Santa Clara County Grand Jury
• 2023-2024
• Agency Response
Response to:
Amounts Not Shown
Flawed Information, Flawed Decisions
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Findings and Recommendations 3 findings
F4
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The BOS does not have established qualifications for selecting SCCHA Board of Commissioners. Response to Finding 4 The County agrees that the Board of Supervisors (BOS) does not have formal qualifications for selecting appointees to the Santa Clara Housing Authority (SCCHA) Board of Commissioners, although each individual Supervisor may apply their own selection criteria, and all Commissioners must meet legal requirements.
Related Recommendations (2)
R4a
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The BOS should use established HUD guidelines to develop County-specific guidelines for the selection and appointment of SCCHA Board members. This recommendation should be implemented
R4b
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The BOS should develop a collaborative process that ensures the SCCHA Board, in total, contains a balance of skills, knowledge, and experience required to perform their assigned roles and responsibilities. This recommendation should be implemented
F5
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The BOS does not have an established training program for its SCCHA Board appointees specific to the roles and responsibilities of a housing Commissioner. Response to Finding 5 The County agrees with this finding.
Related Recommendations (1)
R5
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The BOS should use established HUD guidelines to develop County-specific training programs for its housing Commissioners. This recommendation should be implemented
F6
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The BOS has multiple deficiencies in its SCCHA Commissioner appointment process, including long vacancies and incomplete documentation. Response to Finding 6 The County partially agrees with this finding, agreeing that some of the documentation has been handled differently over time, leading to inconsistencies, and that communication breakdowns during the COVID- 19 pandemic or lack of follow-up with Commissioners (e.g., unreturned oaths) may have led to incomplete documentation for some SCCHA Board seats. The County disagrees that other aspects of the appointment process are deficient.
Related Recommendations (1)
R6
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The BOS should develop processes to ensure that the appointment process and related documentation requirements are completed in a timely manner. This recommendation should be implemented
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Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
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