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Findings 7 findings
F1
The City of Marysville appears to be paying the Contractor an amount for basic services that is “probably $100 too high” by the admission of the Contractor. Based on the further admissions of the Contractor that the excess amounts are really to “go toward the resource costs of website development,” it appears that the City may be paying for the ”resources” identified in the body of the contract as “donated.” Another concern of this Committee is that the terms of the contract require that the Contractor hold a Marysville business license and both the City and the Contractor admit that the Contractor does not have the required license.
F2
The residents of the City of Marysville would likely benefit from the opportunity to access more information and /documents from the City ‘s website.
F3
The laundry area was built for a smaller jail. Though it meets CCR Title 15 requirements, it requires extended shifts to ensure clean laundry is provided to all inmates. These issues were raised by the 2008-2009 Grand Jury with the following response by received from the Sheriff, “We partially disagree with this finding. The laundry area was moved to its current location during the jail expansion in 1994/1995. The laundry was previously located in the part of the space currently occupied by the jail kitchen, which was also expended in 1994/1995.” It is noted that the duct work in the laundry room has large holes, which could result in chemical inhalation by inmate workers. The laundry room also has exposed electrical wiring, an unsafe condition. These conditions raise safety concerns that need to be addressed.
F4
Female inmates are not offered vocational training in electrical or carpentry, nor are they offered to work in the kitchen. The male inmates are not offered life-skills training or offered to work in the laundry area. These issues were raised by the 2008-2009 Grand Jury with the following response received from the Sheriff: “Part of the Jail’s mission is to prepare prisoners mentally and physically for their successful reintegration into the community. Optional vocational training is offered to inmates. It is not feasible operationally or financially to expand programs and offer equal training to both male and female inmates. There is no requirement to do so.” These issues still remain and are a concern to the 2009-2010 Grand Jury.
F5
A picnic table and concrete slab has been inappropriately placed over an individual’s grave.
F6
The Cemetery has electrical wires and water irrigation lines within the same trench.
F7
Utility bills for the Marysville City Cemetery appear high, considering the limited usage.
Recommendations 7
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R1To ensure that the City is receiving sufficient value for the monies it is expending, the City needs to amend the contract terms that relate to the payment for basic services to ensure that they are not too high.
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R2The City needs to explore resources for updating and expanding the information that it provides through its website. If/when resources are available, the entire agenda packet should be posted on the website. To ensure that the viewers of the website have the maximum opportunity to learn of City events, the City should consider offering to promote these events for a fee that would offset the cost to the City of updating the site to include the event information. PASSED and ADOPTED by the Yuba County Grand Jury on the 18th day of March, 2010.
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R3Establish a plan to replace or increase the size of the laundry to maintain the CCR Title 15 requirements, as well as the needs of the inmates. Repair duct work in the laundry room and cover exposed electrical wiring.
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R4Make all training and job duties available to all inmates. PASSED and ADOPTED by the Yuba County Grand Jury on the 7th day of April, 2010.
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R5Remove picnic table and concrete slab.
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R6Have a licensed electrician review and determine the legal requirements and advise the City what work is needed to bring the cemetery grounds to code.
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R7The City of Marysville should request the Maintenance Department investigate the utility bill issues. PASSED and ADOPTED by the Yuba County Grand Jury on the 28th day of April, 2010.
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