Yuba County Grand Jury
2016-2017
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Findings & Recommendations
2 findings
F1:
The process of entering the main unit from the administrative office is inadequate and relies on a phone call to the nurses’ station, where staff has no direct line of sight of the hallway in front of the office and who must rely on convex mirrors and a real-time video camera and television in order to assess the situation.
F2:
SYBH policies and procedures regarding medical assessment of a returning patient were either not in place at the time of this incident or were not followed by the staff.
Additional Recommendations
15
Not linked to specific findings.
R1:
Install a one-way glass window in the door of the administrative office to enable staff to check the hallway before opening the door. Also, a video surveillance system should be installed in the administrative office that would monitor the hallway outside of its door.
R2:
Any patient who leaves SYBH without permission must be taken to Rideout’s Emergency Room for medical clearance prior to being returned to SYBH. Local law enforcement should be notified of this requirement, and SYBH policies should be amended to reflect this procedural change. Responses
• Sutter-Yuba Behavioral Health
• Sutter County Board of Supervisors
• Sutter County Human Services Department
• Yuba City Police Department
• Yuba County Board of Supervisors Reports issued by the Civil Grand Jury do not identify individuals interviewed. Penal Code Section 929 requires that reports of the Grand Jury not contain the name of any person or facts leading to the identity of any person who provides information to the Civil Grand Jury. 25
R3:
On July 1, 2012, will you have been a continuous resident of Yuba
R4:
Are you in possession of your natural faculties, of ordinary Intelligence, of sound judgment and of fair character? Yes No
R5:
Do you speak, write and understand English? Yes No
R6:
Have you been discharged as a Grand Juror in any court of this State within the last year? Yes No
R7:
Have you ever served as a Grand Juror? Yes No If so, what county and when?
R8:
Have you applied for the Grand Jury in the past? Yes No If so, what year(s)?
R9:
Are you a registered voter? Yes No
R10:
Are you able and willing to define and evaluate issues without
R11:
If you are employed, does your employer know that you are interested in serving on the grand jury, and does he/she under- stand the nature and extent of the duties of a grand juror? Yes No
R12:
Are you capable of and willing to conduct detailed investigations of city and county governmental issues and prepare reports on those issues? Yes No
R13:
Are you currently serving as an elected public official or do you plan to run for public office within the next eighteen months? Yes No
R14:
Are you related to and closely associated with any of the following: Yuba County Superior Court judge? Yes No
R15:
As a member of any profession or organization or as a holder of any office, have you ever been suspended, disbarred or otherwise disqualified Yes No Have you been charged with any of the following:
Findings & Recommendations
6 findings
F1:
The Grand Jury could find no mismanagement of scholarship funds by WUHS.
F2:
The Grand Jury found that the funds of the Booster Club were depleted due to embezzlement by a then-officer of the club; due in part because a procedure of two signatures was not followed to expend monies.
F3:
The funds of WUHS and the Booster Club are completely separate, and WUHS funds are kept in the custody of the Yuba County Treasurer.
F4:
The Stineman Scholarship Fund is completely depleted.
F5:
The Hutchinson Scholarship Fund is available upon application and is set up as a loan.
F6:
The school has remodeled bathrooms, quad area, and septic system.
Additional Recommendations
1
Not linked to specific findings.
R1:
The Grand Jury recommends that the criminal justice system continues to pursue the embezzlement incident with regard to the Booster Club.