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Napa County Grand Jury
• 2019-2020
Glossary Adp: Average Daily Population Bos: Napa County Board of Supervisors
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Findings 10 findings
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The physical facilities at Napa County Juvenile Hall provide a safe, clean, and secure environment for the detained juveniles in compliance with Title 15.
F2
Page 82
The management and staff appear to be well-trained and fully committed to working with the juvenile detainees to become productive citizens.
F3
Page 82
The facility is over-staffed for the actual number of juvenile detainees.
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Page 82
Title 15 does not require Napa County Juvenile Hall to be staffed for 50 juvenile detainees. There is no legal impediment to reducing staffing to a level more consistent with the actual number of juvenile detainees.
F5
Page 82
There is a need to find additional uses for the Napa County Juvenile Hall facility.
F6
Page 82
The California State Association of Counties’ Report and Tool Kit would be helpful to Napa County in determining other uses for the Juvenile Hall facility. THE JURY RECOMMENDS
F7
Page 92
Not all the Wellpath Agreement Terms or Appendix “A” Scope of Work Items are uniformly administered, indicating inadequate monitoring of Wellpath’s performance. 85
F8
Page 93
The Napa County Department of Corrections and Napa County Probation Departments approve Wellpath invoices based solely on the basis that a submitted claim agrees with the budgeted amount, not by verification of work performed. The taxpayers of Napa County are billed more than 3 million dollars a year based on this limited information.
F9
Page 93
The Wellpath Agreement calls for quarterly submittal of invoices, but the County accepts monthly submittals adding to the cost of administering the Agreement. THE GRAND JURY RECOMMENDS:
F10
Page 117
The City’s residents are not adequately informed of the financial impact of decisions made by the City Council and City Staff. City of St. Helena The respondent disagrees with this finding. The 2018-2019 Napa County Grand Jury
Recommendations 12
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R1Page 82The Probation Department is to reduce its staffing level for Napa County Juvenile Hall to a level consistent with the historical trends of the past ten years and consistent with the requirements of Title 15. This reduction in staffing is to be accomplished no later than June 30, 2021 and reflected in the Napa County’s Adopted Budget for Napa County Juvenile Hall for FY 2021-2022.
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R2Page 82The Board of Supervisors consider using The Tool Kit created from the Juvenile Hall Utilization Workgroup. The Board of Supervisors and the Probation Department are to convene a task force consisting of relevant governmental agencies to study and suggest alternative uses for the under-used Napa County Juvenile Hall facility. This task force is 5 California State Association of Counties, “Juvenile Justice Facilities in California: Report and Tool Kit”, November, 2019, https://www.counties.org/sites/main/files/file- attachments/juvenile_hall_report_and_toolkit_2019.pdf?1576174740 75 to convene no later than December 31, 2020, with directions to issue a public report with its recommendations no later than June 30, 2021.
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R3Page 93NCDC and NCPD require Wellpath to certify the preparation of “Patient Safety activity work products.” This action to be completed by December 31, 2020, and annually thereafter.
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R4Page 93NCDC and NCPD are to establish the existence of those items required by the Wellpath Agreement, but which are not held by the County, to be verified
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R5Page 93The Napa County Board of Supervisors institute a one-time audit of Wellpath’s compliance with the Scope of Work contained in the Wellpath Agreement. This audit to be independent of the NCDC and NCPD, and to include a physician with contract administration experience. This audit to be completed no later than June 30, 2021.
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R6Page 93The Napa County Auditor-Controller, the Departments of Corrections and Probation, County Counsel, and County Executive Officer are to review the provisions of the Wellpath Agreement, including Exhibits “A” and “B,” and institute the appropriate Services Agreement amendments or modifications, as provided for in the Agreement, necessary to reflect the actual contract requirements. This action to be completed
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R7Page 93The Napa County Auditor-Controller, together with the Departments of Correction and Probation, is to establish clearly defined criteria for the confirmation that goods or services have been received from Wellpath. These criteria are to be put in place
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R8Page 93The County of Napa should not accept Wellpath invoices submitted more frequently than quarterly. This policy to be implemented by the second quarter of fiscal year 2020-2021. ENCLOSURE (1)
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R9Page 119Beginning in the 2020-2021 Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2020, and continuing thereafter, the City City of St. Helena The City’s response does not comply with Penal Code §933.05.6 6 See Summary on for response requirements 112
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R10Page 120Beginning with the fiscal year commencing on July 1, 2020, as the City hires additional full-time personnel, such as new full-time firefighters, the City should recalculate the effect of such hires on unfunded pension liabilities to CalPERS and include those new liabilities in the allocated budget. City of St. Helena The City’s response does not comply with Penal Code §933.05.7
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R11Page 120No later than December 31, 2019, the City should conduct an analysis of its legal expenditures and associated results in order to determine whether any changes need to be made to the City’s current legal support and strategy. The results of this analysis and any accompanying recommendations should be shared with the public. City of St. Helena The City agrees
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R12Page 120The City should develop and enhance its system of community- based communications to highlight important financial issues affecting City residents. The communications could be published in the weekly St. Helena Star or by e-mail or both. Re-advertise the City email communications system and how City residents can access these communications on a regular basis. City of St. Helena The City’s response does not comply with Penal Code §933.05.7 7 See Summary on for response requirements 113 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (NCDC) ANNUAL REVIEW: UNDER A MICROSCOPE: NAPA COUNTY JAIL HEATHCARE SERVICE The 2018-2019 Napa County Grand Jury Found; Required/Invited Respondent Responses For full responses go to http://www.napacourt.com/grand- jury/reports-response%202018-2019
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