El Dorado County Grand Jury 2013-2014 the El Dorado County Charter:

Recommendations 3

• R1
  The Charter should be amended to provide for the election of only those officials mandated by the California Constitution.
• R2
  The Charter should be amended to clearly define and eliminate any ambiguity in the delineation of functions between the Board of Supervisors and the Chief Administrative Officer. The Board of Supervisors is the governing board of the County with responsibility for all policy decisions including adopting the budget for the County. The Chief Administrative Officer serves at the pleasure of the Board and is responsible for implementing the Board’s policies. All county employees should be hired by and report to the CAO. ATTACHMENT [ Adobe Reader is required to view attachment ] Draft of the recommended changes to the Charter RESPONSES Responses to both findings and recommendations in this Report are required by law in accordance with California Penal Code §933 and §933.05. Address responses to: The Honorable Suzanne N. Kingsbury, presiding judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court, 1354 Johnson Blvd., South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150. This Report has been provided to the Board of Supervisors. The Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court additionally requests that the responses be sent electronically as a “Word” file or “PDF” file to facilitate the economical and timely distribution of such responses. Please email responses to the El Dorado County Grand Jury at: [email protected]
• R3
  Whether or not the Ordinance is amended, the Grading, Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance should be enforced.