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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Sacramento County Grand Jury
• 2008-2009
Sacramento Fire Agencies: “Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire”
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Findings 2 findings
F1
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Firefighters in both Sac Fire and Metro departments took advantage of a poorly developed and poorly administered policy of providing salary enhancement for college degrees without regard to the source or quality of the education provider.
F2
Page 53
Management of both departments were remiss in approving requests for incentive pay without verifying that they were complying with the spirit if not the letter of the appropriate policy.
Recommendations 2
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R1Page 53None. Steps have been taken by both departments to more clearly define and ensure accreditation compliance.
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R2Page 53Leaders in both departments should be reminded that they are guardians of the public trust and that it is their responsibility to ensuring that public funds are spent in a cost-effective and appropriate manner. Response Requirements Penal Code sections 933 and 933.5 require that specific