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Glenn County Civil Grand Jury

2025–2026: from findings to follow-through

Overview

Explore the jury’s recommendations, read matching agency responses, and join the discussion. Everything in this cycle is connected to its original source.

Recommendations & responses

Every recommendation made by the jury, with matching agency responses alongside it.

Recommendations & responses

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A New Look for First 5

5 recommendations

Recommendation 1

That First 5 Glenn current Director and Chair of Commissioners develop and implement an evaluation process for all of its employees measuring job performance by September 15, 2026.

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Jury report: A New Look for First 5 · PDF page 20

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Recommendation 2

That First 5 Glenn current Director and its Commissioners create and implement an evaluation process to ensure the Partnership MOUs are being followed, and are providing the specified services to families by September 15, 2026

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Jury report: A New Look for First 5 · PDF page 21

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Recommendation 3

That First 5 Glenn Chair of Commissioners, in collaboration with the Director, develop and implement a policy to ensure all First 5 Glenn leadership is informed of commissioner applicants before the application is submitted to the Glenn County Board of Supervisors for approval by September 15, 2026

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Jury report: A New Look for First 5 · PDF page 21

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Recommendation 4

That the current First 5 Glenn Director and the Commissioners develop and implement an outreach program informing new families with young children about the resources provided by First 5 Glenn, by September 15, 2026.

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Jury report: A New Look for First 5 · PDF page 21

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Recommendation 5

That the First 5 Glenn Chair of Commissioners and the Director update the Commissioners Orientation manual before any new commissioner(s) is approved by the Glenn County Board of Supervisors for the position, by September 2026.

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Jury report: A New Look for First 5 · PDF page 21

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Access and Accountability: An Evaluation of Glenn County LAFCo Website Functionality and Municipal Service Review Practices

2 recommendations

Recommendation R1

The Board of Supervisors and Glenn LAFCo commissioners know who the “web master” is and delegate the fixing of broken links and all website inconsistencies mentioned above to improve the ease of access of agendas and minutes by December 31, 2026.

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Jury report: Access and Accountability: An Evaluation of Glenn County LAFCo Website Functionality and Municipal Service Review Practices · PDF page 28

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Recommendation R2

The Glenn LAFCo commissioners assert the completion of at least 1 MSR by December 31, 2026.

No response recorded

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Jury report: Access and Accountability: An Evaluation of Glenn County LAFCo Website Functionality and Municipal Service Review Practices · PDF page 28

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Tradeoffs in the Colusa Basin Drainage District: The Competing Priorities of Water Retention and Flood Management

3 recommendations

Recommendation R1

The Glenn County Civil Grand Jury recommends that the Colusa Basin Drainage District work with the Board of Supervisors to publish a report outlining compliance with its statutory obligations to ensure it remains in operational compliance with Act 1601, by June 30, 2027.

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Jury report: Tradeoffs in the Colusa Basin Drainage District: The Competing Priorities of Water Retention and Flood Management · PDF page 35

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Recommendation R2

The Glenn County Civil Grand Jury recommends that The Colusa Basin Drainage District publish a plan explaining the flood management purposes of the South Fork Ranch Project; and if the property will not be used for flood management then the plan would explain what the beneficial purpose of the property will be going forward, by June 30, 2027. Suggested avenues for moving forward might include contacting FEMA, and/or the Department of Water Resources for guidance.

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Jury report: Tradeoffs in the Colusa Basin Drainage District: The Competing Priorities of Water Retention and Flood Management · PDF page 35

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Recommendation R3

The Glenn County Civil Grand Jury recommends that the Colusa Basin Drainage District update their website to reflect their current projects and their stance on flood management, by June 30, 2027.

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Jury report: Tradeoffs in the Colusa Basin Drainage District: The Competing Priorities of Water Retention and Flood Management · PDF page 35

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Juvenile and Adult Probation

1 recommendation

Recommendation R1

That the Board of Supervisors provide the funds to fill the vacancy of the Deputy Chief Probation Officer in the 2026-2027 year by October 1, 2026.

