Humboldt County Grand Jury • 2000-2001

Veterans Association Leases

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Findings and Recommendations 9 findings

F1
The county has failed to provide sufficient funds for all maintenance and upkeep of veterans buildings, pursuant to current law.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
The Board of Supervisors budget sufficient funds for veterans buildings.
F2
The County of Humboldt has failed to provide sufficient funds for utilities pursuant to the agreements between the veterans associations and the county.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
The Board of Supervisors budget sufficient funds for veterans buildings.
F3
Some veterans associations have failed to provide budget reports to the county as required in the agreements.
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
Veterans' associations submit required budget reports to the Board of Supervisors. RESPONSES THE FOLLOWING RESPONSES TO REPORT 01-15 ARE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO P.C. AND THE STANDARD FORMAT FOR RESPONSES. The Board of Supervisors respond to all findings and recommendations. The Veterans associations may respond to all findings and recommendations.
F4
The Eureka Veterans Memorial Building has been used as a courthouse for approximately three years with no written agreement.
No recommendations for this finding
F5
The Board of Supervisors had not declared a state of emergency pertaining to the Eureka Veterans Memorial Building.
No recommendations for this finding
F6
The Family Law Court's operations are interfering with the veterans' use of the Eureka Veterans Memorial Building; the court uses almost all the space, and the veterans have been moved out of their office.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
The Board of Supervisors ensure the veterans associations have sufficient space until the Family Law Court moves out of the Eureka Veterans Memorial Building.
F7
The veterans associations continue to expend more money from their limited budgets to pay for the upkeep of veterans buildings; this action takes away funds from their worthwhile projects.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
The Board of Supervisors budget sufficient funds for veterans buildings.
F8
Whenever a county has provided and maintained any building, memorial hall, meeting place, memorial park, or recreation center for the use or benefit of one or more veterans' associations, pursuant to 1262 of the Military and Veterans Code, the provision of that facility and its acceptance by the veterans' associations constitutes a dedication of that property to a public purpose.
No recommendations for this finding
F9
Some veterans associations have performed their own maintenance projects on their buildings without fiscal support from the county. CONCLUSIONS C-1 The county has not met its maintenance and upkeep obligations, pursuant to current law. C-2 The county has not met it contractual obligations of paying utilities or providing sufficient funds to pay utilities. C-3 Some veterans associations are not meeting their contractual obligations. RECOMMENDATIONS THE HUMBOLDT COUNTY GRAND JURY RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING:
No recommendations for this finding

Conclusions 2

No Responses Found 1

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