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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Plumas County Grand Jury
• 2016-2017
Board of Supervisors Needs to Take Grand Jury Seriously
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Findings 7 findings
F1
The Grand Jury finds that the Board of Supervisors, in assuming the oversight role of a County Administrative Officer, is ultimately responsible for the Probation Department’s success or failure.
F2
The Grand Jury finds that Plumas County currently does not have a formal review policy for newly hired Department Heads.
F3
The Grand Jury finds that court reports that have significant deficiencies will negatively impact the judicial system.
F4
The Grand Jury finds that the Drug Court is a critical part of the Plumas County Judicial system.
F5
The Grand Jury finds that having a BOS member on the PCCCP would provide help to resolve differences.
F6
The Grand Jury finds that the current status of the Daily Reporting Center and Alternative Sentencing Program within the District Attorney’s office is working.
F7
The Grand Jury finds that there have been five Probation Chiefs over a six-year period which has contributed to the disruption of the Judicial system.
Recommendations 6
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R1The Grand Jury recommends, in the absence of a County Administrative Officer, the Board of Supervisors take a more active role in the training and support of the Chief Probation Officer.
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R2The Grand Jury recommends the Board of Supervisors establish a formal performance review policy for newly hired department heads.
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R3The Grand Jury recommends the Board of Supervisors see that the Probation Department staff receives report writing training to the satisfaction of the court.
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R4The Grand Jury recommends that the members of the PCCCP reconcile their differences and rewrite a new Memorandum of Understanding ( MOU) for the Drug Court. PRO 3 -2017 Final Report - PROBATION DEPARTMENT- HOW IS IT FUNCTIONING?
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R5The Grand Jury recommends the Board of Supervisors select a Board member to be the seventh member of the PCCCP.
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R6The Grand Jury recommends that the Board of Supervisors keep the Daily Reporting Center and Alternative Sentencing Program within the District Attorney’s office for the next fiscal year.