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Jury report: Juvenile and Adult Probation · PDF page 47

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Findings

The jury’s formal findings, with source citations and any recorded responses.

Findings & responses

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A New Look for First 5

5 findings

Finding 1

The First 5 Glenn Director and Chair of Commissioners neglected to perform employee evaluations to measure employee productivity within the program.

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Jury report: A New Look for First 5 · PDF page 20

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Finding 2

The First Five Glenn Director and Chair of Commissioners failed to evaluate Partnership programs to ensure that they provide services to families as stated in the MOUs.

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Jury report: A New Look for First 5 · PDF page 21

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Finding 3

The concern by the Commissioners that in years where three new applicants are appointed that they could vote to change the direction of the operations of the program.

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Jury report: A New Look for First 5 · PDF page 21

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Finding 4

The First 5 Glenn Director and Commissioners failed to perform outreach within our county to new parents informing them of program offerings.

No response recorded

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Jury report: A New Look for First 5 · PDF page 21

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Finding 5

The First 5 Glenn Commissioners Orientation manual (2019) is severely out of date and fails to provide informational training for new Commissioners.

No response recorded

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Jury report: A New Look for First 5 · PDF page 21

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No response recorded
A matching agency response has not been added to Grand Jury Hub. This does not establish whether a response was submitted or is overdue.

Access and Accountability: An Evaluation of Glenn County LAFCo Website Functionality and Municipal Service Review Practices

3 findings

Finding F1

The Glenn County LAFCo website lacks readability and ease of access. There are many broken links that lead to 404 web pages not found, and it seems unclear who is responsible for updating the website.

No response recorded

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Jury report: Access and Accountability: An Evaluation of Glenn County LAFCo Website Functionality and Municipal Service Review Practices · PDF page 28

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A matching agency response has not been added to Grand Jury Hub. This does not establish whether a response was submitted or is overdue.

Finding F2

Glenn County LAFCo had a lapse of completed MSRs of 4 years, between 2019 and 2023, and only one MSR was completed between 2024 and now.

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Jury report: Access and Accountability: An Evaluation of Glenn County LAFCo Website Functionality and Municipal Service Review Practices · PDF page 28

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Finding F3

The commission is to be commended for recognizing the lack of MSR’s that have been completed. Towards the end of the writing of this report minutes were linked accordingly.

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Jury report: Access and Accountability: An Evaluation of Glenn County LAFCo Website Functionality and Municipal Service Review Practices · PDF page 28

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Tradeoffs in the Colusa Basin Drainage District: The Competing Priorities of Water Retention and Flood Management

3 findings

Finding F1

Due to the Colusa Basin Drainage District’s prioritization of recharge projects and the deprioritized Integrated Watershed Plan, some areas within the district have experienced severe flooding. Due to CBDD’s lack of progress on flood control, Glenn County continues to experience annual flooding and the resulting consequences.

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Jury report: Tradeoffs in the Colusa Basin Drainage District: The Competing Priorities of Water Retention and Flood Management · PDF page 35

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Finding F2

Because the Colusa Basin Drainage District lacks a flood management plan, the South Fork Ranch Property sits without any useful purpose.

No response recorded

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Jury report: Tradeoffs in the Colusa Basin Drainage District: The Competing Priorities of Water Retention and Flood Management · PDF page 35

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Finding F3

Due to the Colusa Basin Drainage District’s website not being updated to reflect their current projects and priorities, the District is not transparent to the public.

No response recorded

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Jury report: Tradeoffs in the Colusa Basin Drainage District: The Competing Priorities of Water Retention and Flood Management · PDF page 35

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Juvenile and Adult Probation

1 finding

Finding F1

That the Probation Department is in need to have a trained Deputy Chief Probation Officer to reside as second in command to the Chief Probation Officer in assisting the leadership position and running of the department in the absence of the Chief Probation Officer.

No response recorded

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Jury report: Juvenile and Adult Probation · PDF page 47

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A matching agency response has not been added to Grand Jury Hub. This does not establish whether a response was submitted or is overdue.

