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  Increased staffing and patrols during a Red Flag Warning
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  Expanded weed abatement programs
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  Advising homeowners on hardening their homes and Contra Costa County manages two facilities for property juvenile detention: John A. Davis Juvenile Hall located • New technology to detect fires earlier and aid in in Martinez and Orin Allen Youth Rehabilitation Facility evacuation located in Byron. The Grand Jury examined both • Evacuation planning facilities in the County and during the investigation • Public education on fire hazards and preparation for fires found that their staff were dedicated and professional. The Grand Jury recommends that County fire districts The Grand Jury examined behavioral management and fire departments consider updating their wildfire systems, mental health services, staffing in detention evacuation plans and incorporating advanced routing technology. The Grand Jury also recommends that the facilities, educational services, post-release care, and CountyfiredistrictboardsandthecitiesofElCerrito,Pinole cooperation between the Probation Department and and Richmond consider identifying funds to adopt or Contra Costa County Behavioral Health Services. expandtheuseofnewtechnologiestohelpdetectfiresin high-risk areas. Additionally, the Grand Jury recommends The Grand Jury found that it is difficult to obtain data that East Contra Costa Fire Protection District consider on program effectiveness and recommends hiring identifyingoptionstofundadditionalfirestationsandstaff a case manager and acquiring a case management to restore fire services to pre-2008 levels. system to compile data on recidivism and program effectiveness. In addition,the Grand Jury recommends hiring additional mental health care staff to reduce the wait time for post-release services for youth and families. The Jury further recommends that the Probation Department consider expanding the use of the Orin Allen Youth Rehabilitation Facility to include both male and female low-level youth offenders to allow girls to benefit from the work experience programs. CONTRACOSTACOUNTYCIVILGRANDJURY2019-2020 7 IMPROVE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DO OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE WHAT’S NEXT? ADEQUATE EMERGENCY SUPPLIES? After the grand jury’s reports have been finalized and approved by the supervising Superior Court judge, they are distributed to the agencies addressed in the reports. The reports, including
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  Canyoukeepasecret? Allwork Benefits Ifyouhavethetimeandthedeep mustbeconfidential. TheGrandJuryprovidesyouwiththe interestinyourcommunity,youare
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  Areyouagoodlistener? opportunitytomakeadifference.You urgedtoapply.
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  Doyouhavetheenergytocommit willbecomeinvolvedinachallenging ACivilGrandJurymemberisanofficer toayearofproductivework? andeducationalyear. oftheSuperiorCourtandoperates
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  Canyouaskthoughtfulquestions, underitsauspices. reviewdocuments,andhelpwrite Eligibility lucidreports? Youwillfinditavaluableand GrandJurycandidatesmust:
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  Areyouinterestedintryingto rewardingexperienceinapleasant
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  BeacitizenoftheUnitedStateanda increasetheefficiencyoflocal andstimulating government,savetaxpayersdollars residentofContraCostaCountyfor atmosphere. atleastoneyear. andimproveservices?
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  Beatleasteighteenyearsofage. Itisarare
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  Wouldyouenjoydeveloping
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  Possessordinaryintelligence,sound privilege solutionstoproblems? toserve judgment,andfaircharacter. onthe
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  Possesssufficientknowledgeofthe Ifyouansweredyestotheabove Contra Englishlanguage. questions,youcouldmakeavaluable Costa
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  Neverhavebeenconvictedofa memberoftheCivilGrandJury. County felony,malfeasance,orotherhighcrime. Civil GrandJury. YtnUoc atsoc artnoc 0202-9102 YrUj dnarg LIVIc TheContraCostaCountyCivilGrandJuryiscomposedofnineteencitizens, fully independent of administrators, politicians, and legislators. With its investigatory powers, it makes recommendations that improve city and HOW DOES IT WORK? county services and save taxpayers dollars. The Grand Jury speaks out whengovernmentdoesnotperformeffectively. Youwillfinditavaluableand rewardingexperienceinapleasant States andstimulatingatmosphere. It is a rare privilege to serve on the Contra Costa County Civil Grand Jury. Referacomplaintorissueforinvestigation!Youcanmakepublicagenciesbetter! TheGrandJurywelcomesinquiriesfromthepublic,residents,andemployeesofContraCostaCounty. Call925-608-2621orgotohttp://www.cc-courts.org/grandjuryandsubmittheonlineform. NB>5B;P R’@;5B;P KB;*" :<;!V KBP N5>’ N5VP /NB>5B;P++E)A)+ /KB;*"+) /O>7’;3!’S9S!VV@’ /6=5;7 /N5>’++D)A)AD)A)+ /4B7’9.84L6BV!%=;>!B 1’*;5!7?’>7 :<9 9*"’(5V’( :(?!>!97;B7!=> Q;B>(N5;P 4!9*"B;#’ Q;B>(N5;P:99=*!B7!=> 8’#!>9 45’ /M!3’0*B>HR!>#’;<;!>7G S!VV?=>!7=;M!3’ B>()A)+C)A))Q;B>( H6QN:G.;B!>!># /:<7 :<<=!>7?’>79 0*B>1’95V79 N5;PO?’V?’>7 2;!’>7B7!=> 9*"’(5V’( B>(9*"’(5V’ 6’;’?=>P H0*"’(5V’(%=; ;’<;!>7!># /N5>’+&L+X 2;!’>7B7!=> 7"’’>(=% B<<=!>7?’>79 /N5>’))L)$2;!’>7B7!=> KB;*"G B9>’’(’( *=>7!>5’( )A)+D)A)) 6O,OM Q1:J4 N-1I 1T61-O.KTJ. U 21OTJ.:.O2J F0*"’(5V’?BP@’95@W’*77=*"B>#’
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  Canyoukeepasecret? Allwork Benefits Ifyouhavethetimeandthedeep mustbeconfidential. TheGrandJuryprovidesyouwiththe interestinyourcommunity,youare
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  Areyouagoodlistener? opportunitytomakeadifference.You urgedtoapply.
