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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Fresno County Grand Jury
• 2001-2002
West Fresno Elementary School District
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Findings 5 findings
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Each retail food facility is required to have an owner or employee who has successfully passed an approved and accredited food safety certification examination.
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The food safety certification examination should define: a. The relationship between personal hygiene and food safety. b. The association of hand contact with personal habits and behaviors. c. The relevance of food worker’s health to foodborne illness. d. The recognition as to how policies, procedures, and management contribute to improved food safety practices.
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Specific circumstances require gloves be worn, such as when an employee has any cuts, sores, rashes, artificial nails, nail polish, rings (other than a plain wedding band), orthopedic support devices, or unclean fingernails.
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A local governing body is not prohibited from adopting an evaluation or grading system for retail food facilities.
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A local governing body is not prohibited from adopting an employee health certificate program. B. Retail food facilities in Fresno County are being inspected on a regular unannounced basis. This includes restaurants, markets, bars and mobile food vendors. C. Fresno County food facility managers are not required to perform health screening of food handlers and servers. Tuberculosis and hepatitis testing are not required. D. Environmental Health inspection results in Fresno County are not displayed in public view. E. In some California counties, the food facilities inspection results are expressed in an ABC grading system. The results are posted in clear view for the public to see prior to entering the establishment or making a food purchase. F. There is no grading system to convey inspection results for food facilities in Fresno County. G. In Fresno County there are many instances when gloves are not utilized by food handlers as required by law.
Recommendations 30
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R71Page 58Establish an ABC grading system that is defined and publicized for retail food facilities and the public. 50
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R72Page 58Require ABC grading results be clearly posted at the entrance of the food facility.
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R73Page 58Monitor and encourage food handlers to wear gloves in compliance with state law.
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R74Page 58Monitor and encourage food safety trainers, food handlers, and servers to adhere to state rules established by California Uniform Retail Food Facilities Law 2001. THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE “ONE-STOP” REGIONAL CENTERS BY THE HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM
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R75Page 58The Human Services System (HSS) continue to develop comprehensive “one-stop” Regional Centers in Fresno County where the largest rural population of HSS consumers live.
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R76Page 58The Human Services System develop true “one-stop” centers within crucial areas of the City of Fresno.
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R77Page 58The Human Services System increase the ratio of substance abuse educators and counselors to consumers at the Selma Regional Center and all future centers.
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R78Page 58Future Fresno County Grand Juries monitor the progress of planned “one- stop” Regional Centers. LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEE
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R79Page 58The Fresno County Probation Department review the current process for monitoring and collecting restitution and fines, in order to establish a process to efficiently track and collect payments.
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R80Page 58Additional Probation Department personnel be hired in order to support the departments need’s and maintain the integrity of the judicial system. 58
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R81Page 58The Fresno Police Department continue to improve monitoring the bookings and safeguarding of evidence.
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R82Page 58The Fresno Police Department implement a bar code system for the property room.
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R83Page 58The Fresno Police Department conduct random drug testing of all property room personnel.
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R84Page 58All evidence booked be verified by two persons.
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R85Page 58Future Grand Juries revisit and review the property rooms. CITY OF FRESNO POLICE CHIEF’S ADVISORY BOARD
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R86Page 58The Fresno Chief of Police prepare and issue a mission statement for the Chief’s Advisory Board.
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R87Page 58The Fresno Chief of Police specify the number of members of the Chief’s Advisory Board.
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R88Page 58The Fresno Chief of Police establish a format to allow for the rotation of terms for members of the Chief’s Advisory Board.
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R89Page 58The Chief’s Advisory Board be comprised solely of unpaid volunteers.
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R90Page 58Members of the Chief’s Advisory Board be accessible to the public.
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R91Page 58Member of the Chief’s Advisory Board continue to be comprised of a broad cross section of the community to provide diversity.
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R92Page 58The Chief’s Advisory Board remain in an advisory capacity and continue to serve as a conduit for information between the citizens of the City of Fresno and the Fresno Police Department. 62
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R93Page 58The necessary officers and resources assigned to the Multi-Agency Gang Enforcement Consortium (MAGEC) be continued in order to deal with escalating gang activities.
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R94Page 58Cities within Fresno County currently not participating in the Multi- Agency Gang Enforcement Consortium (MAGEC) reconsider participating in the program. 64
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R95Page 58The number of traffic control officers within the Fresno Police Department be increased and enforcement be significantly intensified.
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R96Page 58Enhanced traffic enforcement be used frequently by the Fresno Police Department at unannounced checkpoints as an on-going process on heavily traveled streets, including morning and evening commutes. 68
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R97Page 58During daylight hours, the use of unmarked cars for traffic enforcement be considered by the Fresno Police Department.
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R98Page 58The City and County of Fresno work together to change the 1977 Memorandum of Understanding to provide revenue to the City of Fresno for enhanced traffic control.*
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R99Page 58Driver education students be made aware of personal injury or death which can occur through reckless driving, speeding, or driving under the influence. Graphic videos are available to the schools for this purpose.
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R100Page 58The penalties for driving under the influence be vigorously enforced for all offenders and to the maximum extent of the law.