2004-2005 Final Report

Commendations 9

• CM1 Page 28
  expansion of duties and authority to include quality control of all Election Department activities.
• CM2 Page 28
  qualification of members.
• CM3 Page 28
  method of appointment and term of service of board members.
• CM4 Page 28
  description of possible conflicts of interest. Response:
• CM5 Page 28
  Napa County Board of Supervisors 27
• CM6 Page 29
  Napa County Registrar of Voters Chain of Custody Finding 4: While observing election-day procedures, the Grand Jury noted a lack of documenting the chain of custody of election equipment and materials from the time they leave the Election Department until they return. Equipment and materials include voting machines, voting machine electronic storage cards, paper ballots (both used and unused) and associated items.
• CM7 Page 30
  Grand Jury commends the Registrar of Voters, election department staff and the L&A Board for updating and improving voting procedures and practices. 29 Napa County Jail Report Summary The Grand Jury completed the required annual inspection of the Napa County Jail. The Grand Jury’s findings resulted in three areas of concern: inmate medical care deficiencies, unclaimed Inmate Welfare and Trust Funds, and inmate overcrowding.
• CM8 Page 61
  The Grand Jury commends the chief of the Napa City Fire Department on prompt recognition of and accountability for both issues of concern arising from the Grand Jury's investigation of school fire inspections and of the Safely Surrendered Baby law. Recognizing that the chief has 60 been in his current position for less than a year and that he is not responsible for events which occurred before he was appointed, he is to be commended for quickly implementing an assertive action plan to resolve both the identified deficiencies.
• CM9 Page 69
  The Grand Jury commends the Napa County Mosquito Abatement District for not only implementing the various targeted program components from the $700 thousand received, but also completing a new building without utilizing any taxpayer dollars. 68 Citizen Complaints to the Grand Jury General A Citizen Complaint Form is included with every published Grand Jury Final Report. Every year the Grand Jury receives several completed forms and also complaint letters that describe problems and may request investigations of various government entities. These letters are a valuable source of information for a grand jury, particularly as it begins its term and is deciding on its investigative agenda. Procedures A common procedure followed by many grand juries is to consider citizen complaints initially by the full Grand Jury and then, if the Jury decides investigation of the complaint is warranted, it is either routed to the appropriate Grand Jury committee for review. Some complaints are integrated into the investigative work of the various Grand Jury committees. The investigating body reports back with a recommendation for disposition, which is then decided upon by the full Grand Jury. The complaint topics are then addressed, and findings and recommendations are incorporated in the Grand Jury Final Report. Some complaints and the issues they raised are sometimes judged not to fall under the jurisdiction of the Grand Jury. Others are dismissed without further action. All citizen complaints receive a response from the Grand Jury stating that the complaint was received and is being considered by the Grand Jury. Any other comment is kept confidential and the only further response will included in the Grand Jury Final Report. 69 Napa County Grand Jury Citizen Complaint Form Date: __________________________ Napa County Grand Jury PO Box 5397 Napa, CA 94581-0397 Dear Members of the Grand Jury: I wish to bring the following matter to your attention (all matters brought before the Grand Jury are required by law to be kept confidential): ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________ Sincerely, Name:__________________________________________ Address:_________________________________________ City:_____________________________________________ Phone:___________________________________________ Note: Name, address, and phone number are not required by may be helpful in the Grand Jury's investigation of each complaint. 70

Observations 5

• OB1 Page 11
  that there is agreement with the finding.
• OB2 Page 11
  that there is disagreement, wholly or partially, with the finding. In such a case, the response shall specify the portion of the finding that is disputed and shall include an explanation of the reasons for the disagreement. How to report action taken in response to a finding and recommendation
• OB3 Page 11
  the recommendation requires further analysis. If a Respondent replies in this manner, the law requires a detailed explanation of the analysis or study and a time frame not to exceed six months from the date of publication of the Grand Jury Final Report by which time the
• OB4 Page 11
  the recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable, with an explanation as to why it is not warranted or reasonable. Budgetary or personnel recommendations If a finding or recommendation deals with the budgetary or personnel matters of a county department headed by an elected officer, both the elected officer and 10 the Board of Supervisors shall respond, if the Grand Jury so requests. While the response of the Board of Supervisors may be somewhat limited, the response by the department head must address all aspects of the findings and
• OB5 Page 25
  A demonstration of Napa County’s touch-screen voting machines. Precinct worker orientation November 2, 2004 election at precinct level through final vote tally at the Elections Department. Inspection Completed: Napa County Elections Department

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