Dennis Buckley Judge of the Superior Court Yuba County Grand Jury Final Report i

The Yuba County Board of Supervisors and the Economic Development office have no specific plan to effectively increase commerce within the Linda, Olivehurst, and Plumas Lake areas.

The Yuba County Board of Supervisors does not sufficiently fund the Economic Development Office to enable it to effectively attract new consumer services, retail business; or to attract new industries and commerce to the Yuba County Rancho Road Industrial and Commercial Park.

Poor communication has lead to the hiring of outside attorneys at additional cost to Yuba County.

Documentation indicates that the Yuba County Board of Supervisors received legally questionable advice on budgetary matters (see letter to BOS, Attachment 11.)

At present, the INS Jail Bed Revenue Sharing MOU is out of date. Its dollar values expressed are from the 1995 contract. It shows no review by the Sheriff or the Board of Supervisors. The terms of the MOU are not being followed. Specifically, the division of funds and the use of the Sheriff's share to provide "Allocation for Sheriff's Department for additional personnel, safety equipment and fixed assets...." In addition, the MOU indicates that these revenues are to be used at the end of the fiscal year and are not to replace the Sheriff's annual budget (Attachments 12A and 12B.) Further, there is indication that the Yuba County Board of Supervisors is using the moneys to supplant the Sheriff's current year budget (Attachments 13 and 14.)