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Placer County Grand Jury
• 2023-2024
Placer County Grand Jury 2023-2024 Final Report
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Findings 10 findings
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The grand jury found that: Thirty-four percent of the twenty-one recommendations were implemented within
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staff-to-youth ratio under the Board of State and Community Corrections standards. The Placer County Juvenile Detention Facility works with Placer County Office of Education to provide educational programs allowing youth to continue their
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education while in custody. The Placer County Juvenile Detention Facility works with many service providers to
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provide health and wellness programs to improve behaviors and rehabilitate youth. The Juvenile Detention Facility uses technology to streamline processes enabling
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staff to spend more time monitoring youth. The Placer County Juvenile Detention Facility operates a clean, well-run facility for youth in Placer, Amador, El Dorado, Nevada, Plumas, and Sierra Counties. County of Placer Children’s System of Care. Children's System of Care | Placer County, CA. Accessed December 29, 2023. 157 -2024 Final Report
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Advisory Council. x There are benefits available to veterans and their families of
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which they may not be aware. The Promise to Address x Comprehensive Toxics Act broadens the benefits and sFe8r:vices for which veterans may be eligible. x There has been a high turnover of the County Veteran S ervice Officer over the past five years. 195 -2024 Final Report RESPONSE FROM PLACER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FINDINGS RECOMMENDATIONS A IR D Compliance R-GADgree with Finding WI-Implemented A D RGD DNR IR WI MT WNI of -Disagree with Finding Recommendation DNR-Reason Given for MT-Will be Implemented with Response Disagreement Target Date -Did Not Respond WN-IMore Time Needed with Target Date
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There has been a high turnover of the County Veteran Service Officer over the past five years. x RESPONSE FROM PLACER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FINDINGS A-Agree with Finding D-Disagree with Finding RGD-Reason Given for Disagreement DNR-Did Not Respond A D RGD DNR
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-Will Not be Implemented The grand jury found the x Veterans Service Office staff to be dedicated to their job and to the veterans seeking assistance.
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Depending on the complexity of the claim, it can x take an accredited staff member up to four hours to compile required d ocumentation and manually input into VetPro. 196 -2024 Final Report RESPONSE FROM PLACER COUNTY HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR FINDINGS RECOMMENDATIONS A IR D WI Compliance R-GADgree with Finding A D RGD DNR -Implemented Recommendation IR WI MT WNI of -Disagree with Finding MT-Will be Implemented with Target Response DNR-Reason Given for Date Disagreement WN-IMore Time Needed with Ta rget -Did Not Respond Date
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R1Page 232By April 10, 2024,the City of Auburn, City of Lincoln, and the Placer County LAFCO Board will update their response to address their agreement or disagreement with
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R2Page 232each finding in their respective reports. By April 10, 2024, the City of Colfax will respond to the grand jury with their agreement or disagreement to each finding in the Spending on Homelessness Within RequiPrleadce rR Ceosupnotyn rseepso:r t as well as responding to the recommendation. Pursuant to Penal Code § 933.05, the Placer County Grand Jury requires a response from t he follo wing g overni ng bod y: Recommendations Response Requiring Response Due Date Auburn City Council
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R3Page 171Refunds have been issued. Lincoln identify homes not in villages 13, 19, 23, and portions of 18 that were charged the unregulated PCWA water connection fee instead of the regulated fee and refund the Original 2019 Response: overcharge even if it exceeds the statute of limitations. The City of Lincoln believes the Grand Jury has misinterpreted the language of the Twelve Bridges Development Agreement. The development agreement section referenced in the middle of of the Grand Jury Report and further specifically identified in
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R4Page 172Lincoln City Council require a review every 5 years for all connection fees to determine Original 2019 Response: reasonable costs. The current executive leadership of the City of Lincoln had identified this deficiency and had been working toward this goal prior to the initiation of the Grand Jury’s investigation. Updated 2023 Response: Recommendation R4 has been implemented. This recommendation will be completed by December 31, 2019. A new Public Facilities Fee Program Nexus Study Update analysis was performed that included a review of connection fees and a Final Report was produced on August 15, 2022. The report is available on the City’s website at https://www.lincoln.ca.gov/Nexus-Study-
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R5Page 172Final-report-(August-10221.pdf. Lincoln restructure loans made from the WFC to comply with the state regulations or Original 2019 Response: return the funds to WFC. The executive leadership of the City of Lincoln has identified alternatives that will allow the City to return all WFC funds from various inter-fund loans. The City has already returned all WFC funds that had been included in inter-fund loans to the Airport Fund. This Updated 2023 Response: Recommendation R5 has been implemented. recommendation is anticipated to be complete by December 31, 2019. This has been resolved. There are no current interfund loans owed to WFC. 164 -2024 Final Report
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R6Page 173Lincoln City Council conduct a retroactive study of the performance of city officials and initiate systemic corrective actions including closer oversight of city functions going Original 2019 Response: forward. The City of Lincoln disagrees with the recommendation for retroactive performance evaluations. It serves no constructive purpose to evaluate individuals no longer employed by the City of Lincoln. This recommendation will not be implemented because it is neither Updated 2023 Response: No Response Required warranted nor reasonable. 165 -2024 Final Report Court Ordered Debt
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R16-21Page 183that are justice involved or in foster care. Each program staff member encourages the youth to integrate the course materials as part of their daily lives in Recommendation 2 the hope they are better prepared to transition to adulthood. Original 2019 Response: R2 has been partially implemented and we will continue to Provide information on career and technical training opportunities. strengthen the opportunities for our youth while continuing to operate a safe and secure institution. • We have been working with staff from the Placer County Re-Entry Program (PREP) for any youth over the age of 18 who risk appropriately. Youth have been able to meet with a Transition Specialist prior to leaving the facility to discuss their re-entry into the community. This has included setting up classes to complete any cognitive behavior or court ordered classes needed and employment services. They work with • Golden Sierra and Northern California Construction Training (NCCT) who provide training and job placement for construction opportunities. The PREP Center staff have now extended their program to include working with youth who are in need of transition services once released. A Transition Specialist works with the identified youth one on one to provide resources and a transition • plan to support the youth once they are released. In the future, the goal is to provide life skills classes to all youth at the facility Weekly Transition team meetings have been occurring at the juvenile hall since the beginning of the year. At this meeting, we discuss the needs and transition plans for 175