Orange County Grand Jury
• 2012-2013
• Agency Response
The Goal of Equal Opportunity: No Victims*
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Note: Missing finding numbers detected: F2, F3
Findings and Recommendations 4 findings
F1
Municipalities in Orange County are well versed in EEO issues and maintain exemplary compliance strategies. Response: The City of Rancho Santa Margarita agrees with this finding that the cities in Orange County are well versed in EEO issues and maintain exemplary compliance standards.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
All OC cities and County government shall include funding for training of management and supervision as required by law and ensure training for all employees every two years. The City of Rancho Santa Margarita has partially Response: implemented this recommendation. The City complies with current law that all management and supervisory personnel receive training every two years. Annually, the City budgets sufficient funds to provide this training. The Orange County Grand Jury has recommended that all staff receive harassment training every two years, which goes beyond the current requirement. The City will implement harassment training for all full and part time staff before the end of the fiscal year and provide on-going training every two years.
F4
Complaint ratios between OC cities and the County of Orange are similar; but differences in how previous complaints were handled in the County led to major problems. Response: The City of Rancho Santa Margarita has no data to issue an opinion on the complaint ratios and is not privy to County procedures on handling of complaints. However, the City of Rancho Santa Margarita agrees with the findings of the Grand Jury. SANTA MA CITY OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA OC Grand Jury Response September 11, 2013 anuary 1
No recommendations for this finding
F5
The County and several cities do not offer, or provide limited, training in harassment, discrimination, and retaliation, particularly for line staff. Response: Based on the data provided by the Grand Jury, the City of Rancho Santa Margarita agrees with this finding.
No recommendations for this finding
F6
There are several Risk Management Joint Powers Insurance Pools (of which most cities are members) to ensure adequate coverage and sharing of liability with other member entities. Response: The City of Rancho Santa Margarita agrees with this finding. The City is a member of the Public Agency Risk Sharing Authority (PARSAC) to ensure adequate coverage and cost sharing of liability with other member entities. RECOMMENDATIONS:
No recommendations for this finding
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