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Extracted from Consolidated Report

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Calaveras County Grand Jury • 2006-2007

Recommendation on School Violence and Harassment

Published: August 07, 2006 10 pages
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Findings 4 findings

F1 Page 55
All computers in the branches and main headquarters have Internet DSL connectivity through the libraries’ computer system. Proposed wireless service is anticipated to allow the public to connect their personal computers to the Internet. A request for wireless connectivity is to go to the Board of Supervisors for approval for San Andreas, Murphys, and Mokelumne Hill libraries.
F2 Page 53
Bus maintenance records in all districts were well maintained and the inspections by the Department of Motor Vehicles showed high marks of approval. The districts are purchasing new buses to replace older busses and constructing new maintenance facilities as budgets permit.
F3 Page 53
The Grand Jury became aware of bus route and bus stop safety problems within the county. The Grand Jury selected the Pettinger Road bus route for detailed 48 observation and found excessive patching causing a rough uneven road with unsafe shoulders. Heavy traffic between Jenny Lind and Highway 12 during morning bus travel intensifies the danger. Transportation Director of the Calaveras Unified School District and bus drivers report the road to be unsafe. The Calaveras County Public Works Deputy Director of Operations and Maintenance reported that road safety is their main concern and that no complaint had been received from the Calaveras Unified School District. Therefore only routine attention was being paid to this road. The Deputy Director reports, equipment to monitor peak usage of this road will be set up and attention will be given as to whether the condition of the road and usage deserve priority for possible resurfacing or repair.
F4 Page 62
The MOA recommended that Animal Services replace the current Animal Control Officers’ trucks with new vehicles containing standard cage mounts that prevent exposure to the weather and have cooling and heating units. The Grand Jury found that Animal Services has the following vehicles: A) Two older 4-wheel drive vehicles with open compartments that expose animals to extreme weather conditions. The Grand Jury learned that during the winter months, animals being transported in these vehicles have arrived to the shelter cold and wet even when blankets were provided. B) Two used animal control trucks were recently purchased which have no cooling or heating units but rather two fans installed on top of each vehicle that only moves air through the six animal compartments. The two trucks do not have the 4-wheel drive needed for severe weather mountain conditions. The intent of the Sheriff’s Department is to transport animals immediately to the shelter during inclement weather. However, given the large size of Calaveras County, transporting animals across the County could take at least an hour or more, causing discomfort or possible death for an animal in extreme weather.

Recommendations 5