce CC&Rs are paying twice for CC&R enforcement.
F5: Most CSD taxpayers are unaware of the special tax and its original purpose.
Additional Recommendations 3

Not linked to specific findings.

R1: Evaluate the appropriateness, inequities and continued need for the special tax.
R2: Enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with HOAs enforcing CC&Rs to reimburse the cost of enforcement.
R3: Establish a new voter referendum to modify or repeal the tax. ATTACHMENTS  Official Ballot from the Nov. 8, 1983, general election.  Letter from CSD Board President.  Map of the El Dorado Hills CSD.  List, provided by the CSD, of the parcels in individual HOAs that do and do not enforce their own CC&Rs. RESPONSE Responses to both findings and recommendations in this Report are required by law in accordance with California Penal Code §933 and §933.05. Address responses to: The Honorable Suzanne N. Kingsbury Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court 1354 Johnson Blvd. South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 This Report has been provided to the El Dorado Hills Community Services District. The Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court requests that responses be sent electronically as a Word or PDF file to facilitate economical and timely distribution. Please email responses to the El Dorado County Grand Jury at: courtadmin@eldoradocourt.org

Findings and recommendations not yet extracted.

Findings & Recommendations 16 findings
F1: El Dorado County does not follow generally recognized best practices for Human Resources.
F2: El Dorado County does not have an Employee Policy Manual.
F3: The HR Department has no mandated training for employees appointed to supervisory positions.
F4: The County is not in compliance with requirements that employees be trained in employment rules and practices. Department directors report that new employees are not given adequate training on county policies but instead are merely given a stack of policies and required to sign an acknowledgement of receipt of those policies.
F5: No effort has been made to comply with AB 2053 requirements. That effort is on hold while a new staff member is trained. In the meantime, staff and supervisors are not complying with it and other statutes mandating specific training. However, the legal requirements continue. They are not on hold.
F6: Department directors report using the Human Resources Department staff as little as possible, both when recruiting staff and when dealing with employee discipline or complaints. Instead, they rely on their own expertise or that of County Counsel.
F7: Failure to strengthen the Human Resources department has resulted in personnel issues being handled inappropriately by managers and supervisors who are not fully informed of their obligations under California employment law.
F8: Members of the Board of Supervisors fail to comply with the legal requirement to notify the HR Department when they become aware of alleged unlawful activity against one of their employees.
F9: Employees fear that a complaint submitted to the HR Department will not be kept confidential and they may be subject to retaliation. The HR Director acknowledged that this a reasonable fear, based upon past behavior.
F10: Inexperience causes the HR department to willingly defer handling of HR issues to County Counsel. This results in HR issues being handled from a defense oriented posture rather than in a proactive solution-seeking management effort. The Grand Jury observed that complaints filed with HR were investigated solely from the point of view of whether unlawful discrimination occurred while ignoring poor management practices.
F11: Investigations of discrimination or harassment complaints frequently reveal poor management practices or other employee misbehavior, but investigative reports are not shared with department directors. Managers are not informed of these issues when they are brought to light in the course of an investigation and, therefore, are unable to take remedial action.
F12: Because County Counsel is acting as de facto HR Director, legal work that could be handled in house is contracted out. Complaints of discrimination or harassment are often submitted to private law firms for investigation at significant cost to the county. There is no policy setting forth criteria or procedures for when an investigation will be handled by county staff or contracted out. While it is reasonable that the investigation of certain sensitive complaints, such as those against the CAO or the HR Department itself, be contracted out, it is unreasonably expensive to contract out the investigation of most complaints. These should be handled by HR staff.
F13: The County spends significant sums of money on outside consultants and attorneys for HR related issues.
F14: The County has spent significant sums of money on private consultants identifying personnel issues but has taken only the initial steps towards resolving the issues identified.
F15: Human Resources and Risk Management were separated to allow the HR Director to develop her skills in human resources management. The two functions are closely integrated and their separation is inefficient.
F16: The County does not have an organization chart accurately reflecting County organization. CONCLUSIONS El Dorado County’s HR Department continues to suffer from rapid and excessive turnover of the Human Resources Director and fails to follow best practices for human resources management. This has made the county unable to recruit and retain the best qualified staff. The County is exposed to significant risk of liability for failure to comply with federal and state employment law requirements.
Additional Recommendations 6

Not linked to specific findings.