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  Doyouhavetheenergytocommit willbecomeinvolvedinachallenging ACivilGrandJurymemberisanofficer toayearofproductivework? andeducationalyear. oftheSuperiorCourtandoperates
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  Canyouaskthoughtfulquestions, underitsauspices. reviewdocuments,andhelpwrite Eligibility lucidreports? Youwillfinditavaluableand GrandJurycandidatesmust:
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  Areyouinterestedintryingto rewardingexperienceinapleasant
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  BeacitizenoftheUnitedStateanda increasetheefficiencyoflocal andstimulating government,savetaxpayersdollars residentofContraCostaCountyfor atmosphere. atleastoneyear. andimproveservices?
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  Beatleasteighteenyearsofage. Itisarare
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  Wouldyouenjoydeveloping
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  Possessordinaryintelligence,sound privilege solutionstoproblems? toserve judgment,andfaircharacter. onthe
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  Possesssufficientknowledgeofthe Ifyouansweredyestotheabove Contra Englishlanguage. questions,youcouldmakeavaluable Costa
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  Neverhavebeenconvictedofa memberoftheCivilGrandJury. County felony,malfeasance,orotherhighcrime. Civil GrandJury. YtnUoc atsoc artnoc 0202-9102 YrUj dnarg LIVIc TheContraCostaCountyCivilGrandJuryiscomposedofnineteencitizens, fully independent of administrators, politicians, and legislators. With its investigatory powers, it makes recommendations that improve city and HOW DOES IT WORK? county services and save taxpayers dollars. The Grand Jury speaks out whengovernmentdoesnotperformeffectively. Youwillfinditavaluableand rewardingexperienceinapleasant States andstimulatingatmosphere. It is a rare privilege to serve on the Contra Costa County Civil Grand Jury. Referacomplaintorissueforinvestigation!Youcanmakepublicagenciesbetter! TheGrandJurywelcomesinquiriesfromthepublic,residents,andemployeesofContraCostaCounty. Call925-608-2621orgotohttp://www.cc-courts.org/grandjuryandsubmittheonlineform. NB>5B;P R’@;5B;P KB;*" :<;!V KBP N5>’ N5VP /NB>5B;P++E)A)+ /KB;*"+) /O>7’;3!’S9S!VV@’ /6=5;7 /N5>’++D)A)AD)A)+ /4B7’9.84L6BV!%=;>!B 1’*;5!7?’>7 :<9 9*"’(5V’( :(?!>!97;B7!=> Q;B>(N5;P 4!9*"B;#’ Q;B>(N5;P:99=*!B7!=> 8’#!>9 45’ /M!3’0*B>HR!>#’;<;!>7G S!VV?=>!7=;M!3’ B>()A)+C)A))Q;B>( H6QN:G.;B!>!># /:<7 :<<=!>7?’>79 0*B>1’95V79 N5;PO?’V?’>7 2;!’>7B7!=> 9*"’(5V’( B>(9*"’(5V’ 6’;’?=>P H0*"’(5V’(%=; ;’<;!>7!># /N5>’+&L+X 2;!’>7B7!=> 7"’’>(=% B<<=!>7?’>79 /N5>’))L)$2;!’>7B7!=> KB;*"G B9>’’(’( *=>7!>5’( )A)+D)A)) 6O,OM Q1:J4 N-1I 1T61-O.KTJ. U 21OTJ.:.O2J F0*"’(5V’?BP@’95@W’*77=*"B>#’