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Placer County Grand Jury
• 2023-2024
Placer County Grand Jury 2023-2024 Final Report stipulate the conditions for housing detainees in a Type I jail
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Findings 10 findings
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The current contract funding arrangement between Placer County Sheriff’s Office and Nevada County Sheriff’s Office is inconsistent with other jail services contracts Placer County has with other agencies.
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Placer County has with other agencies. Placer County Sheriff’s Office current jail contract with Nevada County Sheriff’s
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Office has not been renegotiated since 2017. The Board of Supervisors has made the Burton Creek Substation a Tier I Capital
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Improvement Project to direct funding to the project. The Placer County Sheriff's Office transports detainees from Burton Creek Substation to Auburn Main Jail any time Nevada County Sheriff’s Office declines to
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accept a detainee. The jail contract for fiscal year 2022-2023 cost Placer County over a half-million
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dollars. The cost of the contract to Placer County automatically increases 3 percent each
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year regardless of the number of Truckee Jail bookings.
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Placer County is charged a flat rate per year instead of a daily per-person rate.
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The Burton Creek Substation is classified as a Type I jail facility. Placer County Daily Jail Rate is $246 per day, while the contract paid over $5,700
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per day at the Truckee Jail based on the actual use of the FY 2022-23 contract. The Placer County Sheriff’s Office contract with Nevada County Sheriff’s Office for Recomjaiml seernvdicaest iios nnost providing taxpayers with the best value for their money. TRh1e. grand jury recommends: By March 1, 2025, the contract between the Placer County Sheriff’s Office and the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office, providing jail services for the North Tahoe region, be
Recommendations 4
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R1By March 1, 2025, the contract between the Placer County Sheriff’s Office and the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office, providing jail services for the North Tahoe region, be renegotiated annually to pay for services rendered.
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R2Page 84renegotiated annually to pay for services rendered. By March 1, 2025, the contract between the Placer County Sheriff’s Office and the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office, providing jail services for the North Tahoe region, be
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R3Page 84modified to a per person daily rate based upon the Placer County Daily Jail Rate. By December 1, 2024, the Board of Supervisors continue to support building a replacement Burton Creek Substation facility and see it through to completion. 76 -2024 Final Report
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R4Page 85By December 1, 2024, Placer County Sheriff’s Office explore alternative transportation methods for moving detainees from Burton Creek to the Auburn RequiMreaidn JRaiel.s ponses Pursuant to Penal Code § 933.05, the Placer County Grand Jury requires a response from thRee fsoplloonwdiinngg g Eonvteirtnyi ng body: Findings Recommendations Due Date Requiring Requiring Response Response Placer County Board of F1, F2, F3, R1, R2, R3 October 1, 2024 Supervisors F4, F5, F6,