Gran Jurado del Condado de Solano

2022-2023

6 informes

Hallazgos & Recomendaciones 3 hallazgos
F1: All applicable County departments must be provided with a copy of the current Fleet 200 Management list entitled Authorized to Fuel County Vehicles and a current list from the A-Check system (EPN database). Once obtained the two lists must be reconciled 201 202 against each other and appropriate updates must be made as necessary. 203 204
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R1: All applicable County departments must be provided with a copy of the current Fleet 200 Management list entitled Authorized to Fuel County Vehicles and a current list from the A-Check system (EPN database). Once obtained the two lists must be reconciled 201 202 against each other and appropriate updates must be made as necessary. 203 204
F2: – The controls associated with required approval reviews and updates to fuel county 213 vehicles list revealed weaknesses. Review of a sample of 125 employee's forms found 108 had 214 deficiencies resulting in an 86.4 percent exception rate. Annual department reviews for the 215 purpose of ensuring compliance with the driver authorization and EPN enrollment are not 216 effective and present risk and potential liability to the County. 217 218
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R2: – Perform a Driver Authorization and Driver Performance Policy process 219 review. The County Administrator's Office engage the Audit Division of the Auditor- 220 Controller's Office to accomplish this review. Scope of the review could include: 221 > Determine if there is a single source report to reflect current employees authorized to 222 drive in the service of the County 223 > Validate what procedures should be required during the annual department review and 224 ensure they are properly documented 225 > Verify proof of automobile liability insurance coverage at the required levels and 226 maintenance of current California vehicle registration and license plates on privately 227 owned or leased vehicles driven on County business 228 Verify once an authorized driver leaves County employment or assignment the driver's 229 name is deleted from the EPN program 230 Examine documented responsibility workflows for revocation and/or suspension of 231 driving privileges. There appears to be conflicting instructions on whom is ultimately 232 responsible via multiple handoff instructions 233 234
F3: The County must compare the names on the two lists (number one recommendation) 209 obtained and make appropriate correction entries as necessary to the applicable Fleet 210 and DMV system databases. 211 212 FINDING 2 – The controls associated with required approval reviews and updates to fuel county 213 vehicles list revealed weaknesses. Review of a sample of 125 employee's forms found 108 had 214 deficiencies resulting in an 86.4 percent exception rate. Annual department reviews for the 215 purpose of ensuring compliance with the driver authorization and EPN enrollment are not 216 effective and present risk and potential liability to the County. 217 218
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R3: The County must compare the names on the two lists (number one recommendation) 209 obtained and make appropriate correction entries as necessary to the applicable Fleet 210 and DMV system databases. 211 212
Hallazgos & Recomendaciones 1 hallazgos
F2: – Moving the Vallejo Police Department out of its current location is warranted given 89 the health and safety concerns. 90 91
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R2: – Re-location is highly recommended. 92 93 COMMENTS 94 95 The Solano County Grand Jury will report the issue regarding the existing condition of the 96 Vallejo Police Department facility to OSHA. 97 98
Recomendaciones adicionales 1

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R1: – The Jury recommends that the lack of repair of the Vallejo Police 86 Department facility be referred to the appropriate regulatory agency. 87 88
Hallazgos & Recomendaciones 1 hallazgos
F1: – The agencies and municipalities within Solano County have not always fully and adequately complied with the legal requirements to reply to Civil Grand Jury reports (as specified in Penal Code section 933). COMMENTS Each Grand Jury throughout the State of California takes its obligation seriously to investigate issues that affect their county and municipal government operations. Civil Grand Jury reports include findings and recommendations that result in improved governmental effectiveness and efficiency. California State law requires each entity to respond in a timely and appropriate manner, addressing specified findings and recommendations. The current Civil Grand Jury recommends that future panels evaluate and report on legally required responses to their reports on a more regular basis and refer evidence of failure to comply with statutorily required responses to the Presiding Judge. COURTESY COPIES Presiding Judge, Solano County Superior Court Board of Supervisors, Solano County Solano County Offices of Emergency Services City of Dixon, Mayor and City Council City of Vallejo, Mayor and City Council
Hallazgos & Recomendaciones 2 hallazgos
F1: – Declining revenue from Tobacco Tax funding presents both current and future monetary challenges for maintaining mandated First 5 Solano services.
