Contra Costa County Grand Jury
• 2025-2026
The 2025 – 2026 Contra Costa County Civil Grand Jury
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Findings and Recommendations 19 findings
F1
The current County triennial review process for County BCCs Agree provides an effective way to measure and thereby manage their operation and oversight because it establishes a predictable, thorough examination.
No recommendations for this finding
F2
As of January 19, 2025, eight percent (nine of 111) of County Disagree BCCs have no website or other online presence making it difficult for the public to obtain information about the existence, purpose, membership and progress of these B CCs.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
The Board of Supervisors should consider requiring each Implemented County board, commission, and committee to create a basic internet presence by June 1, 2026, that includes, at minimum, links to their charter (if available), by-laws (if available), membership information, agendas, and minutes.
F3
The 111 existing BCC websites are spread across multiple Partially department web pages on the County's main website, making Disagree online BCC information difficult to find.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
The Board of Supervisors should consider requiring each Implemented County board, commission, and committee to create a basic internet presence by June 1, 2026, that includes, at minimum, links to their charter (if available), by-laws (if available), membership information, agendas, and minutes.
F4
There is no master list of all County BCCs contained on the Partially County main website. Disagree
Related Recommendations (2)
R1
The Board of Supervisors should consider requiring each Implemented County board, commission, and committee to create a basic internet presence by June 1, 2026, that includes, at minimum, links to their charter (if available), by-laws (if available), membership information, agendas, and minutes.
R2
The Board of Supervisors should consider directing the Will Be appropriate staff to create, by January 1, 2026, an online master list Implemented of all County BCCs where each listing contains a link to the associated BCC website and a link to the master list is made available on the home page of the main County website and on the home page of Legistar. Will Be
F5
As of January 19, 2025, 42 percent (47 of 111) of County BCCs Disagree do not have agendas posted in Legistar, the County's BCC data repository, which results in a lack of transparency to the public.
Related Recommendations (2)
R1
The Board of Supervisors should consider requiring each Implemented County board, commission, and committee to create a basic internet presence by June 1, 2026, that includes, at minimum, links to their charter (if available), by-laws (if available), membership information, agendas, and minutes.
R3
The Board of Supervisors should consider directing each Implemented County BCC to post all meeting agendas and minutes in the appropriate section of Legistar on the central County website by January 1, 2026. Page A3 of 22 Compliance and Continuity Report Table 3 Report 2503 Staffing Challenges Facing the Richmond Police Department: Diminishing Funds and Fewer Officers
F6
As of January 19, 2025, 56 percent (62 of 111) of County BCCs Agree do not have their meeting minutes posted in Legistar on the central County website, resulting in a lack of transparency to the public.
Related Recommendations (2)
R1
The Board of Supervisors should consider requiring each Implemented County board, commission, and committee to create a basic internet presence by June 1, 2026, that includes, at minimum, links to their charter (if available), by-laws (if available), membership information, agendas, and minutes.
R3
The Board of Supervisors should consider directing each Implemented County BCC to post all meeting agendas and minutes in the appropriate section of Legistar on the central County website by January 1, 2026. Page A3 of 22 Compliance and Continuity Report Table 3 Report 2503 Staffing Challenges Facing the Richmond Police Department: Diminishing Funds and Fewer Officers
F7
As of January 19, 2025, of the 49 County BCCs that post their Agree minutes in Legistar, 27 (55 percent) incorporate them into the agenda packets rather than in the Minutes column of Legistar, making it difficult to locate meeting minutes. Page A1 of 22 Compliance and Continuity Report
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
The Board of Supervisors should consider directing each Implemented County BCC to post all meeting agendas and minutes in the appropriate section of Legistar on the central County website by January 1, 2026. Page A3 of 22 Compliance and Continuity Report Table 3 Report 2503 Staffing Challenges Facing the Richmond Police Department: Diminishing Funds and Fewer Officers
F8
Historic County agenda and minutes data are stored and accessed Disagree in two different applications, Legistar and AgendaCenter, which can make the information difficult to find.
