Sonoma County Grand Jury
• 2023-2024
• Agency Response
Response to:
DHS Often Reported Never Repaired
Often Reported, Never Repaired
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Findings and Recommendations 4 findings
F3
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Chronic short staffing and employee turnover have led to a significant loss of institutional knowledge.
No recommendations for this finding
F4
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lnadequate delegation of authority and a toxic work culture inhibits individual decision-making and contributes to DHS's failure to perform effectively.
No recommendations for this finding
F5
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DHS Fiscal and County general accounting process doesn't require or retain all information needed for post-fact analysis of who is being paid, whether the payment was the result of a no- bid contract, or whether payment documentation matches funding source requirements.
No recommendations for this finding
F6
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County Purchasing and lnternal Audit failed to require that DHS follow mandated procurement policies. I (we) disagree wholly or partially with the findings numbered: F3. F4, F5, F6 (See attached.)
No recommendations for this finding