TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: County Counsel and Grand Jury Ad Hoc Committees
MEETING DATE: August 18, 2020
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Christian Curtis
PHONE:
234-6885
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Carre Brown
PHONE:
463-4221
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
John McCowen
PHONE:
463-4221
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Ted Williams
PHONE:
463-4221
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Dan Gjerde
PHONE:
463-4221
ITEM TYPE: Regular Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: 30 min.
AGENDA TITLE:
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Discussion and Possible Action Including Approval of the Board of Supervisors' Responses to the 2019-20 Grand Jury Reports and Disbanding of the Grand Jury Ad Hoc Committees
(Sponsors: County Counsel and Grand Jury Ad Hoc Committees (Supervisors Brown and McCowen) and (Supervisors Williams and Gjerde))
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Approve the Board of Supervisors' responses to the 2019-20 Grand Jury Reports; authorize Chair to sign same; disband the Grand Jury ad hoc committees for the Grand Jury Reports titled "How Tax Dollars Pay for Services" and "School Safety - A Priority"; and direct the Clerk of the Board to return originals to the County Counsel's Office for submission.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
Grand Jury reports routinely require responses from the Board of Supervisors. Board responses are formally approved prior to the submittal to the presiding Judge of the Superior Court and the Grand Jury. On July 21, 2020, the Board appointed Supervisors McCowen and Brown as a Grand Jury Ad Hoc Committee for the Grand Jury Reports titled "How Tax Dollars Pay for Services" and "School Safety - A Priority". The Board appointed Supervisors Williams and Gjerde as a Grand Jury Ad Hoc Committee for the Grand Jury Report titled "The Emergency Communications System in Mendocino County".
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
State law requires the Board of Supervisors to respond to Grand Jury findings and recommendations no later than 90 days after issuance of the report. Elec...
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