Grand Jury 19-20 Grand Jury Report Responses 1 message

Ongoing communications of status and progress before, during and after an emergency are not in evidence between Jail personnel and County General Services personnel. AGREE PARTIALLY DISAGREE – explain the disputed portion X DISAGREE – explain why Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree): The Sheriff’s Office (SO) and the General Services Department (GSD) meet monthly to discuss the status of all on-going jail projects.

The County was non-compliant with policy regarding emergency backup at the jail and remained non-compliant for months, including fueling, maintenance, testing, and emergency backup power generation. X AGREE PARTIALLY DISAGREE – explain the disputed portion DISAGREE – explain why Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree):

The failure to escalate critical issues by key County General Services and Sheriff’s department personnel is very concerning. Procedures for escalation are lacking and this creates unwanted risk. AGREE _ PARTIALLY DISAGREE – explain the disputed portion X DISAGREE – explain why Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree): Staff are aware of how to raise concerns and escalate issues.

Robust risk management and mitigation is lacking in the County and correctional facility organizations. AGREE PARTIALLY DISAGREE – explain the disputed portion X DISAGREE – explain why Response explanation (required for a response other than Agree): While operating a correctional facility has inherent risks, there is always room for evaluation and improvement to risk management and mitigation practices. The Sheriff’s Office maintains many policies and procedures relating to risk management, and these are updated as needs are identified.