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Extracted from Consolidated Report

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Tulare County Grand Jury • 2022-2023

Visalia ALA Cart South County Detention Facility

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Findings 4 findings

F1 Page 52

NPD rarely assesses the $50 per cart fi ne upon retail establishments for violations of the Municipal Code 870.

F2 Page 52

NPD does charge administrative costs for abandoned carts if not picked up by the retail establishment within three days of being notifi ed.

F3 Page 52

Phone numbers were lacking on carts at retail establishments. Some carts didn’t have the name of the business.

F4 Page 52

All of the businesses interviewed stated that they have never been fi ned for violations of the cart ordinance.

Recommendations 4

R1
Page 52

Consider enforcement of the City of Visalia Abandoned Shopping Cart Ordinance by assessing and collecting fi nes/penalties for non-compliance when appropriate.
R2
Page 52

Enforce requirement for phone numbers and store name to be on all carts. REQUEST FOR RESPONSE: City of Visalia’s Community Development Department
R3
Page 58

All special districts must adopt a Confl ict-of-Interest policy.
R4
Page 58

All special district websites must be ADA-compliant and easily accessible by the visually and hearing impaired. REQUEST FOR RESPONSES: 1. No responses are required. Grand Jury reports are based on documentary evidence and the testimony of sworn or admonished witnesses, not on conjecture or opinion. However, the Grand Jury is precluded by law from disclosing such evidence except upon specifi c approval of the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, or another judge appointed by the Presiding Judge (Penal Code Section 911, 924.1 (a) and 929). Similarly, the Grand Jury is precluded by law from disclosing the identity of witnesses except upon an order of the court for narrowly defi ned purposes (Penal Code Section 924.2 and 929). 57