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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Yuba County Grand Jury
• 2002-2003
Child Protective Services - Social Services Committee
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Findings 11 findings
F1
Page 15
Peoria Cemetery District has no bylaws, rules or regulations to govern the normal day-to-day operation by the board of trustees.
F2
Page 15
There was a lack of proper maintenance on cemetery grounds that was corrected prior to the completion of the Grand Jury investigation.
F3
Page 15
Posting of cemetery meetings: The Cemetery District has posted in newspapers the time and place of district meetings, but it needs to add the date of the meeting in each posting.
F4
Page 19
Intermediate and high schools have telephones installed in all classrooms. 13
F5
Page 20
Some intermediate schools and the two high schools additionally use security guards that patrol school sites and are proactive in controlling and reducing student fights/disagreements.
F6
Page 20
All school site security team members employ the use of handheld two-way radios.
F7
Page 20
One intermediate and one high school have, in addition, employed the use of video cameras. According to the site administrators, this use of cameras has greatly reduced campus fights and vandalism.
F8
Page 20
Video cameras and two-way radios have been installed in buses to assist the drivers in maintaining security during transportation.
F9
Page 20
All districts have developed “Emergency Action Plans” that identify quick reference telephone numbers for the police, sheriff and fire/paramedic assistance teams, local hospital, Yuba County Office of Emergency Services, P.G. & E., American Red Cross and radio emergency broadcast system phone numbers are also listed. Additional inclusions are instructions for bomb threats, earthquakes, explosions, chemical accidents, fire and flood.
F10
Page 20
An effective measure used at many school sites is simply to keep the classrooms locked from the outside, so as to discourage easy entrance.
F11
Page 20
All schools have very active programs that involve local police and sheriff departments.
Recommendations 4
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R1Page 15Heath and Safety Code (8964) states: The trustees shall make proper rules and regulations for the management of the cemeteries under their control. The Yuba County Board of Supervisors has met the letter of the law. The Board of Supervisors, with help of County Counsel, should establish a proper common set of rules and regulations for the day-to-day management of all cemeteries under the Board’s control and properly distribute them.
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R2Page 15The Cemetery Board of Trustees should react to maintenance problems in a more timely manner.
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R3Page 15The Cemetery District should include complete meeting information in its posting.
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R4Page 15A schedule should be established to ensure the Annual Training Plan is completed by the required deadline of August 1 each year. a.) Review and update all organizational charts for accuracy. b.) The Annual Training Plan in the table of contents should include page numbers to enable users to locate the sections more readily. c.) Include the attached explanation to future annual County Training Plans when “Other Training” exceeds 25% as required. 16