Marin County Grand Jury • 2015-2016

2015/2016 Marim County Civil Grand Jury*

Published: March 17, 2016 44 pages
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Findings and Recommendations 5 findings

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that have web sites, 65 did not satisfy the Grand Jury's web transparency criteria as of that date). Inspecting the Marin County Clerk's Roster of Public Agencies, the Grand Jury discovered a
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website and submitting the appropriate self-audit form. The form may be obtained by emailing: grandjury-audit@marincounty.org The agency should file and keep updated its Statement of Facts with the California Secretary of
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majority of local agencies out of compliance per California Government Code §53051 (no filings or outdated filings). Effective January 1, 2015, Assembly Bill (AB) 2040 requires that if a public agency "maintains
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State and the Marin County Clerk as required by California Code §53051. The agency should update its website to include information of the annual compensation of its
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an Internet Web site, it shall post, in a conspicuous location on its Internet Web site, information on the annual compensation of its elected officials, officers, and employees that is submitted to the Controller under §53891." The Grand Jury discovered a majority of the agencies were out of compliance (and potentially at-risk for fines and/or audit), per California Government Code sections 53895, 53895.7, and 53896). The County of Marin does not currently publish a definitive list of all its dependent special
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elected officials, officers and employees; and this information should also be submitted to the Controller, as required by Sections 12463 and 53909 of the California Government Code. The Marin County Board of Supervisors should create a comprehensive online "digital
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districts and JPAs. Marin County's Roster of Public Agencies is available for viewing only as hard copy at the office
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directory" with links to all County of Marin's dependent special districts and JPAs. To further improve web transparency, the County Clerk of Marin County should allow public
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of the Marin County Clerk.
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remote Internet access to its Roster of Public Agencies. 2015-16 Marin Web Transparency Report Card

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