R1: The Board of Supervisors should renew its commitment to comply with the recommendations made by the 2006-07 Grand Jury.
R2: The Board of Supervisors should commit to full compliance with all state and federal employment statutes.
R3: The Board of Supervisors should aggressively seek a new and qualified Chief Administrative Officer.
R4: The Board of Supervisors should appoint a qualified manager of Human Resources.
R5: The Human Resources function should be centralized under a manager reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer.
R6: The Human Resources manager should be responsible for the combined Human Resources and Risk Management functions. The Grand Jury will forward this report to the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the State Department of Fair Employment and Housing and the Bureau of State Audits. RESPONSES Responses to both findings and recommendations in this Report are required by law in accordance with California Penal Code §933 and §933.05. Address responses to: The Honorable Suzanne N. Kingsbury Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court 1354 Johnson Blvd. South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 This Report has been provided to the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors. The Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court requests that responses be sent electronically as a Word or PDF file to facilitate economical and timely distribution. Please email responses to the El Dorado County Grand Jury at: courtadmin@eldoradocourt.org

Findings and recommendations not yet extracted.

Findings & Recommendations 5 findings
F1: The exterior stair way has been covered.
F2: There are new signs showing parking and the locations of various departments.
F3: There is ample ADA compliant parking. NO RECOMMENDATIONS RESPONSES Responses to both findings and recommendations in this Report are required by law in accordance with California Penal Code §933 and §933.05. Address responses to: The Honorable Suzanne N. Kingsbury Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court 1354 Johnson Blvd. South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 This Report has been provided to the El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency for review and response, and to the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors. The Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court requests that responses be sent electronically as a Word or PDF file to facilitate economical and timely distribution. Please email responses to the El Dorado County Grand Jury at: courtadmin@eldoradocourt.org
F4: The parcels in HOAs that enforce CC&Rs are paying twice for CC&R enforcement.
F5: Most CSD taxpayers are unaware of the special tax and its original purpose. El Dorado Hills CSD and CC&R Enforcement
Findings & Recommendations 7 findings
F1: The Auditor/Controller is ultimately responsible for the Cost Allocation Plan. The Auditor/Controller had full knowledge that the state would disallow reimbursement if the Cost Allocation Plan were not corrected, and he had full knowledge of the impact that this loss of reimbursement would have on the county’s fiscal situation. As soon as the State Controller raised the specter of this loss of reimbursement, the Auditor/Controller should have convened a work group of appropriate staff to resolve this issue.
F2: The Auditor/Controller willfully refused to prepare a complete Cost Allocation Plan. In doing so he failed to protect the fiscal integrity of the County.
F3: The Auditor/Controller delays or refuses to make payments for reasons of personal and political motivation.
F4: The Board of Supervisors has not ensured the independence of the outside audit of the county’s financial statements.
F5: The Auditor/Controller willfully fails to comply with Ordinance Code sections 3.16.130 and 3.16.140.
F6: The Auditor/Controller allows personal relationships to interfere with his management of his staff.
F7: The Auditor/Controller is guilty of harassment and disrespectful conduct toward employees of both the county and other entities.
Additional Recommendations 5

Not linked to specific findings.

