Monterey County Grand Jury
• 2018-2019
• Agency Response
Response to:
Monterey County Auditor-Controller’s Response to the Disclosing Public Employee Data in Monterey County report
Monterey County Office of the District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni, District Attorney August 7, 2019 Honorable*
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Findings and Recommendations 1 findings
F19
A dedicated Assistant District Attorney (ADA) for animal cruelty cases is crucial to keeping up with enforcement and prosecution in Monterey County. District Attorney's Response F19: Respondent disagrees with the finding. An ADA is an executive level supervisor in the D.A.'s Office. In the Monterey County District Attorney's Office, there are 3 ADAs out of a total of 57 attorneys. As executive level supervisors, ADAs do not have time to manage caseloads. Respondent also disagrees that a dedicated Deputy District Attorney is "crucial" to effectively prosecute animal cruelty cases in Monterey County. For example, there is no dedicated murder, robbery, kidnapping, or fish and wildlife prosecutor in Monterey County and the office effectively prosecutes these crimes, as we do a myriad of others. However, for more information, see our response to R11 below.
No recommendations for this finding
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