Stanislaus County Grand Jury • 2014-2015 • Agency Response

Turlock City Council 156 South Broadway*

Published: September 08, 2015 4 pages
Ver PDF original

Findings and Recommendations 9 findings

F1 Page 1
some effects to other County departments. The Respondent agrees with the finding. The State provides funding for the implementation of AB 109 through a formula that has been
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
Page 2
None The Stanislaus County Sheriff and Chief Probation Officer should continue to be active, both
F2 Page 1
developed and amended several times since AB 109 passed. The Respondent agrees with the finding. The Community Corrections Partnership, particularly the CCP Executive Committee, is
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
Page 2
individually and through their statewide organizations, to ensure that Stanislaus County receives its fair share of funding for the implementation of AB 109. The recommendation has been implemented, with a summary regarding the implemented action. The CCP, consisting of the Chief probation Officer as it's Chair, along with the Sheriff are actively involved in securing the fair share of funding for Stanislaus County.
F3 Page 1
responsible to allocate the funds provided by the State for the implementation of AB 109. The Respondent agrees with the finding. The CCP meetings are public, but are not widely publicized, and the current location of the CCP
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
Page 2
None The CCP should develop strategies to increase public awareness of its mission and to
F4 Page 1
meetings would not be able to accommodate a large number of public participants. RECELTED Respondent disagrees wholly or partially with finding and shall include an explanation. Kead by. SEP 2 4 2015 <b>Civil Grand Jury</b> September 15, 2015 The Honorable Marie Sovey Silveira, Presiding Judge Stanislaus County Civil Grand Jury - Re: Case No. 15-16GJ Explanation: In consultation and review with the CCP we find that the CCP has been established in accordance with California Penal Code 1230. All meetings are open to the public and in compliance with the Brown Act. Additionally on a yearly basis the CCP plan is presented to Board of Supervisors for approval. AB 109 may have some effects to local public safety in the County, which may be compounded
Related Recommendations (1)
R4
Page 2
encourage more public participation at meetings. As noted prior, we have reviewed the CCP chair response and agree, and defer to their response. The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors and the City Councils of all nine incorporated cities
F5 Page 2
by budget cuts that have occurred to local law enforcement agencies. The Respondent agrees with the finding.
Related Recommendations (1)
R5
Page 2
within the County should take action to restore budgets and expand police services, particularly community-oriented and problem-oriented policing, to respond to the potential challenges of AB 109. The recommendation has been implemented, with a summary regarding the implemented action. The Turlock City Council has begun a three phase approach to restoring staffing as budgetary constraints allow. The reimplementation of a Street Crimes Unit with the focus of being proactive towards repeat offenders and also a focus on quality of life issues such as loitering, public nuisances, graffiti, gangs, drug uses and sales. September 15, 2015 The Honorable Marie Sovey Silveira, Presiding Judge Stanislaus County Civil Grand Jury - Re: Case No. 15-16GJ LOCAL EFFECTS OF PRISON REALIGNMENT AND <b>CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 47</b>
F6 Page 3
is difficult to quantify these impacts in the short term, and the long term impacts are unknown. The Respondent agrees with the finding. Proposition 47, combined with the budget reductions to local law enforcement agencies, may
Related Recommendations (1)
R6
Page 3
None The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors and the City Councils of all nine incorporated cities
F7 Page 3
result in an increase in property crimes throughout the county. The Respondent agrees with the finding.
Related Recommendations (1)
R7
Page 3
within the County should take action to restore budgets and expand police services, particularly community-oriented and problem-oriented policing, to respond to the potential challenges of Proposition 47. The recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in the future, with a time frame for implementation. The Turlock City Council has begun a three phase approach to restoring staffing for the Police Department as budgetary constraints allow. The reimplementation of a Street Crimes Unit with the focus of being proactive towards repeat offenders and probationary persons and also a focus on quality of life issues such as loitering, public nuisances, graffiti, gangs, drug uses and sales along the lines of incorporating the community involvement to provide the necessary concepts outlined in Community Orientated Policing. 6 0 The Honorable Marie Sovey Silveira, Presiding Judge September 15, 2015 Stanislaus County Civil Grand Jury - Re: Case No. 15-16GJ
F8 Page 3
The passage of Proposition 47 has resulted in significant unintended consequences. These include crippling Drug Court, creating holes in the state DNA database, and the reclassifying of some gun crimes. The Respondent agrees with the finding. There have been attempts to create legislative solutions to some of the consequences of
Related Recommendations (1)
R8
Page 4
See R9 RY: The criminal justice leaders of Stanislaus County should continue to be active, both individually and through their professional organizations, in California’s legislative challenges to salvage the unintended consequences of Proposition 47. The recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in the future, with a time frame for implementation as recommended from the CCP. Sincerely, Gary Soiseth, Mayor Amy Bublak, Vice Mayor Bill DeHart, Council Member Matthew Jacob, Council Member Steven Nascimento, Council Member
F9 Page 3
Proposition 47, but they are yet to be successful. The Respondent agrees with the finding.
Related Recommendations (1)
R9
Page 4
The criminal justice leaders of Stanislaus County should continue to be active, both individually and through their professional organizations, in California's legislative challenges to salvage the unintended consequences of Proposition 47. The recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in the future, with a time frame for implementation as recommended from the CCP. Sincerely, Gary Soiseth, Mayor Amy Bublak, Vice Mayor Bill DeHart, Council Member Matthew Jacob, Council Member Steven Nascimento, Council Member

* This report's PDF did not contain easily extractable text and required Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for analysis. There may be minor errors in the extracted findings and recommendations due to OCR limitations with scanned documents.