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R1a: – If the State Controller does not act according to Revenue and Taxation Code section 30130.54(b) and transfer appropriate funding, First 5 Solano can request offsets.
R1b: – Develop further sources of income, both public and private, to maintain and expand delivery of services.
F2: – First 5 Solano currently operates a Family Learning Center in the City of Vallejo only. Residents of other cities in Solano County could benefit from similar programs.
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R2: – Establish additional First 5 Solano Family Learning Centers in each city within Solano County. COMMENTS This Civil Grand Jury is the first in Solano County to review and investigate First 5 Solano since California voters approved it in 1998 through Proposition 10. The Civil Grand Jury found that First 5 Solano makes a significant contribution to the direction of children’s lives and is a crucial partner for the Solano County community.
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R3: Children access comprehensive health
R4: Children and parents/primary caregivers All Solano County access appropriate mental health services
R5: Reliable, affordable child care is consistently RI: Mothers have healthy pregnancies CHILDHOOD WELL-BEING available to families
R6: Child care providers know and practice high- DEVELOPMENT quality child care programming GOAL 2 GOAL 4 All children maintain optimal health All children enter kindergarten ready to learn
R7: Parents and primary caregivers are educated insurance and health care services on, prepared to, and engage in helping their VISION: children enter school ready to learn
R8: Children have access to quality, affordable early learning experiences in their community (Birth-5) children are healthy, eager to learn, and nurtured by strong families in safe GOAL 5 GOAL 7 and inclusive All families are safe, stable, and self sufficient Early childhood systems are strong, integrated, sufficiently resourced, communities and equitable
R9: Families know about and access the necessary community support systems and services to meet their basic needs
R10: Children are raised in safe homes and healthy communities
R11: Using community resources and supports, and outcomes are equitable for all young children parents and primary caregivers are educated and families on and practice effective parenting strategies VALUES: EQUITY - ACCESSIBILITY - SUSTAINABILITY - ADVOCACY - COLLABORATION - RESPECT Source: First 5 Solano 2022 Strategic Plan Update First 5 Solano receives funding from a variety of sources, the largest being Tobacco Tax funds. Additional funding comes from the Mental Health Services Act and grants. In California fiscal year 2021-2022 (July 1 to June 30) First 5 Solano had revenues of $6,659,397. Tobacco funds accounted for a little over half of total revenue at $3,466,688. First 5 Solano received additional State funds of $2,000,000 earmarked for the creation of a Fairfield First 5 Family Learning Center as well as $104,666 for Home Visiting Coordination. The California Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) provided $422,868 to First 5 Solano and it received $67,951 for services to other Solano County Departments. Grants contributed significantly to First 5 Solano. The Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation granted $400,000 for the Vallejo and planned Fairfield First 5 centers. Genentech Corporation provided $5,000 for Pre-K academies. Medic contributed $33,000 to the Vallejo First 5 center. First 5 Solano also received $10,635 from other funds. First 5 Solano funds several agencies within Solano County (see chart on page - 7 -) to provide services to children aged 0-5 and their families. At the time of this report, they contract with one Family Learning Center in Vallejo, available only to citizens of Vallejo. III.
R12: Systems are strengthened with the increased capacity of providers
R13: Systems are integrated with cross-sector partnerships and aligned goals, services, PRIORITY AREA 3 PRIORITY AREA 4 and outcomes FAMILY SYSTEMS GOAL 6
R14: Systems are expanded and sustained with SUPPORT All parents and primary caregivers support CHANGE financial resources and legislative or policy their children's development AND PARENT changes EDUCATION
R15: Systems are transformed so access, experiences.
Hallazgos & Recomendaciones 6 hallazgos
F1: – Fairfield did not comply with its own commitment in its Response to the 2019-20 Grand Jury investigative report to track the use of Measure P revenues.
