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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Trinity County Grand Jury
• 2001-2002
Citizen Complaint: Trinity County Housing Rehabilitation Department
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Findings and Recommendations 1 findings
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County Counsel advised the Committee that a loan may indeed be closed even though a civil action is pending between the home- owner and the contractor. In these housing rehabilitation projects, the County is acting as a bank. Any dispute on defects after the work is completed is a civil matter and separate from the “banking” relationship.
Related Recommendations (1)
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None. CONCLUSION: It is the Grand Jury’s judgment that the Grants Office was acting in accordance with established policy, and that there is value for Trin- ity County citizens to know the relationship of loan repayment and any civil actions pending on housing rehabilitation projects. RESPONSES REQUIRED Under Penal Code 933, the following entities are required to re- spond to the listed findings and recommendations within the re- quired time period: ENTITY FINDING RECOMMENDATION RESPOND WITHIN Grants Department Administrator #1 n/a 60 days Trinity Co. Board of Supervisors #1 n/a 90 days Responses TO: The Honorable John K. Letton, Presiding Judge of the Superior Court FROM: Patricia Mortensen, Grants Administrator SUBJECT: Response to Recommendations of 2001-2002 Grand Jury Finance andAdministration Committee, Final Report, Citizen Complaint for Trinity County Housing Rehabilitation Department DATE: February 27, 2002 The Grand Jury Finance and Administration Committee has re- quested a written response to their final report on the citizen com- plaint for the Trinity County Housing Rehabilitation Department. In my capacity as Grants Administrator my response is as follows: Finding #1: 1 agree. Recommendation: There is no recommendation by the Grand Jury Finance and Administration Committee. TO: The Honorable John K. Letton, Presiding Judge of the Superior Court FROM: J.C. Erikson, Chairman Trinity County Board of Supervisors DATE: April 8, 2002 The Grand Jury Special Investigation Committee has requested a written response to their Final Report on the Citizen Complaint for the Trinity County Housing Rehabilitation Department. The re- sponse of the Board of Supervisors is as follows: Finding #1: The Trinity County Board of Supervisors agrees with the finding. Recommendation: There is no recommendation by the Grand Jury Finance and Administration Committee.