El Dorado County Grand Jury
• 2004-2005
• Agency Response
Response to:
Lack of County Strategic Plan(PDF, 116KB)
Mid-Session Final Report and Board of Supervisors Response(PDF, 599kb)*
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Findings and Recommendations 8 findings
F1
The Grand Jury has contacted the current owners of the three horses and finds no
No recommendations for this finding
F2
evidence of impropriety in the transfer of ownership. There is no record of the discussions during the 597.1 hearing. Therefore, there is no
No recommendations for this finding
F3
indication that other options for handling this situation were considered. The crime report prepared by Animal Control is extremely brief, making reference to
No recommendations for this finding
F4
loose horses and underweight horses. These two elements, standing alone, do not support a prosecution for cruelty to animals under any concept of fairness. The Policy and Procedures Manual for Animal Control is out dated and disorganized.
No recommendations for this finding
F5
Animal Control has an adequate process for handling animal adoptions.
Related Recommendations (1)
R5
Update and organize the Animal Control Policies and Procedures manual.
F6
Grand Jury's contacts with Animal Control personnel indicate they are a conscientious
Related Recommendations (1)
R6
Animal Control needs to reconcile the Court judgment against the complainant for $1,915.36 and the $2,873.05 collection referral form they initiated. The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors, coordinating with the above mentioned agencies, is required by Penal Code 933 and 933.05 to respond to all Findings and Recommendations contained within this report. See Notice to Respondents for the proper method to respond to the Findings and Recommendations Members of the 2004-2005 El Dorado County Grand Jury David Davinroy, Foreman Van L. Dossey, Foreman Pro-tem Colleen Young Patricia Murphy Doug Clough David Dalzell Floyd Knapp Phil Davis Al Diller Chad Gilzean Robert Hanson Ross Johnson Val Kesler Richard Lucy Lorrainne McLaughlin Liz Pazdra David Perez Joseph Salerno Peri Curry
F7
and committed group of employees working in a difficult environment. There has been no reconciliation between the $1,915.36 court judgment for the county
No recommendations for this finding
F8
and the $2,873.05 collection referral form initiated by Animal Control.
No recommendations for this finding
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