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R1: – The City should immediately begin tracking all funds received pursuant to Measure P and begin reporting on the expenditure of those funds. The City should also immediately begin making information available to the Oversight Committee as to how the Measure P funds are being spent.
F2: – The Oversight Committee is not currently an advisory committee and as such is not allowed to advise, or make recommendations to, the Fairfield City Council on the use of Measure P funds.
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R2: – The Oversight Committee should be a real oversight committee and be allowed to make recommendations to the City Council with respect to the use of Measure P funds. Such changes to the process would result in more work and more focused work on the part of the members of the Oversight Committee.
F3: – The Oversight Committee, whose members are uncompensated, reviews and analyzes a great deal of financial information, meets four times each year, and is required to report to the Fairfield City Council on the use of Measure P funds. A great deal of time must be devoted to these efforts, and even more time would be required were the City to adopt
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R3A: – The number of standard Oversight Committee meetings should be no less than six each year.
R3B: – Oversight Committee members should receive an appropriate stipend per meeting attended plus reimbursement of mileage at the legal rate.
F4: – To date, the Oversight Committee’s only interaction with the City Council has been to sporadically prepare an annual report and present it to the City Council each year before completion of the annual audit related to Measure P. The report has not been prepared every year and has been prepared at different times in different years.
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R4A: – The Oversight Committee should prepare an annual report following the City’s fiscal year-end and it should be prepared and presented to the City Council before the end of each calendar year.
R4B: – The Oversight Committee should prepare an additional report after receipt and review of the annual third-party audit of Measure P funds and any additional reports it deems necessary or advisable.
F5: – Other than a sporadically issued annual report, the Oversight Committee has no real contact with the City Council or the ability to bring concerns it might have with respect to the use of Measure P funds to the City Council.
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R5: – The Oversight Committee should be scheduled on the City Council agenda no less than twice each year and the Committee should be allowed, if not encouraged, to request to be on the City Council agenda additional times as the Committee deems necessary.
F6: – When the Oversight Committee has prepared an annual report, it has not uniformly been posted on the City’s website. Moreover, historical annual reports have not been consistently made available on the City's website.
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R6: – The Oversight Committee annual report should consistently be released publicly and posted on the City of Fairfield’s website shortly after it is presented to the City Council. All such annual reports should remain available indefinitely on the City’s website. COMMENTS At one point, one member of the Oversight Committee was a minor. That Commissioner was also a member of the City’s Youth Commission. There is no requirement that a minor hold one of the seats on the Oversight Committee. In the interest of involving young people in the governance of their community, the City might consider adding a minor to the membership of the Oversight Committee.
Hallazgos & Recomendaciones 2 hallazgos
F1: – The Benicia Wastewater Treatment Plant depends on the city electrical supply, as it does not have plans to install renewable energy sources. In the event of a citywide electrical blackout, staff stated the plant can operate for up to thirty days on gas/oil fuel, the burning of which would diminish local air quality.
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R1: – To maximize air quality of the surrounding area, continue to investigate the use of renewable energy sources to reduce fossil fuel use.
F2: – As the Dixon Wastewater Treatment Plant does not capture methane gas produced onsite, available methane cannot be used as fuel for co-generation energy production.
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R2: – Investigate the benefits of installing methane capture equipment for digestive tanks and compost areas. COMMENTS Overall, the quality of the effluent water from the treatment plants in Solano County is quite good. The plants should be encouraged to work with Federal and State Environmental Protection Agencies to develop ways to make this water available to County residents and businesses, rather than releasing it into the ground or local waterways. Several wastewater treatment plants in Solano County use chlorination as a final step in the decontamination process. This requires maintaining adequate supplies of chemicals for chlorination and dechlorination. The staff members we spoke with assured us that their stored amounts never reached a critical level, even during times of supply chain issues. The Fairfield-Suisun plant uses Ultraviolet radiation to complete the decontamination process. Other plants’ staff indicated it is an expensive upgrade and not feasible at the time of this report, even though it would avoid potential bottleneck supply or hazardous materials incidents. The Solano County wastewater treatment plants that do not use Ultraviolet radiation decontamination equipment should be encouraged to investigate the possibilities of installing this system.