Humboldt County Grand Jury
• 2019-2020
• Agency Response
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Response to Grand Jury Report Report Title: “a Community Divided” The Ripples of a Homicide in Arcata, Ca Report Date:
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Note: Missing finding numbers detected: F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, F7, F8, F9, F10, F11, F12
Findings and Recommendations 2 findings
F1
The county partially disagrees with the finding numbered 13.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
Recommendation numbered 5 requires more analysis. Date: ______________________ Signed: _____________________________ Number of pages attached: __________ 1 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE MANAGEMENT & BUDGET TEAM 825 5th Street, Suite 111, Eureka, CA 95501-1153 Telephone (707) 445-7266 [email protected] INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: AMY S. NILSEN, COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO 2019-2020 GRAND JURY REPORT “A COMMUNITY DIVIDED” THE RIPPLES OF A HOMICIDE IN ARCATA, CA DATE: 9/29/2020 In the Grand Jury Report, A Community Divided: The Ripples of a Homicide in Arcata, CA, the Grand Jury has requested that your Board respond to Finding 13 and Recommendation 5. I am proposing the following response as detailed below.
F13
A decentralized dispatch system hampered communication and added delays to the emergency and law enforcement response. (R5) Response: Partially disagree While a centralized dispatch system could have helped coordinate the response to this crime, the response is still based on jurisdiction. The agency with jurisdiction, in this case the Arcata Police Department, first must assess the scene, then request more resources from outside their jurisdiction. The simple truth is that process takes time, even if the responding agencies share a facility or system. However, the Board realizes there are benefits to having a centralized dispatch system with other agencies and has requested that the Sheriff study the issue.
No recommendations for this finding