Madera County Grand Jury
• 2019-2020
• Agency Response
Madera County Received Mar 2 5 2021 March 17, 2021 Street Spring Grand Jury The Honorable Michael Jurkovich,*
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Findings and Recommendations 3 findings
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The MCGJ finds that the Madera Police Department works on multiple levels to build and strengthen positive relationships with community members. Response 1: The City agrees with Finding 1. The Madera Police Department works tirelessly to build and strengthen positive relationships with community members. W. Fourth Street • Madera, CA 93637 • TEL (559) 661-5400 • FAX (559) 674-2972 www.cityofmadera.ca.gov Responses to Grand Jury Report March 17, 2021 The MCGJ finds there are 15 funded positions that currently are unfilled at the
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
relationships within the community through the efforts already in place and be open to the suggestions brought by community groups and individuals. This recommendation has been implemented. The City appreciates MCGJ's Response: recognition of the City's effort to foster and strengthen relationships with our community. The City believes that when it comes to public safety, nothing is more important than trust and mutual respect between Police Officers and the community. For this reason, the Police Department will continue to explore new and innovative ways to connect with our community. MCGJ recommends that during Fiscal Year 21/22 currently open positions at the
F2
Madera Police Department. Response 2: The City disagrees partially with Finding 2. Given that the finding does not identify the positions or dates, the City does not have adequate information to ascertain how this data was obtained. The finding, as written, provides insufficient information to either agree or disagree. Additionally, we note that the City "disagrees partially" because of the mandated method for response. Regardless, the City strives to fill vacant positions to ensure adequate service levels that the community has come to expect. While staffing may sometimes be fluid due to attrition, the Police Department currently has six vacancies. The City budgeted for these positions and is aggressively working to fill the openings. The MCGJ finds that Madera County is not effectively handling the individuals
Related Recommendations (1)
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Madera Police Department be filled. This recommendation has not yet been implemented but the City plans to Response: implement it when it adopts the Fiscal Year 21/22 Budget. Responses to Grand Jury Report March 17, 2021 MCGJ recommends that the Madera Police Department immediately work with
F3
Madera Police Department identifies as having a mental health crisis (5150). The City respectfully notes that this finding pertains to a matter that is not under Response: the control of the City.
Related Recommendations (1)
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the Madera County Board of Supervisors to provide adequate mental health services. Response 3: This recommendation has been implemented. More specifically, earlier this year, Police Chief Lawson attended a meeting with the Madera County Mental Health Department where the focus was on improving mental health services. The Police Department is also assisting the Mental Health Department pursue mental health grant opportunities. Thank you for your service to the community. Please let us know if you need additional information. Sincerely, Amelda RusigoArnoldo Rodriguez City Manager City of Madera c: Foreperson, Madera County Grand Jury, PO Box 534, Madera, CA 93637
* This report's PDF did not contain easily extractable text and required Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for analysis. There may be minor errors in the extracted findings and recommendations due to OCR limitations with scanned documents.