Mendocino County Grand Jury
• 2024-2025
• Agency Response
Response to:
Measure B Re-Examined
Required Response Form Grand Jury Report Title: Measure B Re-examined Report Dated: July 14, 2022 Response Form*
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Findings and Recommendations 8 findings
F1
The wording of the Measure B ordinance was very precise on the collection of the taxes. The ordinance was imprecise about the execution of the programs. There is insufficient organizational direction in the Measure B Ordinance. This has resulted in a lack of ground rules for discussions and making
No recommendations for this finding
F2
In the Measure B Ordinance, the responsibilities of the B Committee were unclear, resulting in members assuming authority which belonged to the BOS. The respondent agrees with the finding.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
The following Recommendations will NOT be implemented because they are not warranted and/or are not deemed reasonable; attached, as required, is an explanation therefore: I have completed the above responses, and have attached, as required the following number of pages to this response form: Number of Pages attached: 3 I understand that responses to Grand Jury Reports are public records. They will be posted on the Grand Jury website: www.mendocinocounty.org/government/grand-jury. The clerk of the responding agency is required to maintain a copy of the response. I understand that I must submit this signed response form and any attachments as follows: First Step: E-mail in pdf file format to: The Grand Jury Foreperson at: grandjury@mendocinocounty.org The Presiding Judge: grandjury@mendocino.courts.ca.gov Second Step: Mail all originals to: MENDOCINO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS' RESPONSE TO GRAND JURY REPORT TITLED: MEASURE B: RE-EXAMINED
F3
There has been no direct funding for SUDT as recommended in the Measure B Ordinance and the Kemper Report. The GJ determined this to be a serious oversight. The respondent agrees with the finding.
No recommendations for this finding
F4
A required function of the B Committee is to review annual audits and to ensure transparent use of funds. Annual independent audits of taxpayers' money were not performed resulting in no definitive answer to what funds are available or have been expended. The respondent agrees with the finding.
No recommendations for this finding
F5
The first 15 months of operations are excluded from the commissioned audits. Not starting from day one does not give a complete financial picture. The respondent agrees with the finding.
No recommendations for this finding
F6
I have reviewed the report and submit my responses to the RECOMMENDATIONS portion of the report as follows: \boxtimes The following Recommendation(s) have been implemented and attached, as required, is a summary describing the implemented actions:
No recommendations for this finding
F7
The GJ and service providers are concerned that SUDT programs will not receive adequate attention and funding under Measure B. The respondent agrees with the finding.
No recommendations for this finding
F8
The GJ is concerned that the high costs to construct the PFH facility may reduce funds available for other proposed services and programs. The respondent agrees with the finding. Response to Recommendations:
No recommendations for this finding
* This report's PDF did not contain easily extractable text and required Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for analysis. There may be minor errors in the extracted findings and recommendations due to OCR limitations with scanned documents.