El Dorado County Grand Jury
2020-2021
From the annual report
The consolidated year-end volume. The individual investigations it contains are listed separately below.
📑 Year-End Report
The full consolidated volume; individual reports are listed below.
Individual reports (7)
Findings & Recommendations
6 findings
F1:
Four County-maintained cemeteries remain without title; one being St. Michael's which is not owned by the County, but is maintained by court order.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1:
The County should make it a priority to research pertinent records in order to obtain the three missing County-maintained cemetery titles and clarify ownership of the 17 additional cemeteries from the 1973 and 1992 Resolutions.
F2:
The County could possibly own 16 additional cemeteries from the 1973 BOS Resolution and one from the 1992 BOS Resolution.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2:
The BOS should stress to the Cemetery Advisory Committee the importance of fulfilling their responsibilities in accordance with their establishing resolution.
F3:
The Cemetery Advisory Committee often fails to provide the BOS with an annual report addressing the condition of cemeteries within the County, and a prioritized cemetery restoration and maintenance plan.
Related Recommendations (1)
R3:
The County should update the County Cemetery Ordinance.
F4:
The County Cemetery Ordinance is outdated and in need of revision.
Related Recommendations (1)
R4:
The County should more efficiently and fully utilize allocated funds to better maintain the cemeteries under its care in accordance with the County Cemetery Ordinance on an as needed basis and not on a prescribed schedule.
F5:
By incorporating a cemetery maintenance plan, routine inspections of County-maintained cemeteries and specific cemetery maintenance guidelines, County funds targeted for cemetery maintenance could be more fully and efficiently utilized.
F6:
County-maintained cemeteries are not being maintained in accordance with the guidelines presented in the County Cemetery Ordinance.
Related Recommendations (1)
R6:
The County Curoner, or designee;
Additional Recommendations
4
Not linked to specific findings.
R7:
The County Company Director, or designee. 6/30/2021 County Cemetery Management ATTACHMENT C-2 Resolution No. 129-2009 Home 7 The Board of Supervisors may accept or reject all or any nominees for any member, and the Board may regulie further nominations as, alternatively, make its own appointments in place. of those nominated, provided that the identities of the appointed members meet the criteria of this section. B. Subject to the provizions of section 210 of the County Charter, members shall have a term of two yours or until a successor is appointed. C, Staff to the Committee shall consist of the Museum Director, County Counsel, and the County Planning Director, or their respective designces. D. Manibers shall serve without compensation. E. The Committee shall appoint from among its members a Chair and a First and 5000nd Vice-Chair to act in the Chair's givence. The Committee shall appoint from umong its rapidlers and stoff a secretary to prepare written relautes of all meetings of the Committee and any subcommittees. Approved minutes shall be distributed to the Board of Supervisors, the County Cornetery Director, and sayone who makes a writish request for them. F. The Computace shall meet monthly or as otherwise determined by the Committee to be necessary or desirable. All Committee meetings shall be conducted according to Roberts Rules of Order. The Ralph G. Brown Open Meetings Act shall apply to all Committee meetings. Six mornheis shall constitute a quorum. Actions shall be taken by majority vote of the members present. G. The Committee's authority shall be as follows: It shall serve only in an advisory capacity to the Board of Supervisors
R8:
Research legal titles of comercies to determine their public or private status. and for passible legal recognition of privately owned corresponds. I. This resolution shall be effective transactiately upon its adoption by the Brand of Supervisors. Initial Committee nominations shall be submitted without delay, with a goal of full Committee appointment and initial Committee meeting within 30 days. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Hoard of Supervisive of the County of BI Dorado at a negative receiting of said Mand, held as the 4Eb-by of June 2008, by the following value of said Branch Aysodupray, Balmann, Burelli, Humphreys, Solard DIXIEL FOOTE MUNE Absenti. Check of the theard of Supervisors Choinnin, Board of Supervisors I CERTIFY THAT The poredoing instrument is a correct cupy of the original on file in this office Dute 6/30/2021 ATTACHMENT E T1/3/2020 California Health and Safety Code - HSC Section 8115. California California Codés Home Attorneys. You are here: California / Health and Safety Code - HSC / CHAPTER 4. Local Regulation of Cometeries [8115, - 8115.] / Section 8115. Section 8115. (Added by Stars. 1976, Ch. 525.) Cite as: Cal. Health & Safety Code $8115. The governing body of any city or county, in the exercise of its potice power, may by urdinance prescribe such standards governing burial, internment, and encombinent and such standards of maintenance for cometeries, including mansoleums and columbariums, as it shall determine to be reasonably necessary to protect the public health or safety, assure decent and respectful treatment of human remains, or prevent offensive deterioration of cemetery grounds, structures, and places of interment. Such standards may be made applicable to every public and private comercy within the city or county. Nothing in this section supersedes any provision of this division or Division 7 (commencing with Section 7000) or authorizes the adoption of local standards in conflict with such provisions, except that city or county ordinances adopted pursuant to this section shall prevail over the rules and regulations of any private or public cometery to the extent of any conflict. cears y neithmore every or - Carlombellogal Ruleinneu. Cepyrich MOADIL No chim-male to unjuit grantered weeks. ATTACHMENT F 11/3/2020 California Health and Safety Code - HSC Section 8131. California Home California Codes Attorneys You are here: California / Health and Salisty Code - HSC / CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [8125. - 8137.] / Section
R12:
No later than July 16, 2002, recommend that the fleere of Supervisors adopt specified provisions, if any, of the proposed ordinance update that are scroptable to the Committee; b. No later than Soptember 24, 2002, recommend any additional revisions to the County Cameteries Ordinance. Research and report to the Board of Supervisors on the status of Native American burtal sites within the County, including recommendations as to their documentation and prastryation.
