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Findings and Recommendations 8 findings
F1
The Board of Supervisors failed to establish the Audit Committee by November 1, 2005 as they agreed to do in their response to the 2004- 2005 Grand Jury report.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
The recommendation has been implemented, with summary of the implemented action.
F2
At the Board of Supervisors meeting of April 4, 2006, it was commented that an Audit Committee still had not been established. At the Grand Jury meeting of April 6, 2006, a request for the nomination of two Grand Jury members to the Audit Committee was received from the County Counsel's office.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future, with a time frame for implementation.
F3
As of the writing of this report, June 8, 2006, the Audit Committee still does not appear to be established or functioning.
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
The recommendation requires further analysis. If the person or entity reports in this manner, the law requires an explanation of the analysis or studies in a time frame not to exceed six months.
F4
The assigning of a full-time Facilities Services maintenance person has been a great improvement to the productivity of the jail staff. The deficiencies noted in the 2004/05 Grand Jury Report have been mostly taken care of with the exceptions of the Control Room. The working area of the staff has been redone. The maintenance person has started bringing the jail to the newer standards set by the Board of Corrections. Work maintenance logs are now available and accessible. Still needed at the last jail tour were the logs for fire safety, sprinkler and fire extinguisher (these were started, not finished).
Related Recommendations (1)
R4
The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable, with an explanation. If either a finding or recommendation deals with budgetary or personnel matters of a county department headed by an elected officer, both the elected officer and the Board of Supervisors shall respond if the Grand Jury so requests, but the response of the Board of Supervisors shall address only those budgetary or personnel matters over which it has some decision-making authority. Requirement to Respond No later than 90 days after the Grand Jury submits a final report on the operations of any public agency subject to its reviewing authority, the governing body of the public agency (includes departments) shall comment to the presiding judge of the superior court on the findings and recommendations pertaining to matters under the control of the governing body, and every elected county officer or agency head for which the Grand Jury has responsibility pursuant to Section 914.1 shall comment to the presiding judge of the superior court, with an information copy sent to the Board of Supervisors, on the findings and recommendations pertaining to matters under the control of that county officer or agency head and any agency or agencies which that officer or agency head supervises or controls. All of these comments and reports shall forthwith be submitted to the presiding judge of the Superior Court who impaneled the Grand Jury. Distribution List The final report of the 2005-2006 Plumas County Grand Jury will be distributed to the following individuals and agencies: The Honorable Judge Ira Kaufman The Honorable Judge Garrett W. Olney Plumas County Grand Jury for 2005-2006 Plumas County Grand Jury for 2006-2007 Plumas County Board of Supervisors Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Plumas County Administrative Officer Plumas County Auditor/Controller Plumas County Building Department Plumas County Clerk Plumas County Counsel Plumas County Department of Human Resources Plumas County Development Commission Plumas County District Attorney Plumas County Facility Services Department Plumas County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Plumas County Information and Technology Department (Website) Plumas County Jail Plumas County Libraries Plumas County Office of Emergency Services (OES) Plumas County Planning Department Plumas County Probation Department Plumas County Public Health Agency Plumas County Sheriff Plumas County Unified School District California State Archivist California Attorney General's Office City of Portola All Special Districts (47) Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) Fire Departments Feather River College California Grand Jurors Association Plumas County Court Executive Officer Plumas County Reviews Review of Feather River College The Grand Jury is charged with reviewing all aspects of county government, since everything cannot be covered this is usually done by looking at the areas which are required to be investigated every year and then the remaining ones on a rotating basis, Since Feather River College had never been reviewed, the 2005-2006 Grand Jury decided to undertake this task. The subject review was started but we soon discovered that it was such a complex job due to the several entities which make up the total institution: Administration, Board of Directors, Faculty, Students, and the very involved communication between them, plus the additional complications which developed that we could not do it justice within the time available to this years jury. It is fairly easy to merely make a list of perceived problems and/or shortcomings, but we believe that to present a comprehensive picture of an area which is of such importance to the county citizens and the student clientele it would be best to continue this investigation into the ensuing Grand Jury year. Plumas County Auditor/Controller
F5
The Control Room still remains a crowded maze of wires and there is no known completion date. See the Board's Response to Finding #4, Plumas County Jail, from the 2004-2005 Grand Jury Final Report: "Agree. However, the County notes that a RFP (Request For Proposal) with specifications is being done for the repairs in the control room wiring. This RFP is estimated to be completed by December 2005."
Related Recommendations (1)
R5
The public deserves to have access to Board of Supervisors meeting content in a timely and efficient manner. The time utilized by the Board Clerk to type minutes from a tape recorder could be better spent on other assignments. Board minutes do not have to be approved before dissemination to the public if noted, "Not approved". Today's technology is such that the Board meetings can be audio-recorded on disc, and digitally transferred to paper. This can then be readily placed on the internet. The discs can be copied and disseminated for a fee to those citizens who wish to hear the board meeting content, and for those who do not have internet access. It is not acceptable for individual Supervisors to imply that the public is "not really interested" or to claim that the public will "take things out of context".
F6
Some Supervisors are not fulfilling their obligation to attend community advisory meetings on a regular basis nor to provide appropriate oversight of county departments, such as Facility Services.
Related Recommendations (1)
R6
Some Supervisors are not fulfilling their obligation to attend community advisory meetings on a regular basis nor to provide appropriate oversight of county departments, such as Facility Services. Re
F7
The cemetery district's records indicate that the specific plot originally sold to the complainant is now owned by the board member CS.
No recommendations for this finding
F8
The PCD Secretary has a letter to PCD from the Plumas County Auditor- Controller's office, dated 12/2/04, which reports that the $300 warrant issued was stale dated and had been cancelled, with the funds transferred into the unclaimed trust fund.
No recommendations for this finding
Additional Recommendations 5
These recommendations are not explicitly linked to specific findings.
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R95-96Adminstrative/CAO X 95-96, Assessor
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R96-9798-99 X X X F/U Fire Ag. Commissioner Engineering Environmental Health Housing and Community Development Local Agency Formation Commission Planning X Χ X Public Works F/U 95-96, X
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R97-98Support Division Mental Health 95-96,
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R98-99Auditor/Controller X X X X Board of Supervisors Clerk/Recorder X inc. Chamber of Commerce Information Technology
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R99-00X Fair Farm Advisor Law Library
Commendations 4
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CM1The Plumas County Board of Supervisors has financially supported Veteran’s Services in this county for many years. Records indicate that the quality of services here draws numerous veterans to our services from surrounding counties, where services are either not available or are of lesser quality.
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CM2The Veteran’s Services Office is conducting an aggressive outreach program to the North and East of the county this year. This appears to be fiscally sound and appreciated by veterans in the outlying communities.
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CM3The Plumas County Veteran’s Service Office is commended for providing professional and quality services to veterans and their families, in an efficient and fiscally sound manner.
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CM4The Grand Jury supports the positive philosophy and attitudes of the department administrator and staff.
No Responses Found 3
Government entities assigned to respond to this report. No response documents have been linked in our database.
Plumas County Board of Supervisors
Elected County Office
Plumas County County Clerk-Recorder
Elected County Office
Portola Cemetery District
Special District
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