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Chief Administrative Office (CAO) recommending the Board consider the Draft Board of Supervisors Responses to the 2023-24 Grand Jury Final Reports for Cases 24-01 Georgetown Airport and 24-04 Transient Occupancy Tax and take one of the following actions:
1) Direct staff to make changes and return to the Board with a final report by May 7, 2024; or
2) Approve the report as the Final Report and authorize the CAO to submit it to the Presiding Judge.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The 2023-24 Grand Jury published two Final Reports:
1) Case 24-01 - Georgetown Airport: A Disaster Waiting to Happen, published February 21, 2024; and
2) Case 24-04 - Transient Occupancy Tax: Transparency Matters, published March 4, 2024.
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 May 21, 2024, and the proposed response is therefore being submitted to your Board for approval.
The attached draft responses have 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 responses. 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 Admini...
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