Title
a. Consider approval of the response to the 2014- 2015 Monterey County Civil Grand Jury Interim Final Report No. 13 regarding the Monterey County Jail; 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 16, 2015. (ADDED VIA ADDENDUM)
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. 13; 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 16, 2015.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The 2014 - 2015 Monterey County Civil Grand Jury Interim Final Report No. 13 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 16, 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. 13 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. 13 and directed staff to return to the Board for final approval. Attached is a copy of the Grand Jury Response: a clean version to submit to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, County of Monterey.
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 “The Monterey County Jail - A Review of Past and Current Problems”.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The County Administrative Office coordinated preparation of the recommended response to the 2014 - 2015 Monterey County Civil Grand Jury Final Report No. 13 with the assistance, input and appropriate review by the following County departments: Monterey County Office of Criminal Justice and the Office of the County Counsel.
Members of the 2015 Monterey County Civil Grand Jury and the 2015 Presiding Judge were invited to attend the Board of Supervisors hearing on this matter.
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: September 10, 2015
Attachment: Board of Supervisors Response - 2014 - 2015 Monterey County Civil Grand Jury Interim Final Report No. 13
cc: Lew C. Bauman, County Administrative Officer
Charles McKee, County Counsel
Stephen Bernal, Sheriff