Shasta County Grand Jury
• 2011-2012
Fiscal Year 2011-2012 Consolidated Final Report and Responses29.79 MB
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Findings 4 findings
F1
Out of the 35 districts surveyed, only nine reported training in both the Brown Act and certification in ethics laws under AB 1234
F2
The chart attached illustrates the compliance and training status for each district investigated as of May 15, 2012. The districts that have “Not Required” in the Ethics column have non-compensated legislative bodies who are not reimbursed for expenses. Those officials are not required to obtain AB1234 training.
F3
The board has been aware of the need for an employee manual and told the 2011-2012 Grand Jury the manual would be completed “in the near future.” The district’s actions dating back to 1956 demonstrates a lack of resolve to meet this need.
F4
The Shasta County Board of Supervisors should consider providing Brown Act training to special districts. REQUIRED RESPONSES: he governing boards listed as non-compliant on the attached chart respond to Findings F1 and F2 and
Recommendations 4
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R1The County initiate a program of full and partial scholarships at Shasta College to train new volunteer fire fighters. If 15 scholarships were provided each year at an approximate cost of $60,000 per year, it could increase the volunteer force over time. The cost of a program like this would be nominal when compared to potential benefits.
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R2The County should increase the stipend from $6 to $15 per call. The cost of raising the response stipend would be approximately $90,000 per year, less than 0.03 percent of the County budget.
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R3The County pays mileage at the County’s prevailing rate. The cost of reimbursement for mileage is unknown but should be minimal as most volunteers live in the communities served.
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R4The County and Cal-Fire develop an action plan to prevent or deal with the closing of volunteer stations.
Conclusions 1
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CL1Shasta County is fortunate to have the expertise, professionalism, dedication and training of the SHASCOM dispatchers to meet the emergency needs of our community. 21 GENDER BIAS ISSUES? SUMMARY The Grand Jury visited the Shasta County Jail on August 23, 2011 and January 31, 2012 and uncovered a potential gender bias related to the assignment of inmate jobs. Good behavior and working in the jail allows inmates certain privileges. Pursuant to Penal Code Section 4029(b) work opportunities should be equally available to both men and women.
No Responses Found 2
Government entities assigned to respond to this report. No response documents have been linked in our database.
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