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Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board consider the Draft Board of Supervisors Response to the 2023-24 Grand Jury Final Report for Case 24-09 'Election Integrity: Separating Fact From Fiction' and take one of the following actions:
1) Direct staff to make changes and return to the Board with a final report by August 27, 2024; or
2) Approve the report as the Final Report and authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to submit it to the Presiding Judge.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The 2023-24 Grand Jury published a Final Report for Case 24-09 'Election Integrity: Separating Fact From Fiction'.
Under the California Penal Code section 933 (c), the Board of Supervisors must provide a response to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court within 90 days of the date that a Final Report is made available to the public. The response to the report is due by September 3, 2024, and the proposed response is therefore being submitted to your Board for approval.
The attached draft response has been prepared in the form prescribed by Penal Code section 933.05 and addresses the findings and recommendations of the Grand Jury for which the Grand Jury requested a response from the Board of Supervisors.
ALTERNATIVES
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PRIOR BOARD ACTION
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OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
The response has been prepared in conjunction with affected departments/agencies.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is no direct financial impact related to the consideration of the response. There may be a financial impact related to the implementation of certain Grand Jury Recommendations; however, such impacts will be identified as staff assesses needs for future action and will be discussed in future staff reports prior to approval and/or implementation.
CLERK OF THE BOARD FOLLOW UP ACTIONS
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STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENT
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CONTACT
Sue Hennike, Assistant Chief Administrative Officer