Questions

Editorial discussion prompts inspired by the reports. These are separate from the jury’s formal findings and recommendations.

Civic question

What information would help families understand whether First 5 partnerships provide the services promised in their agreements?

Finding 2 and recommendation 2 call for evaluating partnership MOUs and their services. The question proposes useful reporting without asserting that evaluation has occurred.
Why this matters
Families can compare promised services with accessible evidence while preserving personal information.

Supporting report

A New Look for First 5 · Findings and Recommendations, finding 2/recommendation 2

Civic question

How should First 5 help newly arrived families learn about available resources?

Finding 4 and recommendation 4 identify outreach gaps and propose an outreach program by September 15, 2026. This question invites approaches rather than assuming implementation or overdue status.
Why this matters
Useful communication can help families find support and make outreach priorities visible.

Supporting report

A New Look for First 5 · Findings and Recommendations, finding 4/recommendation 4

Civic question

What would make LAFCo agendas, minutes and supporting records easier for residents to find and use?

F1/R1 address readability, broken links and maintenance responsibility. F3 notes that minutes were linked near the end of drafting; the question does not assume all access problems persist or were fixed.
Why this matters
Findable records help residents follow decisions without needing insider navigation knowledge.

Supporting report

Access and Accountability: An Evaluation of Glenn County LAFCo Website Functionality and Municipal Service Review Practices · Findings F1/F3; Recommendations R1

Civic question

How should LAFCo show which municipal service reviews are planned, underway and completed?

F2/R2 identify review gaps and recommend at least one completed review by December 31, 2026. Appendix proposed duties are plans, not completed reviews.
Why this matters
Clear status information can distinguish planned work from delivered reviews.

Supporting report

Access and Accountability: An Evaluation of Glenn County LAFCo Website Functionality and Municipal Service Review Practices · Findings F2; Recommendations R2

Civic question

What information should explain options and constraints for the South Fork property’s future use?

F2/R2 concern the property and recommend a plan explaining flood-management or other beneficial use by June 30, 2027. This question does not independently establish feasibility, ownership restrictions or completion.
Why this matters
An understandable options discussion can connect public assets with community priorities.

Supporting report

Tradeoffs in the Colusa Basin Drainage District: The Competing Priorities of Water Retention and Flood Management · Findings F2; Recommendations R2

Civic question

How should the District explain its flood-management and groundwater-recharge priorities to residents?

F3/R3 concern transparency and call for website updates by June 30, 2027. R1 separately seeks a compliance report; no independent legal conclusion is implied.
Why this matters
Residents can understand priorities, responsibilities and tradeoffs without treating proposals as completed work.

Supporting report

Tradeoffs in the Colusa Basin Drainage District: The Competing Priorities of Water Retention and Flood Management · Findings F3; Recommendations R1/R3

Civic question

What information should guide funding for a trained Deputy Chief Probation Officer?

F1/R1 identify a second-in-command need and recommend Board funding by October 1, 2026. This question invites consideration of responsibilities and tradeoffs, not an assumption the position was funded.
Why this matters
Clear responsibilities and costs can support informed discussion of service continuity.

Supporting report

Juvenile and Adult Probation · Findings and Recommendations, F1/R1

Civic question

How should Probation explain coverage and training plans when its Chief is absent or eventually retires?

Discussion describes delegation and succession concerns, while F1/R1 propose a trained second-in-command. The question invites planning information without claiming current staff cannot perform any particular task.
Why this matters
Residents can understand continuity safeguards without disclosing individual probation cases.

Supporting report

Juvenile and Adult Probation · Discussion, Probation Officers

Sources

Original reports and response documents provide the evidence behind this cycle’s findings, recommendations, and discussions.

