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Findings and Recommendations 8 findings
F1
Page 121
The Los Angeles County Civil Grand Jury process is failing to attract a large number of applicants in recent years.
No recommendations for this finding
F2
Page 121
The current CGJ has had a high turnover of Jurors and has exhausted its list of alternates.
No recommendations for this finding
F3
Page 121
CGJ jurors receive a mileage reimbursement of 61.5 ¢, less than the IRS federal standard rate of 65.5¢. The cost of living in Los Angeles, CA is 51% higher than the national average.
No recommendations for this finding
F4
Page 121
The Los Angeles City minimum hourly wage will increase to $16.78 on July 1, 2023, which, if applied to CGJ jurors’ six hours of daily work, would result in a per diem of $100.68.
No recommendations for this finding
F5
Page 121
Two recent bills introduced in the California Legislature (AB 1972 and AB 881) have proposed to raise jurors’ per diem pay; to $100 in the case of AB 881. Both would encourage more people of color and more people with below-average incomes to serve on criminal and civil juries.
No recommendations for this finding
F6
Page 136
In-person training for LA County poll workers takes place for eight hours, on one day. Learning retention would be improved if the eight-hour in-person training were split into two four-hour sessions.
No recommendations for this finding
F7
Page 136
The Registrar indicated that LA County is looking to provide the VSAP software at cost to other jurisdictions.
No recommendations for this finding
F8
Page 136
The Registrar indicated that his office would re-evaluate election operations and the VSAP software beginning December 2022. ELECTION OPERATIONS 2022-2023 LOS ANGELES COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY
No recommendations for this finding