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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Findings 9 findings
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Board meetings were not held as class offered in November 2009. required by California Government Code Section 61044, at least one per
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Minutes of some 2008 through 2010 Board meetings were not recorded,
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Several Board meetings were entirely closed to the public and did not allow
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Board Members address the public only when recognized by the Chairman. This impoverished community has three Districts and a Joint Powers Authority that
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Use a job selection process that ensures must fill their Boards with citizens from within a qualified person is placed in all the service area. A community this small is positions. Promote office staff to unlikely to have enough people with the time, management only when definite interest and experience to function as knowledge, skills and abilities to fill that qualified board members. It appears that the position are demonstrated. needs of the community would be better served by a consolidation to a Public Utilities
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No one other than the Executive District or a Community Service District as Director involve themselves in the day to permitted by law. day operations or management of the Alpaugh JPA. Because Board meetings are not controlled, business cannot be conducted in an orderly
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Amend the By-Laws of the Alpaugh JPA and expeditious manner. This condition is and the Joint Exercise of Powers aggravated by the polarization of the Board. Agreement to appoint an Executive Director only in the absence of a The Alpaugh JPA Board of Directors appear to Manager. have no knowledge of the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement, the By-Laws or any
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Keep personnel files up to date in a California Government Codes that relate to secure location and provide a written the administration of Special Districts. performance evaluation at least every two years. The over vigilance of staff and yelling at employees created a stressful and hostile
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Comply with Senate Bill 343, which workplace. became law on July 1, 2008, by posting the following notice on the agenda:
Recommendations 6
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R1Page 93Read and adhere to the By-Laws of the Alpaugh Joint Powers Authority within 72 Alpaugh JPA and the Joint Exercise of hours before it is to consider the item at Powers Agreement and resolve any its regularly scheduled meeting will be conflicts in these documents. made available for public inspection at 5516 Tule Rd. Alpaugh, Ca. during
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R2Page 93Alpaugh JPA conduct all meetings within normal business hours.” the guidelines of Robert’s Rules of Order.
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R3Page 93Allow a designated public comment time initiated by the Tulare County Board of as required by the Ralph M. Brown Act. Supervisors facilitated by County 83 × TULARE COUNTY GRAND JURY REPORT 2009-2010 Counsel and other local attorneys for all governing board members).
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R11Page 93All Board Members attend the County Government 101 course. (A training
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R12Page 93The Alpaugh JPA Board and management strictly adhere to the Employee Handbook and all State and Federal guidelines covering sexual harassment.
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R13Page 93Rewrite the Employee Handbook and amend the Alpaugh JPA By-Laws to include procedures requiring all employees, managers and Board Members to immediately report any incident of sexual harassment. This requirement would then trigger a mandatory investigation by the Manager and/or the Board of Directors and the results of this investigation be documented and kept on file.