To: Board of Supervisors
From: Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title: Proposed Response to Civil Grand Jury Report No. 2402
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT a report prepared by the County Administrator's Office on behalf of the Board of Supervisors in response to Contra Costa Civil Grand Jury Report No. 2402, entitled "The Contra Costa County Community Warning System: Will Everyone Get a Warning in Time?", and
DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to transmit the Boards’ response to the Superior Court no later than September 1, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
The 2023/24 Civil Grand Jury filed Contra Costa Civil Grand Jury Report No. 2402, entitled "The Contra Costa County Community Warning System: Will Everyone Get a Warning in Time?" (Report), attached, which was received by the Board of Supervisors on July 9, 2024 and subsequently referred the County Administrator and the Office of the Sheriff to provide a response report that clearly specifies:
1. Whether there is agreement, partial disagreement, or complete disagreement with each finding, and detailed responses to those with partial or complete disagreement responses.
2. Whether recommendations have been, will be, or will not be implemented, as well as whether recommendations require further analysis, and an explanation for such responses.
The California Penal Code specifies that the Board of Supervisors must forward its response to the Superior Court no later than September 1, 2024 (90 days from receipt).
Attached are the proposed responses to the findings and recommendations requested of the Board of Supervisors. A copy of the Sheriff-Coroner’s July 30, 2024 response to the findings and recommendations requested of him are also attached for the Board’s information.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
In order to comply with statutory requirements, the Board of Supervisors must provide a response to the Superior Court within ninety days of submission of the report.