Lake County Grand Jury

2001-2002

17 reports

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Findings & Recommendations 3 findings
F1: Chief Chalk is a strong leader and runs the Department like a business, being acutely aware of costs and cost-effectiveness.
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F2: Morale is high, turover is low, and the officers manifest respect for the Chief's decisions.
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F3: Four management officers will be eligible to retire within three years.
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F1: The staff has not been tested for tuberculosis, as mandated by Title 15, Article 6006, since the facility opened.
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F2: No fire drills have been held, as mandated in Title 15, Article 6009.
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F3: The radio repeater system does not extend to the yard or the vehicles.
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F4: All of the doors cannot be opened in a timely manner in the event os a disaster. Many of the locks jam when keys are used.
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F5: Mandated blood and saliva specimens are not taken on know sex offenders.
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F6: The sprinkler system in Phase II was inoperable on our first visit, but is now functional.
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F7: Per the Fire Department report, exits and exit signs were not illuminated.
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F8: Per the BOC report, the annual fire inspection report had been forwarded to the BOC.
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F9: Per the BOC report, no annual Health Department inspection for the facility was available.
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F10: Per the BOC report, the Policy and Procedures Manual needed revision and reprinting, with inclusion of provisions for the housing of minors in Type II and Type III facilities.
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Findings & Recommendations 4 findings
F1: The presentation to the Grand Jury was immensely informative, well-prepared, and well- delivered.
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F2: The cooperation and mutual respect of CDF and CDC personnel were evident.
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F3: KCC's facilities, owned by CDF, were well maintained and clean, though Spartan.
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F4: A merit-demerit system is employed to reinforce socially acceptable behavior.
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Findings & Recommendations 6 findings
F1: The OES Coordinator is responsible for formulating, organizing, and implementing the County's emergency or disaster preparedness program, developing and effecting training programs for County staff, and coordinating emergency services provision with local, state, and federal agencies and organizations, as well with the Red Cross. Additionally, the Coordinator develops a public information program and ensures County compliance with relevant regulations. http://www.co.lake.ca.us/generalinformation/grandjury/report0102/ooes.html (1 of 2)4/17/2007 3:08:54 PM County of Lake - 2001/2002 Grand Jury Report - Office of Emergency Services
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F2: OES provides five functions in a disaster: management, operations (coordinating what happens in the field) planning (for what needs are and will be), logistics (communications and provisions of shelter, and finance administratin (calculating costs of personel, equipment, and materials).
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F3: All counties in the state have had to develop the same general plan, the All-Hazard Emergency Operations Plan, with a similar chain-of-command organizational shelter, in order to be eligible for monies from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Plan includes sections on Communications, Care and Shelter (Social Services, for example, coordinates with the Red Cross, Public Health, and the acute care facilities, Transportation, and Law Enforcement (police agencies, for example, jointly with Cal-Trans, are in charge of hazardous material spills).
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F4: Mitigation projects, such as flood prevention along Cache Creek, must be included in any disaster management plan
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F5: Recovery from a disaster may require as long as 2-5 years.
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F6: The responsibility for the OES program had just been shifted to the Sheriff's Office
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F20: The Financial Services Committee recommends that the Treasurer/Tax Collector Department follow through on the recommendations so noted in that report. http://www.co.lake.ca.us/generalinformation/grandjury/report0102/tax.html (2 of 2)4/17/2007 3:08:45 PM
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