R1: The Board of Supervisors should establish an Audit Committee as recommended by the Government Financial Officers Association.
R2: The duties of the Audit Committee should include proposing the outside auditor and coordinating the outside audit.
R3: The Board of Supervisors should give the Grand Jury the opportunity to participate with the Audit Committee in the selection of the outside auditor, as required by existing policy B-9.
R4: The Board of Supervisors should require the Auditor/Controller to comply with all of its duly adopted ordinances.
R5: The District Attorney should investigate the allegations and findings in this report to determine whether the Auditor/Controller should be removed from office and should consider impaneling a criminal grand jury for that purpose. RESPONSES Responses to both findings and recommendations in this Report are required by law in accordance with California Penal Code §933 and §933.05. Address responses to: The Honorable Suzanne N. Kingsbury Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court 1354 Johnson Blvd. South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 This Report has been provided to the El Dorado County District Attorney for review, to the El Dorado County Auditor/Controller for response and to the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors for response. The Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court additionally requests that the responses be sent electronically as a Word or PDF file to facilitate the economical and timely distribution of such responses. Please email responses to the El Dorado County Grand Jury at: courtadmin@eldoradocourt.org
Findings & Recommendations 5 findings
F1: Staff believe AB 109 inmates continue to negatively impact jail operations.
F2: Staff believe Inmates with mental health issues, as well as older and homeless inmates are an ongoing problem.
F3: Additional space is needed where inmates can meet with their attorneys.
F4: Vendors may not have always been paid in a timely manner.
F5: More security cameras and intercoms are needed. NO RECOMMENDATIONS RESPONSES Responses to both findings and recommendations in this Report are required by law in accordance with California Penal Code §933 and §933.05. Address responses to: The Honorable Suzanne N. Kingsbury Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court 1354 Johnson Blvd. South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 This Report has been provided to the El Dorado County Sheriff. The Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court requests that responses be sent electronically as a Word or PDF file to facilitate economical and timely distribution. Please email responses to the El Dorado County Grand Jury at: courtadmin@eldoradocourt.org
Findings & Recommendations 8 findings
F1: Staff is professional and appears concerned about the welfare of the wards.
F2: A wide variety of mental health counseling is provided to wards.
F3: Facilities for individual or small group counseling are not adequate in Placerville.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2: At a minimum, one or two ward rooms at the Placerville facility should be converted into small offices or conference rooms to ensure privacy when providing individual or small group counseling sessions. RESPONSES Responses to both findings and recommendations in this Report are required by law in accordance with California Penal Code §933 and §933.05. Address responses to: The Honorable Suzanne N. Kingsbury Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court 1354 Johnson Blvd. South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 This Report has been provided to the El Dorado County Probation Department for review and response, and provided to the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors. The Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court requests that responses be sent electronically as a Word or PDF file to facilitate economical and timely distribution. Please email responses to the El Dorado County Grand Jury at: courtadmin@eldoradocourt.org.
F4: School curriculum is provided to all wards and attendance is mandatory.
F5: The facility is well maintained.
F6: The Placerville south exercise area is in disrepair and no longer in use. Other outdoor areas provide sufficient exercise space.
F7: Staff provides a grievance form to address complaints.
F8: At the present time the existing room capacity is adequate due to the low population of wards.
Additional Recommendations 1

Not linked to specific findings.

R1: A study should be conducted to determine the need for a new Placerville facility or ways to improve the existing facility.
Findings & Recommendations 11 findings
F1: The Board of Supervisors is required to convene a Charter Review Committee within five years of the last charter review.
F2: The 2014 Charter Review Committee was required to “…make recommendations for amendments to or revisions of the charter to the Board.” The Charter Review Committee was not limited to reviewing amendments suggested to it by the Board of Supervisors.
F3: The 2014 Charter Review Committee had the responsibility to conduct a comprehensive review of the charter and should have given meaningful consideration to the two Grand Jury reports recommending changes to the county charter.
F4: The 2014 Charter Review Committee failed to consider recommendations made by either the 2013-14 Grand Jury or the 2008-09 Grand Jury and it made no findings regarding those
F5: The Charter Review Committee met only six times. The first meeting was devoted to organization and introduction. This is insufficient time for a substantive review of the county charter, insufficient time to allow members of the public to propose amendments for the committee’s consideration and insufficient time for the public to have meaningful input.
F6: The charter creates an imbalance between the power exercised by the Board of Supervisors and the elected department heads, rendering the Board of Supervisors unable to govern the county.
F7: The Charter imposes responsibilities on the Chief Administrative Officer as the chief executive officer of the County but does not give this official the authority necessary to perform those responsibilities.
F8: The above deficiencies in the Charter have promulgated dysfunction in county government so that the county cannot attract the best candidates for either elected or appointed positions.
F9: Some members of the Board of Supervisors do not appreciate the importance of the expertise offered by their professional staff and do not understand the role staff can and should play in implementing policies established the Board for effective functioning of county government.
F10: Members of the Board of Supervisors are in need of training to help them be effective.
F11: Members of the Board of Supervisors have not availed themselves of training offered by the California State Association of Counties.
Additional Recommendations 7

