Yuba County Cemetery Districts

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  The Yuba County Grand Jury recommends that the Yuba County cemetery districts form an association for the purpose of efficiently exchanging information about their experiences operating their respective cemeteries. A cemetery district’s association would facilitate the exchange of hard-won knowledge and experience with best practices.
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  The Yuba County Grand Jury recommends that the county and the districts explore ways that would permit the districts to obtain the required annual audits at a reasonable and affordable cost.
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  The Yuba County Grand Jury recommends that the county create a web page on its web site for the cemetery districts, that presents for easy public access, the information needed by the public to use the districts’ resources. The information should include: hours of operation, contact information for members of the board of trustees, prices and fees for services and information about how members of the public can support the missions of the districts. Dates, times and location of cemetery district’s Boards of Trustees meetings should also be included. Community outreach posting might also appear here. Commendations: C1. The Yuba County Grand Jury commends and thanks the members of the Yuba County cemetery districts for their dedication and service to the public good. The Yuba County Grand Jury also commends and thanks the employees and volunteers who maintain the cemeteries and keep these historic public resources functioning, often making personal sacrifices to do so. Request for Responses: Pursuant to Penal Code section 933.05, the Grand Jury requests responses as follows: From the following governing bodies: Responses to all findings and recommendations.  Yuba County Board of Supervisors  Yuba County LAFCo  Browns Valley Cemetery District  Brownsville Cemetery District 2013-2014 Yuba County Grand Jury Final Report Yuba County Cemetery Districts  Camptonville Community Service District  Keystone Cemetery District  Peoria Cemetery District  Smartsville Cemetery District  Strawberry Valley Cemetery District  Wheatland Cemetery District The governing bodies indicated above should be aware that the comment or response of the governing body must be conducted in accordance with Penal Code section 933(c) and subject to the notice, agenda and open meeting requirements of the Brown Act. 2013-2014 Yuba County Grand Jury Final Report Yuba County Cemetery Districts Bibliography: 1. Butte County cemetery districts web page. n. d. Retrieved March 5, 2014 from http://buttelafco.org/agencies/cemetery-districts 2. California Association of Public Cemeteries n. d. Retrieved March 12, 2014 from: http://www.capc.info/ 3. California State Controller. Special Districts Annual Report for 2011 - 2012 November 22, 2013 retrieved Jan 13, 2014 from: http://www.sco.ca.gov/Files-ARD- Local/LocRep/1112_special_districts.pdf 4. Camptonville Community Service District maintains a web page about the Camptonville Cemetery here: n. d. Retrieved March 12, 2014 from: http://www.camptonville.com/storyproject/cemetery_splashpage.html 5. Camptonville Community Courier n. d. Retrieved March 13, 2014 from: http://www.camptonville.com/the_courier.html 6. Public Cemetery Alliance, n. d. Retrieved March 12, 2014 from: http://www.publiccemeteryalliance.com/ 7. The Public Cemetery District law is now part of the California Health and Safety Code (Division 8, Chapters one through eight), which can be found at this website: n. d. Retrieved February 26, 2014 from: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/calawquery?codesection=hsc 8. Wikipedia. Special-purpose district. n. d. retrieved January 13, 2014 from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_districts 9. Yuba LAFCO Countywide MSR - Findings Adopted July 24, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2014 from http://www.yubalafco.org/uploads/1/1/4/5/11454087/final_countywide_yuba_msr_findings. pdf 10. Yuba LAFCO Countywide MSR - Background Report. Adopted July 24, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2014 from: http://www.yubalafco.org/uploads/1/1/4/5/11454087/final_countywide_yuba_msr_backgrou nd_report.pdf 2013-2014 Yuba County Grand Jury Final Report Yuba County Cemetery Districts 11. Yuba LAFCO Countywide MSR -