Santa Barbara County Grand Jury
• 2016-2017
• Agency Response
City of Santa Maria*
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Note: Missing finding numbers detected: F5
Findings and Recommendations 5 findings
F1
The City of Santa Maria has stated that its new Santa Maria Mayor's Task Force on Youth Safety will be confined to youth-serving agencies within the city limits of Santa Maria. City Response to Finding 1: The City disagrees wholly with the finding.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
That the Mayor and the City Council of Santa Maria expand the service area of the Santa Maria Mayor's Task Force on Youth Safety to include youth-serving agencies in the entire Santa Maria Valley.
F2
The Mayor and the City Council of Santa Maria's exclusive control of the strategic plan's design and implementation may cause costly delays. City Response to Finding 2: The City disagrees wholly with the finding.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
That the Mayor and the City Council of Santa Maria delegate certain discretionary authority for routine operational decisions in order to avoid costly delays to the implementation of the strategic plan.
F3
The Mayor and the City Council of Santa Maria initially refused to collaborate with the 5th District Santa Barbara County Supervisor in utilizing the $75,000 allocation from the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors for the roy. hiring of an executive level coordinator for the Santa Maria Mayor's Task Force on Youth Safety. City Response to Finding 3: The City disagrees partially with the finding. While the City and the County did not agree that an executive level salary was consistent with objectives of the efforts, they did collaborate on funding this effort.
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
That the Mayor and the City Council of Santa Maria strengthen their collaboration with the 5th District Santa Barbara County Supervisor and the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors to expand their ongoing support for a regional program under executive-level leadership.
F4
The Mayor and the City Council of Santa Maria have not yet identified reliable, permanent sources of funding needed to maintain the Santa Maria Mayor's Task Force on Youth Safety programs and staff. City Response to Finding 4: The City agrees with the finding.
Related Recommendations (1)
R4
That the Mayor and the City Council of Santa Maria within the next six months identify reliable, permanent sources of funding for the Santa Maria Mayor's Task Force on Youth Safety programs and staff.
F6
The Mayor and the City Council of Santa Maria have not included representatives at the policy-making level of parents and at-risk youth who would be directly affected by the services of the Santa Maria Mayor's Task Force on Youth Safety. City Response to Finding 6: The City disagrees partially with the finding as each of the Task Force Meetings have been open to the public, and the Task Force has heard from parents and youth who have spoken at each of the meetings, as well as at the public forums.
Related Recommendations (1)
R6
That the Mayor and City Council of Santa Maria include parents and at-risk youth representing the diversity of the community in the first tier of the Santa Maria Mayor's Task Force from the beginning of the planning and decision-making process.
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