The San Bernardino County civil grand jury released its annual report on Friday, June 29, providing recommendations to Hesperia Unified School District after an investigation into its sexual harassment policies following reports of students slapping each other’s buttocks.
Other recommendations by the grand jury include:
- In response to a complaint of nonresponsiveness by San Bernardino City Code Enforcement prior to it being taken over by the Police Department on Jan. 1, the grand jury recommended that a quarterly report be made for the city manager listing all complaints received by code enforcement, investigations conducted, violation notices issued, and the number of violations resolved and unresolved. The grand jury also recommended the city manager present the report to the City Council and mayor on a quarterly basis.
- An overhaul of policies and procedures for the the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department’s Inmate Welfare Fund, including listing the Inmate Welfare Fund on the department’s website and explaining what it is, ensuring a financial report be submitted to the county Board of Supervisors annually, and conducting an assessment of inmate needs to help guide expenditures of the fund. “We understand their findings and concerns regarding the Inmate Welfare Fund,” Sheriff John McMahon said in a statement Friday. “The members of the Sheriff’s Department and I appreciate the time put in by the grand jury in their review. We will make the necessary changes and implement any policy revisions promptly.”
- The San Bernardino Municipal Water District should approve and maintain a Memorandum of Understanding, which the grand jury claims is expired, and should also review all department policies and the MOU on an annual basis with employees. The grand jury learned in its investigation that 65 of 79 water district policies had not been updated since 2010, and that its MOU expired on June 30, 2016.
- San Bernardino County should create one “exclusive operating area” spanning the entire county for its ambulance services, allowing one provider to service the entire area. The contract should then go out to bid for the county to select its provider.
June 29, 2018
San Bernardino Sun
By Joe Nelson
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