Report overview: A New Look for First 5

Official report

A New Look for First 5

The jury examines First 5 Glenn’s leadership transition, financial controls, partnerships and outreach. Five findings and five recommendations address employee/partnership evaluations, commissioner-applicant notification, outreach and orientation materials. First 5 uses bare source labels 1–5 in each finding/recommendation column; these are preserved by item kind. The report requests the Director and Board of Commissioners respond to all items and the County Board to #3. Favorable financial forecasts and new practices are reported observations, not independently verified results or implementation of these recommendations. This unchanged annual original contains the section on physical PDF pages 14–22 (printed 1–9), with formal items on physical 20–21.
Report overviewOfficial PDF
Report overview: Access and Accountability: An Evaluation of Glenn County LAFCo Website Functionality and Municipal Service Review Practices

Official report

Access and Accountability: An Evaluation of Glenn County LAFCo Website Functionality and Municipal Service Review Practices

The jury examines broken website links, meeting-minute access and municipal service review (MSR) completion. Three findings and two recommendations call for clear web-maintenance responsibility, improved access and at least one completed MSR by December 31, 2026. F3 is a formal commendation noting minutes were linked near the end of drafting; it does not establish that all website issues were resolved. The appendix preserves completed-review listings and proposed work, not proof that proposed reviews were finished. This unchanged annual original contains the section on physical PDF pages 23–30 (printed 10–17); all formal items are on physical 28 (printed 15).
Report overviewOfficial PDF
Report overview: Tradeoffs in the Colusa Basin Drainage District: The Competing Priorities of Water Retention and Flood Management

Official report

Tradeoffs in the Colusa Basin Drainage District: The Competing Priorities of Water Retention and Flood Management

The jury examines the balance between groundwater recharge and flood management, the South Fork property and public information. Three findings and three recommendations call for a statutory-compliance report, an explanation of the property’s future use and website updates by June 30, 2027. Causal flooding claims, property-use conclusions and legal-compliance assertions remain attributed to the jury, not independently verified determinations. The source requests both the District Board and Glenn County Board respond to R1–R3 within 90 days. This unchanged annual original contains the section on physical PDF pages 31–36 (printed 18–23), with formal items on physical 35 (printed 22).
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Report overview: Juvenile and Adult Probation

Official report

Juvenile and Adult Probation

The jury describes supervision, youth placements, assessments and community programs while identifying a leadership-capacity concern. One finding and one recommendation call for funding a trained Deputy Chief Probation Officer by October 1, 2026. Discussion includes both juvenile and adult probation despite the shorter contents heading “Juvenile Probation.” Program statistics and positive impressions are source descriptions, not independent causal evidence of rehabilitation outcomes. Required respondents are the Chief Probation Officer and County Board. This unchanged annual original contains the section on physical PDF pages 37–47 (printed 24–34), with the formal items on physical 47 (printed 34).
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Report overview: Detention Facility Inquiry Statement: Glenn County Jail

Official report

Detention Facility Inquiry Statement: Glenn County Jail

The jury describes its November 12, 2025 tour and review of a BSCC follow-up, and states it found no reason for a full jail investigation. This inquiry has no formal findings or recommendations. Its broad compliance language is the jury’s observation, not an independent comprehensive certification. The attached BSCC letter at physical page 59 concerns a focused safety-check follow-up under Title 15, Regulation 1027.5, not every jail condition and not a response to a new jury recommendation. This unchanged annual original contains the inquiry on physical PDF pages 48–49 (printed 35–36) and retains the BSCC attachment.
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Report overview: Response to the 2024–2025 Glenn County Civil Grand Jury Report

Official report

Response to the 2024–2025 Glenn County Civil Grand Jury Report

This is the current jury’s review of earlier-cycle responses, not agency responses to the 2025–2026 investigations. The review has no new formal finding/recommendation section. Its narrative says requested responses were not received while acknowledging letters; attached Board and Sheriff letters explicitly address earlier report items. A table is labeled 2023–2024 within the 2024–2025 review. These source inconsistencies are retained, not converted into independent nonresponse or legal-compliance conclusions. This unchanged annual original preserves the section divider on physical PDF page 50, review on 51–52, earlier-cycle letters on 53–58 and focused BSCC letter on 59. No earlier items or letters are counted as current-cycle findings or response audits.
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Response documents

No response documents have been added for this cycle.