REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
March 1, 2022
FROM
LEONARD X. HERNANDEZ, Chief Executive Officer, County Administrative Office
SUBJECT
Title
2021 Grand Jury Final Report - Proposed Response
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve the Proposed Response to the 2021 Grand Jury Final Report and direct publication and filing with the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, and the County Clerk.
(Presenter: David Wert, Public Information Officer, 387-4842)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Improve County Government Operations.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this recommendation will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) as this item is non-financial in nature.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
California Penal Code (PC) Section 933(c) requires the Board of Supervisors (Board) to formally adopt and file with the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court a response to the findings and recommendations (Proposed Response) contained in the Grand Jury’s Final Report (Final Report) on matters under the Board’s purview no later than 90 days after the Final Report is submitted. The 2021 Grand Jury submitted its Final Report on December 17, 2021 (2021 Final Report), giving the Board through March 17, 2022 to adopt and file its Proposed Response.
The 2021 Final Report contains four sections that include findings and recommendations on matters under the Board’s purview: “San Bernardino County Sheriff and Department of Behavioral Health Connection: Is the Bridge Strong Enough?”, “Food Permits”, “A Guardian for the Public Guardians”, and “San Bernardino County Lakes”. The Proposed Response addresses the pertinent findings and recommendations in compliance with PC Section 933(c).
PROCUREMENT
N/A
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Julie Surber, Principal Assistant County Counsel, 387-5455) on February 8, 2022; Finance (Stephenie Shea, Finance Analyst, 387-4919) on February 3, 2022; and County Finance and Administration (Matthew Erickson, County Chief Financial Officer, 387-5423) on February 11, 2022.