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Additional Recommendations 3

These recommendations are not explicitly linked to specific findings.

• R3
  The Grand Jury recommends that the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors: Of those calls, how many times was CORA called or paged from the scene?
• R4
  The Grand Jury recommends that the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors: How many times was the page or call answered by a CORA counselor prior to the officer leaving the scene?
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  The Grand Jury recommends that the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors: Has CORA provided your agency with feedback about mandated referrals made by your line officers? Compilation of Responses 1 2 3 4 5 Operate DV calls Of these, CORA Have CORA’s City under responded number of times answered received reported guidelines? to CORA paged while officer feedback calls from on scene from these CORA cities Atherton Y 4 3 2 Y 3 Belmont Y 29 15* 2 Y 49 Broadmoor Y N/A N/A N/A N 11 Brisbane Y 5 5 5 N 4 Burlingame Y 39 25 2 (8%) N 43 Colma Y 14 4 N/A N/A 6 Daly City Y 378 or 553 N/A Unknown N 536 E. Palo Alto No response Foster City No response Half Moon Bay Y 59 2 [23 faxed] 2 N 24 Hillsborough Y 8 8 8 +-50% 7 Menlo Park Y 105 273.5 50% N 20 Millbrae N 19 8 2 Y 15 Pacifica Y 127 Y 179 Redwood City Y 247 199 N/A N 199 San Bruno Y 297 0 N/A Y 246 San Carlos Y 33 N/A or 90% 90% est Y 35 San Mateo Y 259 N/A N/A Y 246 S. San Francisco Y 597 All (est) N/A Y 300 Sheriff (County) Y 223 200 50% N 63 N/A – Not Available * Reports did not specify if calls were placed from the scene or after leaving the victim’s residence. COUNTY OF SAN MATEO Inter-Departmental Correspondence County Manager’s Office DATE: September 25, 2008 BOARD MEETING DATE: October 7, 2008 SPECIAL NOTICE: None VOTE REQUIRED: None TO: Honorable Board of Supervisors FROM: John L. Maltbie, County Manager SUBJECT: 2007-08 Grand Jury Response RECOMMENDATION Approve this report containing the County’s responses to the following 2007-08 Grand Jury report: Victims of Domestic Violence and Responding Law Enforcement Officers Need Better Support Reports. VISION ALIGNMENT: Commitment: Responsive, effective and collaborative government. Goal 20: Government decisions are based on careful consideration of future impact, rather than temporary relief or immediate gain. This activity contributes to the goal by ensuring that all Grand Jury findings and recommendations are thoroughly reviewed by the appropriate County departments and that, when appropriate, process improvements are made to improve the quality and efficiency of services provided to the public and other agencies.