Marin County Grand Jury
• 2024-2025
• Agency Response
Response to:
Cyberattacks: A Growing Threat to Marin Government
Novato Sanitary District*
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Findings and Recommendations 3 findings
F3
Any link to publicpay.ca.gov on an agency's website that fails to go directly to the agency's current compensation data on that website does not satisfy the intent of the Government Code that information be easily located. Response to F3: Pursuant to Penal Code section 933.05(a)(1), the District agrees with the finding. Also, see response to Recommendation R3. Marin County Grand Jury Response: "Follow-Up Report on Web Transparency of Agency Compensation Practices" June 9, 2020
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
No later than 90 days after the date of this report, agencies should modify their existing publicpay.ca.gov links so that they provide a direct link to their current compensation data on the state site. To eliminate the need for annual updates, the URL used for the link should exclude any parameter specifying a year. Formatted URL examples are shown on
F4
Regarding compensation policies for elected officials, many public agencies do not provide the public with easy access to information regarding salary, meeting fees or stipends (including compensation for serving as liaison to other advisory committees, councils and forums), reimbursements, health and retirement benefits, and other benefits such as equipment. Response to F4: Pursuant to Penal Code section 933.05(a)(1), the District agrees with the finding. Also, see response to Recommendation R4.
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R4
No later than 90 days after the date of this report, in addition to any other compensation links, agencies should include a link on their board or council web pages that leads directly to their "Elected Officials" page on the publicpay.ca.gov site, conforming to the format suggested on Appendix A.
F5
Regarding detailed disclosure of total compensation paid, most public agencies do not break out all components of compensation paid to their elected officials, including salary, meeting fees or stipends (including compensation for serving as liaison to other advisory committees, councils and forums), reimbursements, health and retirement benefits, and other benefits such as equipment. Response to F5: Pursuant to Penal Code section 933.05(a)(1), the District agrees with the finding. Also, see response to Recommendation R5. Responses to Recommendations
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R5
No later than 120 days after the date of this report, agencies should include on their board or council web pages a comprehensive description of their policies regarding all compensation paid to elected officials specifying, at a minimum, salary, meeting fees or S:\Board Reports\2020\6 June\Word & Excel docs\14.a.2. 2019-20 GJ Report Draft resp ltr.docx Marin County Grand Jury Response: "Follow-Up Report on Web Transparency of Agency Compensation Practices" June 9, 2020 stipends (including compensation for serving as liaison to other advisory committees, councils and forums), reimbursements, health and retirement benefits, and other benefits such as equipment. Response to R5:
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