No recommendations for this finding
F9
Even though it is preferred to use only one system, Legistar, to Agree access meeting agendas and minutes, those presently contained in AgendaCenter cannot easily be moved or copied to Legistar due to technological constraints too costl y to overcome. Page A2 of 22 Compliance and Continuity Report Table 2 Report 2502 County Boards, Commissions, Councils, and Committees
No recommendations for this finding
F10
Subsequent to the reallocation of RPD funds in 2021 the City Agree Council approved the formation of the Community Crisis Response Program (CCRP). Partially
No recommendations for this finding
F11
The CCRP was formed to respond to calls involving mental Disagree health and quality of life incidents not requiring the RPD.
No recommendations for this finding
F12
As of April 2025, the CCRP is staffed with three people, a Partially program manager and two staffers. Disagree
No recommendations for this finding
F13
As of April 2025, the CCRP is not receiving calls for service Agree via police dispatch. Partially
Related Recommendations (1)
R4
By January 1, 2026, the City Council should consider directing Will Be the City Manager to work with the RPD to establish a training Implemented program for dispatchers to enable dispatchers to properly send appropriate personnel to incidents for CCRP and RPD.
F14
The need for agreement between the City and RPOA on duties Disagree to be performed and union representation of the CCRP is
No recommendations for this finding
F15
As a result of a legal settlement between the City and Partially Chevron Corporation, $550 million will be coming to the City of Disagree Richmond over the next 10 years, starting in June 2025, resulting in increased revenue for the City.
No recommendations for this finding
F16
As of April 2025, The City Council has not determined how Agree any of the Chevron settlement funds will be used. Page A5 of 22 Compliance and Continuity Report Table 4 Report 2503 Staffing Challenges Facing the Richmond Police Department: Diminishing Funds and Fewer Officers
Related Recommendations (3)
R5
By January 1, 2026, the City Council should consider directing Will Be the City Manager to work with the RPD to develop a plan to Implemented increase the number of Field Training Officers.
R6
By January 1, 2026, the City Council should consider directing Implemented the City Manager to work with the RPD to establish a plan to reduce officer mandatory overtime.
R7
By January 1, 2026, the City Council should consider whether Not to allocate some of the Chevron Corporation settlement funds to Implemented the RPD to hire and retain more officers. Page A6 of 22 Compliance and Continuity Report Table 5 Report 2504 Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control “The Good Guys on Your Side”
F17
Children and Family Services does not have a hiring or retention Agree bonus program for social workers.
Related Recommendations (1)
R9
By July 1, 2026, the Board of Supervisors should consider directing the Human Implemented Resources Department and the Employment and Human Services Department to provide additional motivational, recognition, and wellness programs for social workers as an incentive in recruitment and retention, potentially using Measure X funds as a source of funding. Page A17 of 22 Compliance and Continuity Report Table 11 Report 2507 Measure J Citizen’s Bond Oversight Committee Mt. Diablo Unified School District A Case of Impeded Oversight
F18
Children and Family Services has university and employee Agree internship programs. Since 2019, CFS hired eight of 28 university interns and promoted five of 23 employee interns into permanent social worker positions.
No recommendations for this finding
F19
Several of the challenges identified by the Grand Jury in 2019 Partially (including a number of vacancies among social workers, a lengthy Disagree hiring process, heavy workloads, and a stressful work environment) still exist today. Page A15 of 22 Compliance and Continuity Report Table 10 Report 2506 Children and Family Services: Challenges in Recruiting and Retaining Social Workers
Related Recommendations (1)
R9
By July 1, 2026, the Board of Supervisors should consider directing the Human Implemented Resources Department and the Employment and Human Services Department to provide additional motivational, recognition, and wellness programs for social workers as an incentive in recruitment and retention, potentially using Measure X funds as a source of funding. Page A17 of 22 Compliance and Continuity Report Table 11 Report 2507 Measure J Citizen’s Bond Oversight Committee Mt. Diablo Unified School District A Case of Impeded Oversight
Additional Recommendations 1
These recommendations are not explicitly linked to specific findings.
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R8By December 1, 2025, the City Council should consider following Implemented Resolution 76- s requirements for qualifications of members to serve on the Citizens Financial Sustainability Committee. Page A13 of 22 Compliance and Continuity Report Table 9 Report 2506 Children and Family Services: Challenges in Recruiting and Retaining Social Workers