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Findings 7 findings
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Independent special districts can also avail finding(s) and
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requests for support for transitional housing
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“The Board of Supervisors partially disagrees. The County Counsel’s primary statutory role is “Training sessions offered by County agencies Additional detailed information can be found in to represent and advise the Board of Supervisors for the benefit of district board members are not the 2015-2016 Civil Grand Jury Report. and County departments and agencies, and well attended.” SISKIYOU COUNTY GRAND JURY REPORT 3 2016 - 2017
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bring the legislation to their attention. The “Training sessions offered by County agencies, Response 3. County Auditor did not request a letter of the County Clerk, County Counsel, and the “The Board of Supervisors disagrees. The support from the Board of Supervisors; Auditor, do not include management functions Board disagrees because three departments however, it was pleased to learn that the and responsibilities.” already provide training opportunities for legislation was signed by the Governor in special districts. Also, see the Response to
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“According to Penal Code Section 919(b), the assessments, grant management, GASB 54, “There appears to be limited coordination Siskiyou County Civil Grand Jury is required to audits, tax information, endowments, accounts among county agencies providing education and inspect the conditions and evaluate the payable and receivables processing, budgeting, training for district board members.” management of all correctional facilities in Financial Transaction Reporting, Ethics &
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example, the last after-hours session offered by this concern by pursuing various funding “The prohibitive cost of financial audits Clerk and County Counsel had less than 10 sources.” consumes a large portion of some district attendees. It was discontinued after it was budgets.” determined to be fiscally irresponsible due to
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Each year a Special District Seminar is hosted district board members to develop a “Proposed AB2613 is designed to alleviate by County Counsel and the County Clerk. comprehensive curriculum to be offered in one some of the burden regarding financial audit While the Auditor has not provided training session, on a weekday with alternate sessions costs for some of the districts.” since 2014, future trainings are anticipated and offered during non-working hours.” the office has provided individual training as
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R1Page 3for Local Government. That organization Pursuant to Penal Code 933.05, government “The Board of Supervisors should instruct presents the required AB1234 ethics training in entities may be required or invited to respond to County Counsel to ensure that all special district a self-study format at http://www.ca- the recommendations and
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R2Page 5Response 1. “The Civil Grand Jury is recommending the “The 2014-2015 Civil Grand Jury received a Siskiyou County Sheriff: response requested, Board of Supervisors assist Next Step as needed complaint regarding property code but not received. during the application process for Drug Medi- enforcement. That jury started an investigation Cal certification”. Response 1. but was unable to complete the investigation “The Board of Supervisors agrees with the
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R3Page 4valuable resource that provides training in such Response 6. “The Board of Supervisors should direct those areas of New Board Member Orientation, “The Board of Supervisors agrees. The Board offices currently providing training for special Ethics Training, preparing agendas, best of Supervisors regularly evaluates and makes district board members to develop a practices in managing districts and dealing with collective decisions on whether or not to comprehensive curriculum to be offered in one personnel issues, etc.” support or oppose pending legislation. In part, session, on a weekday with alternate sessions the Board relies on the Department Heads to offered during non-working hours.”
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R4Page 4August.” Recommendation #1. “The Board of Supervisors should direct those offices currently providing training for special
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R5Page 4Siskiyou County on an annual basis. An Responsibility, etc. “The Board of Supervisors should direct those inspection of the Siskiyou County Jail was For the joint training, the Clerk’s Office offices currently providing training for special conducted and information was presented by typically provides a 45 day to 60 day notice to district board members to develop a representatives of the Sheriff’s Department on the districts of the training and sends reminders comprehensive curriculum to be offered in one January 8, 2016… to each district and to each office holder. session, on a weekday with alternate sessions Despite continuing County efforts to voluntarily offered during non-working hours.” Concerns have been raised about overcrowding conduct training for independent special in the Siskiyou County Jail. Staff report that if Response 5. districts in Siskiyou County, attendance has a new jail is not built soon, there is a possibility “The Board of Supervisors partially agrees. See significantly waned over the past 16 years and that the safety of jail staff and inmates may be R-4 response.” some historically offered training sessions have compromised. Jail staff, law enforcement and been discontinued due to poor attendance. For the Board of Supervisors (BOS) are addressing
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R6Page 4“The County Board of Supervisors and the overtime. In addition to the County training “The Board of Supervisors should exercise any Siskiyou County Sheriff are to be commended opportunities, the County Clerk encourages influence they possess with the State Assembly for continuing to explore funding options for a special districts to become familiar with the to support the County Auditor’s efforts to pass new jail, and for continuing to inform the public California Special Districts Association, a AB2613.” about progress in that direction.” SISKIYOU COUNTY GRAND JURY REPORT 4 2016 - 2017
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R7Page 4needed. The Auditor reports that when offered, Response 4. “The Board of Supervisors should exercise any training is well attended. All such training is “The Board of Supervisors partially disagrees. influence they possess with the State Assembly offered as courtesy to help support independent See R-1 and R-3