To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
SUBJECT:
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Responses to 2017-18 Grand Jury Reports
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors review and modify as necessary the proposed Grand Jury responses from the Board of Supervisors; review and modify as necessary the proposed Grand Jury responses from the Department of Health & Human Services and the Department of Public Works; approve the documents, as may be modified, as the response; direct the Clerk of the Board, within five working days, to submit the final response with an accompanying staff report and action summary to the 2017-18 Grand Jury and the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court; and direct the Clerk of the Board, within five working days, to submit two copies of all responses to the County Clerk/Recorder, one of which will be forwarded to the State Archivist, together with a copy of the original report.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
General Fund
DISCUSSION:
The Grand Jury investigates and reports on the operations, accounts, and records of the officers, departments, or functions of the county. The county thanks the Grand Jury for their hard work and efforts that they have put forth in their 2017-18 Grand Jury reports.
The Grand Jury has submitted 11 reports to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court. Each department head or agency mentioned in the report is required to respond. All of the Grand Jury's reports are available on its web page at humboldtgov.org/GrandJury. As it relates to the County of Humboldt, the reports and responding agencies are as follows:
* "Know Where to Run, Know Where to Hide". The Grand Jury has requested responses from the Board of Supervisors and the Sheriff's Office.
* "Jails and Facilities". The Grand Jury has requested responses from the Board of Supervisors, Director of Mental Health Services, Public Works Department and the Sheriff's Office.
* "Humboldt Bay Trail Maintenance and Public Safety". The ...
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