Final Report of the 2011-2012 El Dorado County Grand Jury

Additional Recommendations 1

These recommendations are not explicitly linked to specific findings.

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  The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable, with an explanation therefore. v RESPONSES There are two different response times set forth in the Penal Code essentially depending upon whether the respondent is elected or not elected. Public Agencies The governing body of any public agency (also referring to a department) must respond from the release of the report to the public. The response must be addressed to the Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court as indicated in the Response Section of each report. Elective Officers or Agency Head All elected officers or heads of agencies/departments are required to respond of the release of the report to the public. Responses must be sent to the Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court, as specified in the Response Section of each report, with a copy to the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors. FAILURE TO RESPOND Failure to respond as required to a grand jury report is in violation of California Penal Code Section 933.05 and is subject to further action. Such action is likely to include further investigation on the subject matter of the report by the grand jury. The current Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court: Presiding Judge Honorable Suzanne N. Kingsbury Department 3 1354 Johnson Blvd, Suite 2 South Lake Tahoe CA 96150 The Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court additionally requests that your responses be sent in an original “word” file, or “PDF” file to facilitate the economical and timely distribution of such responses. Please e-mail to the Grand jury at: scadmin@eldoradocourt.org. Thank you. vi Estimated Economic Impact Report 2011-2012 Grand Jury 001 - El Dorado County Policies and Procedures There are no estimated financial impacts from this report. 002 - Placerville Union School District Business Practices There are no estimated financial impacts from this report. 003 - El Dorado County Business License Ordinance There are positive estimated financial impacts from this report. No actual figure can be estimated at this time. El Dorado County could potentially receive revenues in the hundreds of thousands of dollars by following the recommendations in this report. 004 - Department of Transportation – Financial Management There are no estimated financial impacts from this report. 005 - California Grand Jury Budgets There are no estimated financial impacts from this report. 006 - Fee Waivers – Iron Gate There are negative estimated financial impacts from this report. No actual figure can be estimated at this time. El Dorado County could potentially lose revenues in the thousands of dollars by following the recommendations in this report. 007 - El Dorado County Detention Facilities There are no estimated financial impacts from this report. 008 - South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena There are no estimated financial impacts from this report. 009 - Sheriff’s Department Incentive Pay – (Diploma Gate) Follow-Up There are positive estimated financial impacts from this report. El Dorado County could potentially receive $23,353.11 by following the recommendations in this report. 010 - Consolidation of City and County Services There are positive estimated financial impacts from this report. No actual figure can be estimated at this time. The City of Placerville and the City of South Lake Tahoe could potentially save millions of dollars by following the recommendations in this report. vii 011 - Unlawful Use of Taxpayer Funds There are positive estimated financial impacts from this report. El Dorado County could potentially receive $22,000 by following the recommendations in this report. 012 - Placerville Police Investigative Policy There are no estimated financial impacts from this report. 013 - El Dorado County Contracts There are no estimated financial impacts from this report. Grand Jury There are positive estimated financial impacts. The Grand Jury applied for an Air Quality Resources Grant and was awarded $14,719.00 with the possibility of additional funds. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total estimated financial impact from Grand Jury Final Report: El Dorado County: Actual: $45,353.11 Estimated: $250,000.00 City of Placerville: Actual: $0 Estimated: $3,000,000.00 City of South Lake Tahoe: Actual: $0 Estimated: $3,000,000.00 Grand Jury: Actual: $14,719.00 Estimated: $500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Created by: Ryan Donner 2012 viii -001 1 Placerville Union School District - Policies and Procedures GJ-11-002 10 El Dorado County Business License Ordinance GJ-11-003 23 Department of Transportation - Financial Management GJ-11-004 33 California Grand Jury Budgets GJ-11-005 36 Fee Waivers - Iron Gate GJ-11-006 45 El Dorado County Detention Facilities GJ-11-007 50 South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena GJ-11-008 52 Sheriff’s Department - Incentive Pay (Diploma Gate) Follow Up GJ-11-009 65 Consolidation of City and County Services GJ-11-010 67 Unlawful Use of Taxpayer Funds GJ-11-011 70 Placerville Police Investigative Policies GJ-11-012 73 El Dorado County Contracts GJ-11-013 75 Index Title Page # Grand Jury Report Index by Group 78 Grand Jury Report Index by Year 83