2010-11 Shasta County grand jury have filed their responses and rebuttals to the jury's findings and recommendations

Government agencies and special districts that came under the magnifying glass of the 2011 Shasta County Grand Jury.

Those responses can be viewed in their entirety on the grand jury's website, www.co.shasta.ca.us.

The full grand jury report, which was issued on June 27, also can be viewed there.

The responses include those from the Mountain Gate Community Services District, which the jury claimed showed favoritism when it lowered its employment standards and hired a former board chairman as its general manager.

In its rebuttal, the district maintains the board of directors did not lower the employment standards.

Instead, it said, the general manager's job description was revised to conform with the Association of California Water Association and Americans with Disabilities Act.

Also available on the grand jury website are forms for citizens to file complaints with the grand jury to initiate an investigation into city or county government or a special district operating within Shasta County.

Applications are also included for those interested in serving on the 2012-13 grand jury.

Further information and inquiries can be addressed by writing the grand jury at P. O. Box 992086, Redding, CA 96099-2086, or by calling 225-5098.

http://www.redding.com/news/2011/dec/26/grand-jury-replies-filed/