By Bob Cuddy - The Tribune
Public water providers throughout San Luis Obispo County largely rejected recommendations from a previous county civil grand jury regarding rate structures, billing and water conservation, the current grand jury said.
“The grand jury encountered total rejection of the idea that cities and districts, which base sewage fees on water usage, should inform users of that practice,” the current grand jury wrote.
“A recommendation that individual apartment water usage should also be metered was also rejected across the board,” it added in a chapter called “rate setting as a water conservation tool.”
In all, 17 of 31 recommendations on water usage were rejected out of hand and eight more are yet to be implemented.
Conversely, 16 of 24 recommendations made by the previous grand jury to improve restaurant inspections have been implemented, the current grand jury said.
The information was contained in an analysis by current grand jurors seeking to find out how much weight their institution carries with those it investigates as part of its efforts to improve local government.
The current grand jury released the analysis last week under a headline that said “Responding to the Grand Jury: Some Agencies Implement Recommendations Effectively, Others Obfuscate and Delay.”
The 2010-2011 grand jury issued 10 reports, which called for 83 responses to recommendations made by the previous grand jury to seven agencies.
Of the 83, 34 have been implemented and 16 have yet to be implemented.
Thirty-three were rejected by the agencies being scrutinized.
The county Environmental Health Agency made substantial changes to its food inspection system, following the recommendations of the previous grand jury. Those included revised inspection forms.
The grand jury said restaurants still need to post inspection notices in prominent places, and the county should make its inspection website more user friendly.
The grand jury also looked at recommendations made by the previous grand jury to the city of Atascadero regarding its police chief; emergency medical helicopters; the South County Sanitation District; e-called for 83 responses to recommendations made by the previous grand jury to seven agencies.
Of the 83, 34 have been implemented and 16 have yet to be implemented.
Thirty-three were rejected by the agencies being scrutinized.
The county Environmental Health Agency made substantial changes to its food inspection system, following the recommendations of the previous grand jury. Those included revised inspection forms.
The grand jury said restaurants still need to post inspection notices in prominent places, and the county should make its inspection website more user friendly.
The grand jury also looked at recommendations made by the previous grand jury to the city of Atascadero regarding its police chief; emergency medical helicopters; the South County Sanitation District; e-government at the county; and the Paso Robles Bearcats.
The report can be found on the county website.
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