San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury
• 2008-2009
Agencies Usually Implement Recommendations When They Agree with Us – but Some Are Slow
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Findings and Recommendations 3 findings
F1
The county has agreed to revise its contracting procedures manual as recommended by the 2006-2007 Grand Jury and has drafted a plan to do that by mid-August 2009. But the plan has yet to be implemented. (See Appendix A.)
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
The Department of Social Services (DSS) agreed to implement several recommendations. Among these were procedures within Child Welfare Services (CWS) to better inform law enforcement and the District Attorney when a referral is opened. DSS agreed to develop a Desk Guide to better assist CWS employees in referral management. A copy of the Desk Guide has been provided to the 2008-2009 Grand Jury. DSS also agreed to implement procedures to improve employee morale. The 2008-2009 Grand Jury has received a list of methods the Department uses to address issues of job stress.
F2
The county agreed to a recommendation of the 2006-2007 Grand Jury that it improve its outreach to airport tenants and said that would be done through the airport website. When asked to explain how this was accomplished by the current Grand Jury, the county has yet to respond. _____________________________________________________________________________ 5
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
The District Attorney implemented several recommendations in response to a Grand Jury’s report about a vehicle manslaughter complaint that languished without resolution for most of a _____________________________________________________________________________ 2 year. Earlier this year the 2008-2009 Grand Jury published a detailed report detailing the implementation. That report is titled “District Attorney Responds Favorably: 704 Complaints Lead to Grand Jury Recommendations” and is available at the Grand Jury website, http://slocourts.net/grand_jury/reports/ 2004 - 2005
F3
The Environmental Health Services Division of the Public Health Department has posted a separate citizen complaint form for retail food establishments at the county web site, as it agreed to do in response to a Grand Jury recommendation. The form is available at www.slocounty.ca.gov/health/publichealth/ehs.htm. _____________________________________________________________________________ 2008-2009 San 4. On Feb. 28, 2006, Child Welfare Services provided the county’s Chief Administrative Officer with a status report on the progress of CWS’ organizational health, as recommended and agreed upon in 2005. 2005 - 2006 1. Atascadero High School (AHS) agreed to implement two recommendations of the 2005-2006 Grand Jury. The school agreed to formally document all incidents of racial and sexual harassment and report such incidents to the Atascadero Unified School District office staff. AHS provided to the Grand Jury a copy of formal incident logs involving racial and sexual harassment, as requested. Furthermore, the school said that it would continue to seek the best methods, procedures, and strategies to address all forms of inappropriate student behavior in the 2006-2007 school year. AHS stated that it would solicit input from staff, students, and parents. The school provided to the Grand Jury evidence of several avenues of input to address inappropriate student behavior.
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
The Environmental Health Services Division of the Public Health Department has posted a separate citizen complaint form for retail food establishments at the county web site, as it agreed to do in response to a Grand Jury recommendation. The form is available at www.slocounty.ca.gov/health/publichealth/ehs.htm. _____________________________________________________________________________ 3
Additional Recommendations 1
These recommendations are not explicitly linked to specific findings.
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R4On Feb. 28, 2006, Child Welfare Services provided the county’s Chief Administrative Officer with a status report on the progress of CWS’ organizational health, as recommended and agreed upon in 2005. 2005 - 2006
Conclusions 1
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CL1The 2008-2009 Grand Jury hopes that going back some years to track compliance when it is promised will encourage agencies to follow through with agreed-upon recommendations. The Grand Jury commends those agencies that implemented recommendations as they agreed to do.
No Responses Found 3
Government entities assigned to respond to this report. No response documents have been linked in our database.
Atascadero Unified School District
School District
County of San Luis Obispo
Agency
San Luis Obispo County
County