Not linked to specific findings.

R1: The El Dorado County Charter should be repealed and county government structured as a general law county pursuant to the California Government Code. In the alternative the El Dorado County Charter should be amended to:  Repeal term limits for members of the Board of Supervisors.  Redefine the authority of the Chief Administrative Officer as set forth in the 2013-14 Grand Jury report.
R2: The Board of Supervisors should immediately convene a special charter review committee to perform the work not done by the 2014 Charter Review Committee. This committee and any future charter review committees should be created with recognition of the importance of their work. The committee should be composed of citizens with experience in the complexities of large organization management, whether public, private or volunteer. They should be given sufficient time to perform a thorough review of the charter, to thoroughly consider whether it should be revised to better serve the citizens of El Dorado County, and to allow substantive involvement of the interested public.
R3: Members of the Board of Supervisors should define the direction for the county and should adopt appropriate policies to implement that direction and direct the Chief Administrative Officer to implement those policies.
R4: Members of the Board of Supervisors should work through the Chief Administrative Officer and should not be involved in the day to day administration of county governance.
R5: The Board of Supervisors should establish procedures for bringing issues before the board and for interdepartmental relationships. They should then follow those duly adopted procedures and require all county officers, elected and appointed, to follow them as well.
R6: Each member of the Board of Supervisors should enroll in and complete the New Supervisors Institute (Course No. 110) offered by the California State Association of Counties.2
R7: Members of the Board of Supervisors should enroll in additional courses offered by the California State Association of Counties.2 ATTACHMENTS  2008-09 Grand Jury Report, Case GJ-08-005, El Dorado County Charter Review  2013-14 Grand Jury Report, Case GJ-13-20, The El Dorado County Charter: A Prescription for Dysfunction 2 http://www.counties.org/course-description/csac-institute-course-descriptions RESPONSES Responses to both findings and recommendations in this Report are required by law in accordance with California Penal Code §933 and §933.05. Address responses to: The Honorable Suzanne N. Kingsbury Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court 1354 Johnson Blvd. South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 This Report has been provided to the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors. The Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court additionally requests that the responses be sent electronically as a Word or PDF file to facilitate the economical and timely distribution of such responses. Please email responses to the El Dorado County Grand Jury at: courtadmin@eldoradocourt.org
Findings & Recommendations 8 findings
F1: County departments and agencies addressed this complaint properly with due diligence. Their efforts included field inspections, consulting with other departments and keeping detailed and accurate records with follow up.
F2: The Air Quality Management District resolution was effective and reasonable.
F3: Wilkinson Portables is licensed; its county business license is current.
F4: Wilkinson Portables responded affirmatively to a Notice to Comply by stating it had eliminated odor leaving its property.
F5: Wilkinson Portables is not currently emitting an odor beyond its premises and is therefore not required to have a special use permit.
F6: The El Dorado County Zoning Ordinance imposes specific requirements for Special Use Permits.
F7: Review of a business and its business practices can be initiated upon receipt of a complaint.
F8: At the present time the existing room capacity is adequate due to the low population of wards.
Additional Recommendations 2

Not linked to specific findings.

R1: A study should be conducted to determine the need for a new Placerville facility or ways to improve the existing facility.
R2: At a minimum, one or two ward rooms at the Placerville facility should be converted into small offices or conference rooms to ensure privacy when providing individual or small group counseling sessions.