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Shasta County Grand Jury • 2022-2023

2022-2023 Summary of Sites and Facilities Visited

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Findings 9 findings

F1 Page 15
The COR has utilized the lower level of Enterprise Park as a dumping area for assorted types of debris without any management plan or direct oversight by the City.
F2 Page 15
There has been no accounting or documentation of the type of disposed materials nor their quantity by the City. .
F3 Page 15
Some of the disposed materials have been dumped at the Park by the COR and some others have been impermissibly dumped by unknown individuals without consent or permission from the City.
F4 Page 15
The City has failed to secure the area in a manner sufficient to prevent or deter dumping of materials and debris at the Park by unknown individuals.
F5 Page 15
Various materials and debris remains stored at the lower tier of the Park, although the size and quantity of the materials and debris has decreased over the last year.
F6 Page 15
The City intends to continue utilizing the lower tier of the Park as a location to dump substance and materials excavated from city project sites. The City’s use of the Park for this purpose is not prohibited by local rules or law. COMMENDATIONS C1 The COR Parks Department recycles material whenever possible, saving the City time and money. C2 The COR is commended for making significant progress over the past year in removing, recycling, and discarding materials and substances previously dumped or discarded at the lower tier of the Park. C3 The COR is commended for creating a draft of a Site Management Plan Enterprise Park Disposal Area addressing issues raised by the investigation of the Grand Jury.
F7 Page 32
Shasta County Coroner has a grant pending for replacement of the current computer program contingent on the Board of Supervisors allocating any additional funding necessary to com- plete the purchase. COMMENDATIONS C1 The Shasta County Grand Jury commends the Shasta County Coroner’s Office for their ded- ication and commitment in executing their responsibilities and for the compassionate care shown by the personnel in considering the emotions and needs of the public they serve de- spite the Coroner’s office outdated condition, poor building design, and limited resources available to them.
F8 Page 45
The Board ignored independent audits that identified irreconcilable differences in the Customer Accounts Subsidiary Ledger with the General Ledger from 2014 to 2021. COMMENDATIONS C1 CCCSD customers who created the Happy Valley Community Committee, whose persistence helped to expose and correct the problems within the District. C2 The Interim General Manager and other staff who stayed and continued their service even under severe difficulties. C3 The customers who volunteered many hours to update the backlogged 2021 minutes and to audit customer accounts.
F9 Page 55
There are open positions in the Foster Care Department which impact the number of cases per worker. COMMENDATIONS C1 The Shasta County HHSA is commended for providing excellent support of the foster children in the county with its currently limited staff. C2 The staff working with resource families and foster children in Shasta County are commended for being passionate about their work. C3 Current reduced staff is commended for pulling together to support one another, especially during heavy workloads.

Recommendations 7