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Nevada County Grand Jury
• 2010-2011
The Nevada County Grand Jury reviewed the activities and responsibilities of the Public
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Findings 7 findings
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fulfilled. Given the limited staffing of the office of the Public Administrator and the complexities
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of administering some estates, the Public Administrator may take a long time to complete the administration of an estate.
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CWS/CMS when an individual visits the CPS facility to file a report of abuse or neglect. CPS failed to document, by entry into CWS/CMS, this complainant's initial report of
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suspected child abuse. Child Protective Services of Nevada County
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Since the report was not entered into CWS/CMS, CPS took no action to investigate the allegations until the Jury encouraged the complainant to contact CPS management.
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The actions of CPS personnel, relative to the complainant's initial report, were not in accordance with CPS policies requiring that all reports of suspected child abuse be entered into CWS/CMS.
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Children remain at risk if CPS fails to reliably record and investigate reports of suspected child abuse or neglect.
Recommendations 10
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R1valid will. Responses None required. Deputy Public Administrator ( \cdot ) 6 ŀ: ľ, ( . ( Ų, ť, ij, Ų. Ę, - ( ( 0 ( ( 0 0 0 COUNTY GOVERNMENT 0 0 0 ( November 2010 General Election in Nevada County C 0 C 0 0 0 0 0 Nevada County Grand Jury Report with Responses 2010-2011 - November 2010 General Election in Nevada County
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R2inhibits voters from resolving last minute questions concerning spoiled or lost ballots. Recommendations The Nevada County Clerk Recorder should direct staff to include the following with the
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R3Vote-by-Mail signatures are verified by computer.
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R4Instructions for Vote-by-Mail voters:
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R5Do not address all circumstances for return of spoiled or lost ballots. Lack instructions for replacement of spoiled Vote-by-Mail or lost ballots when it is • too late to use the U.S. Postal Service. Are not clear if the Vote-by-Mail voter chooses to vote in person. Do not identify the address of the polling place, if applicable. . Do not include the phone number for the Elections Office on the Vote-by-Mail . envelope. In following up on the 2008-2009 Nevada County Grand Jury Report the current Jury
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R6found the following: Compensation is provided for all poll workers attending training. . There were no polling places in locations serving alcohol. Eight precincts were staffed by organized community groups. Findings Instructions accompanying Vote-by-Mail ballots created confusion for some voters.
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R70 were not returned. As a result, the Jury encouraged the complainant to contact CPS 0 management. During this investigation the Jury observed that CPS had no log, recording or other
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R8process to determine whether an individual visited the CPS office. There is no procedure at the CPS facility for management to reconcile the total number
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R9of reported cases with the number of cases entered into CWS/CMS. CPS management provided the Jury with certain CPS policies and procedures and 10. other administrative documents (see
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R11investigation, there was no CPS procedure to verify that telephone calls, or voice mails, had been responded to per CPS policy. O Findings The Jury concludes that the visit to CPS took place and the complainant reported