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a. Consider approval of the response to 2014-2015 Monterey County Civil Grand Jury Interim Final Report No. 8 “Family and Children’s Services - A Stressful Work Environment”; and
b. Direct the County Administrative Officer to file the approved response with the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, County of Monterey, by September 11, 2015.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a) Consider approval of the response to the 2014- 2015 Monterey County Civil Grand Jury Interim Final Report No. 8; and
b) Direct the County Administrative Officer to file the approved response with the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, County of Monterey, by September 11, 2015.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The 2014 - 2015 Monterey County Civil Grand Jury Interim Final Report No. 8 was issued in June 2015. By law, the Board of Supervisors and elected County officials are required to respond to specific findings and recommendations as directed therein. Within 90 days of report issuance, on or before September 11, 2015, the Board’s response must be filed with the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, County of Monterey.
The County Administrative Office prepared the recommended response to the 2014 - 2015 Monterey County Civil Grand Jury Final Report No. 8 on behalf of the Board of Supervisors. On June 18, 2015 the Board of Supervisors approved the response, requesting information, to Grand Jury Interim Final Report No. 8 and directed staff to return to the Board for final approval. Attached is a copy of the Grand Jury Response: the clean version to will be submitted to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, County of Monterey as the County’s response.
The Board of Supervisors’ approved response should be deemed by the Monterey County Civil Grand Jury and the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, County of Monterey, as the response of the Board of Supervisors to those issues raised by the Jury regarding Family and Children’s Services - A Stressful Work Environment.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The County Administrative Office prepared the recommended response to the 2014 - 2015 Monterey County Civil Grand Jury Final Report No. 8 with the assistance, input and appropriate review by the following County departments: Social Services and the Office of the County Counsel.
FINANCING:
There are no fiscal impacts to the General Fund with this recommendation.
Prepared by: Approved by:
Maegan Ruiz-Ignacio Manuel T. González
Administrative Secretary - Confidential Assistant County Administrative Officer
Date: July 16, 2015
Attachment: County of Monterey Board of Supervisors Response to: Family and Children’s Services - A Stressful Work Environment Interim Final Report No. 8 (Clean Version)
cc: Lew C. Bauman, County Administrative Officer
Charles McKee, County Counsel
Elliott Robinson, Director of Social Services