San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury
• 2002-2003
• Agency Response
San Luis Obispo Cuesta College Nursing Program The San Luis Obispo Cuesta College Board of Trustees and President are
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Note: Missing finding numbers detected: F6, F7, F8, F9, F10, F11, F12, F13, F14, F15, F16, F17, F18, F19, F20, F21
Findings and Recommendations 5 findings
F2
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In north county, the police departments of Paso Robles and Atascadero have holding facilities. Department Response: The respondent agrees with the finding. Board of Supervisors Response: The Board of Supervisors agrees with the finding. Grand Jury
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
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Environmental Health should work with the State Integrated Waste Management Board to establish procedures for allowing minor permit modifications without requiring complete permit reviews. Environmental Health Services Response: Recommendation requires further analysis. Environmental Health has advocated for a more streamlined permit process in the past. Environmental Health will refer the recommendation to the California Integrated Waste Management Board. Board of Supervisors Response: Environmental Health will refer the recommendation to the California Integrated Waste Management Board. Environmental Health has advocated for a more streamlined permit process in the past but with little result. Grand Jury
F3
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The four law enforcement agencies in north county report the following statistics over the past two or three years: • The Paso Robles Police Department (36 full-time officers) has averaged 24 bookings per month over the last three years at an annual cost of 720 hours. Average time spent per booking has been 2.5 hours. The roundtrip between Paso Robles and the county jail is 66 miles; between Paso Robles and Templeton, the roundtrip is 14 miles. • The Atascadero Police Department (29 full-time officers) has averaged 31 bookings per month over the last three years at an annual cost of 558 hours. Average time spent booking has been 1.5 hours. The roundtrip between Atascadero and the county jail is 42 miles; between Atascadero and Templeton, the roundtrip is 10 miles. • The sheriff's sub-station at Templeton (28 full-time officers) has averaged 38 bookings per month over the last two years at an annual cost of 684 hours. Average time spent booking has been 1.5 hours. The roundtrip between Templeton and the county jail is 52 miles. • The Templeton office of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) also books arrestees at the county jail. The CHP (22 full-time officers) has averaged 30 bookings per month over the last three years at an annual cost of 540 hours. The average booking time and distance to the county jail are the same as those for the sheriff's sub-station. Department Response: The respondent agrees with this finding. As the respondent can only agree or disagree with a finding, the respondent agrees, noting that the numbers provided by other agencies have not been verified. It is also noted that the number of bookings may not equate to an equal number of trips to the county jail as some trips may result in the booking of multiple arrestees. Board of Supervisors Response: The Board of Supervisors agrees with the finding with the noted clarifications provided by the Sheriff in his response to the Grand Jury. Grand Jury
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
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If the local Integrated Waste Management Authority becomes the local enforcement agency, as proposed, it should take this recommendation into account. Environmental Health Services Response: No Response Board of Supervisors Response: The Board of Supervisors is not required to respond to recommendation #3. 26 27 SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY JAIL The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors is required to respond to all
F4
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The chief of police of the Paso Robles Police Department and the sergeant in charge of Atascadero Police Department's holding facility said they favor changes to reduce the time lost in booking arrestees. Department Response: The respondent agrees with this finding. Again, no steps have been taken to verify the statements, but it would be logical that the cities would support an action by the county that would favor the individual cities. Board of Supervisors Response: The Board cannot make a determination about this finding as it relates to statements made by representatives of independent governmental organizations. Grand Jury
No recommendations for this finding
F5
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The Board of Supervisors has authorized the construction of a new sheriff’s sub-station for north county in Templeton. As of the writing of this report, construction has not yet started. Department Response: The respondent agrees with the finding. Board of Supervisors Response: The Board agrees with this finding. The North County Sheriff substation was originally approved in the FY 2001-2002 budget. The budget appropriates $1.4 million dollars toward work on the substation. Work on master planning the site to allow multiple uses (Ag Commissioner and others) is proceeding. responses to
No recommendations for this finding
F22
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The nursing authority in the state where a nurse intends to practice must license the person as a registered nurse. To obtain this license, the nurse must pass the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses, commonly called NCLEX-RN. Grand Jury
No recommendations for this finding
Additional Recommendations 1
These recommendations are not explicitly linked to specific findings.
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R1Page 1The agency needs a qualified lead staff person to coordinate the solid waste program. Alternatively, the agency should assign more responsibility for the solid waste program to the supervisor and fully train him in the program so that he can fill any temporary vacancy. Environmental Health Services Response: The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. The position that is assigned the lead person responsibilities has been vacant since June 12, 2002 because the Board of Supervisors has withdrawn their designation of Environmental Health as the Local Enforcement Agency pending the approval of the Integrated Waste Management Authority as the Local Enforcement Agency. When that has been resolved, and if Environmental Health retains the program, the position will be filled as soon as possible. It is unrealistic to expect the supervisor to work in the technical aspects of the program and continue his supervisory responsibilities and many other programs as well as the solid waste program. If the supervisor is expected to fill temporary vacancies, it will require a great deal of training. Unless the supervisor regularly works in the technical aspects of the program, the training will be forgotten. Board of Supervisors Response: The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but may be implemented in the future. The position that is assigned the lead person responsibilities has been vacant since June 12, 2002 because the Board of Supervisors withdrew their designation of Environmental Health as the Local Enforcement Agency pending the approval of the Integrated Waste Management Authority as the Local Enforcement Agency. When the designation status has been resolved, and if Environmental Health retains the program, the position will be filled as soon as possible. The recommendation related to the supervisor requires further analysis as it is unclear if the supervisor can implement all of the technical aspects of the program and continue his or her supervisory responsibilities in six other Environmental Health programs. Grand Jury