R74-56:
1R PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of Jie County of E. Dorado at a regular meeting ri seid Board, held on the day of by the following vote of said Board. Chippetrical المدأاء فصا Mas Zernin F Kill walker Manco f with conf. William D. Castle toret. ATTHE! Hoss: 17471C DOOR L FRANCE Clear of the Board of Supervision- Absent: - 124 IZE arett & By: Tarren? Deputy Clark Craceman, Board of Sup I CHATLEY THAT! THE FORESDING INSTRUMENT IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL ON FILE IN THIS OFFICE. DATE ATTEST: DEXIE I., POOTE, Clark of the Board of Supervisors of the County of El Conzo, Blate of Cultumin. Çi. Depth Cigh ATTACHMENT C-1 Constant adversary TOCH esting a counter 3/15/02 RESOLUTION No. 135-2002 OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF EL DORADO WHEREAN, the numerous cometeries located in El Dorado County contain important erufacts of the County's cultural history, provide solumn final resting places for the County's ettimens, furnish a vital public service where appropriate gravesites remain active and available, and contribute to the County's rural o'diural barriage and open space; and WHINEAS, the Board of Supervisors wishes to promest and promote the public health, safety, and general wetters by preserving and anhancing the County's completion; providing clear, foir, appropriate, and effective regulations for their use; ensuring appropriate treatment of Notive American burial sites; compiling and recording cometary information, records, and historical data; and identifying and pursuing funding for all of those activities; and WHUREAS, to accomplish these goals, the Board of Supervisors wishes to draw upon the advice and expartise of trained, knowledgeably, and interested individuals within the local community; NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Supervisors hereby resolves as follows:
Findings & Recommendations
5 findings
F1:
Underspending of MHSA funds is still a State-wide issue, although the changes made by the State to extend the time given to expend funds have eased the immediate concern of losing funding earmarked for mental health programs.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1:
The County should continue to contact counties who have been successful in spending MHSA funds in a timely manner to determine if there are best practices that might be used here to better utilize MHSA funds.
F2:
The County's MHSA Project Team is continuing their efforts to minimize the risk of reversion of MHSA funds, recently assisted by Statewide changes to the reversion rules.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2:
The Chief Administrative Officer, the Director of Health and Human Services, and the County Auditor-Controller should review County budgeting and personnel philosophies, strategies, and procedures to ensure that these administrative functions fully support a) the best available opportunities to hire and retain MHSA program staff and b) the timely expenditure of MHSA funds.
F3:
There are still systemic and persistent issues in hiring and retaining County mental health employees that impact the timely expenditure of MHSA funds.
Related Recommendations (1)
R3:
The Director of Health and Human Services and the County Auditor-Controller should use all available options to implement an over-budgeting strategy or the use of recruitment allowance positions to maximize staffing of the MHSA program.
F4:
The El Dorado County budgeting philosophy puts County MHSA funds at risk of reversion.
F5:
The County's contracting procedures, listed as one of the problems in the Grand Jury's previous MHSA report, have been significantly improved.
Findings & Recommendations
2 findings
F1:
In most cases, responses to the 2018-19 and 2019-20 Grand Juries' reports were timely and complied with the provisions of the California Penal Code.
F2:
Most follow-up actions specified in the responses have either been accomplished or are in process of being done.
