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El Dorado County Grand Jury
• 2013-2014
El Dorado County Grand Jury 2013-2014 South Lake Tahoe Probation Office Case Number Gj-13-14
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Findings 7 findings
F1
The cliques that currently exist exacerbate an already toxic environment.
F2
Unfair discipline, undeserved job promotions, making employees feel badly about their performance, harsh criticism and relegation to a shunned status is construed as bullying and harassment. It should not exist for many reasons, both legal and moral.
F3
It seems incomprehensible that working from the office is preferred to working in the field.
F4
The supervisor/manager to worker ratio appears out of balance.
F5
The Grand Jury is hopeful that the new Chief will come to understand the dysfunction in the South Lake Tahoe office and will institute changes that result in positive results.
F6
The only financial interest Harris may have had in sales to the District after he became Chief were those that might accrue in the future from his continued relationship with Kenwood. These are both speculative and de minimis.
F7
Gareth Harris, acting as Tamalpais Emergency Services, did not violate Government Code § 1090 when he sold radios and equipment to the District.
Recommendations 3
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R1Eliminating the cliques should be an absolute priority.
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R2Communication should be encouraged and open without recrimination, so that all employees feel vested in the entire workings of the office and department.
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R3The existing dysfunction does not exist by happenstance. The skills of all current supervisors and managers should be intensively reviewed. 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 and the El Dorado County Probation Department. The Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court additionally requests that the responses be sent electronically as a “Word” file or “PDF” file to facilitate the economical and timely distribution of such responses. Please email responses to the El Dorado County Grand Jury at: [email protected]
No Responses Found 2
Government entities assigned to respond to this report. No response documents have been linked in our database.
County of El Dorado
Agency
El Dorado County Board of Supervisors
Elected County Office