Findings & Recommendations
3 findings
F1:
El Dorado County jails provide only 170 computer tablets between the Placerville and SLT locations. At normal capacity, the combined number of inmates equals 390.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1:
Both jails should explore options for the purchase of additional computer tablets to provide wider opportunities for inmates to access educational and self-improvement programs.
F2:
Court-ordered classes for narcotics and alcohol abuse and anger management have been temporarily suspended at both jails due to COVID-19.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2:
Both jails should consider temporary alternatives, either one-on-one visits or virtual support courses for court-ordered substance abuse and anger management programs. These could be similar to the Challenges and Changes virtual programs offered at the JTC.
F3:
The outdoor recreation center at the JTC has no source of heat, therefore, making the area minimally usable for much of the year.
Related Recommendations (1)
R3:
The JTC should continue to work with the Facilities Division in its exploration of heating alternatives for its outdoor recreation center. and alcohol above a second
Findings & Recommendations
5 findings
F1:
As a direct result of the Covid-19 pandemic, several training classes for Probation Officers, especially those that require a "hands-on" approach, have been cancelled or postponed. These classes will resume when it is safe to do so. which come the of the one consequence of the consequence 6/30/2021 Investigation of El Dorado County Probation Department
F2:
Due to Covid-19, the ability for Probation Officers to reach out to inmates incarcerated and designated for release has been limited but not halted.
F3:
The Probation Officers interviewed expressed the positive effects of the CCC being available for their clients and saw it as a useful tool to help their clients address their needs and concerns, and to make the transition into society go more smoothly.
F4:
The CCC supports clients of only non-serious, non-violent, and non-sex related crimes as defined in AB-109.
F5:
The Probation Department appears to be doing a good job handling the wide variety of services it provides for its clients. REQUEST FOR RESPONSES • Responses are not required or requested. expressed
Additional Recommendations
8
Not linked to specific findings.
R1:
Recommendation has been implemented.
R2:
Recommendation has not been implemented but will be implemented noting a timeframe.
R3:
Recommendation requires further analysis or study noting a timeframe not to exceed six months from date Grand Jury Report was issued.
R20-01:
County Cemetery Management 20 - 02 Inspection of County Jails and Juvenal Treatment Center
R20-03:
Grand Jury Continuity and Compliance
R20-04:
Following Up on Mental Health Services Act Fund Spending
R20-05:
West Slope Emergency Services, Joint Powers Authority and Ambulance Service
R20-06:
Investigation of El Dorado County Probation Department IN MEMORY OF Tom Simpson 1947-2020 For his commitment to the El Dorado County Grand Jury During his 7 years on the Grand Jury, he served the people of El Dorado County well with his leadership, strength of character, wisdom and an untiring desire to improve the County he loved.
Findings & Recommendations
6 findings
F1:
Ambulance service in CSA 7 is contracted by the County to the JPA who, in turn, contracts with five fire districts to operate the ambulances.
F2:
The current contracts that the JPA has entered into with the fire districts operating ambulances are fixed rate contracts except for the CPCSD agreement, which is for reimbursement of direct costs. Some of the fire districts that receive reimbursements on a fixed rate have had a surplus, as their direct costs have been lower than their contracted fees. West Slope Emergency Services, Joint Powers Authority and Ambulance Service 6/30/2021 El Dorado County 2020-2021 Grand Jury
Related Recommendations (1)
R1:
The County should consider changing the contract with the JPA from fixed price to direct cost reimbursement for the next contract period.
F3:
The CSA 7 fund has a $9,530,499 fund balance as of June 30, 2020. This fund has grown by $3,003,469 since June 30, 2016.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2:
The County and JPA should explore ways to use the CSA 7 fund surplus to increase ambulance and medical services. Maintaining or improving ALS fire engine service should be a priority.
F4:
The BOD of the JPA has eleven members. Numerous interviewees indicated that they believed this large Board makes the Board unwieldy.
Related Recommendations (1)
R3:
The JPA should explore ways to reconstitute the Board of Directors to make the Board more effective.
F5:
The ambulance service is highly professional. Ambulances staffed with firefighters provide enhanced flexibility in the services provided.
F6:
Medical calls make up over 50% of fire district dispatches. ALS fire engines provide additional medical service to the public. The limited funding of some districts within the JPA may reduce the number of ALS engines in CSA 7 in the near future.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2:
The County and JPA should explore ways to use the CSA 7 fund surplus to increase ambulance and medical services. Maintaining or improving ALS fire engine service should be a priority.
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