Healthcare District response and later follow-up

Response says

John C. Fremont Healthcare District Board of Directors: Partly agrees; says only one resignation occurred during the current term and explains interim-CEO appointments and rural recruitment difficulties.

Audit analysis

The disputed resignation scope and reasons for interim turnover are identified with a regulatory citation. The effect on public confidence is not directly addressed.

Response says

John C. Fremont Healthcare District Board of Directors: Disagrees, saying information was withheld only as necessary to comply with the Brown Act and citing Board training.

Audit analysis

The response explains its disagreement about information sharing but does not engage the alleged discontent and decision-making effects in detail. The named law provides a checkable basis, not proof of compliance.

Response says

John C. Fremont Healthcare District Board of Directors: Agrees; says the previous Board vetted the inherited interim CEO and an outside agency vetted the last permanent hire.

Audit analysis

The response accepts the finding and explains which Board and process handled appointments, without identifying vetting records.

Response says

John C. Fremont Healthcare District Board of Directors: Agrees and says previous HR personnel did not share vetting with the Board.

Audit analysis

Agreement covers the finding, with a concrete explanation but no supporting hiring or policy record.

Response says

John C. Fremont Healthcare District Board of Directors: Agrees and says the Board acted swiftly to remove the CEOs.

Audit analysis

The response accepts the finding and names a remedial action, but does not identify spending records or explain the failed controls.

Response says

John C. Fremont Healthcare District Board of Directors: Agrees and says inherited audits were completed the previous fall and monthly-financial delays were resolved after a CEO departure.

Audit analysis

The response covers the audit finding with a timeframe and specific accounting explanation, though it does not name the audit reports.

Response says

John C. Fremont Healthcare District Board of Directors: Agrees such conduct risks violations but disputes that the Board engaged in it; says it minimizes outside dialogue and will continue training (continued on the next packet page).

Audit analysis

The response identifies the disputed conduct and gives its rationale and monitoring approach. It does not independently establish the legality of particular communications.

Response says

John C. Fremont Healthcare District Board of Directors: Will implement a more robust process with greater HR support.

Audit analysis

The response states future action but supplies no procedure, measures, or completion timeframe.

Response says

John C. Fremont Healthcare District Board of Directors: Reports selecting Warbird Consulting Partners to verify accounts, payroll, and statements and provide regular reports during a nine-month contract.

Audit analysis

A named firm, scope, and reporting period engage financial oversight. The letter does not establish results of the review.

Response says

John C. Fremont Healthcare District Board of Directors: Will task HR with policy review, use counsel as needed, and require progress reports to meet the jury’s six-month timeframe.

Audit analysis

The response specifies responsibility, review, reporting, and timing.

Response says

John C. Fremont Healthcare District Board of Directors: Distinguishes Board responsibility for the CEO from HR responsibility for other executives and promises adherence.

Audit analysis

The response addresses both responsibility levels but does not identify procedures or a verification mechanism.

Response says

John C. Fremont Healthcare District Board of Directors: Agrees and will make teamwork a priority.

Audit analysis

Priority language does not identify a concrete implementation action or timeframe.

Response says

John C. Fremont Healthcare District Board of Directors: Agrees and says it has made the recommendation a priority.

Audit analysis

The letter does not describe implemented spending checks, reporting duties, or monitoring.

Response says

John C. Fremont Healthcare District Board of Directors: Agrees and promises completion within the jury’s nine-month timeframe.

Audit analysis

The response adopts the task and timeframe but adds no review method or deliverable detail.

Response says

John C. Fremont Healthcare District Board of Directors: Agrees and says the recommendation is a priority.

Audit analysis

The response does not identify mechanisms to ensure timely audits or say that the requested review is complete.

Response says

John C. Fremont Healthcare District Board of Directors: Agrees and says work is underway on this priority.

Audit analysis

The response indicates implementation work but gives no launch date or description of how reports will be handled.

Response says

John C. Fremont Healthcare District Board of Directors: Agrees and says the matter has always been and remains a priority.

Audit analysis

The response does not establish that missing minutes were recovered or describe checks for complete future records.

Response says

John C. Fremont Healthcare District Board of Directors: Partly agrees; describes stable Board membership since November 2024, two new members, and early work on permanent CEO recruitment.

Audit analysis

The letter supplies a dated current-status account but does not clearly identify the disputed part of the original historical finding or address its public-confidence claim.

Response says

John C. Fremont Healthcare District Board of Directors: Disagrees, citing renewed annual Brown Act and Code of Conduct training and use of public meetings for quorum decisions.

Audit analysis

The response gives a general governance rationale but does not directly explain the original alleged withholding or resulting decision problems.

Response says

John C. Fremont Healthcare District Board of Directors: Describes recruiter and HR planning, vetting of the interim CEO, and expected involvement of staff, providers, and the community in recruitment beginning fall/winter 2025–2026.

Audit analysis

The response identifies participants and a start window (continued on packet page 25), but does not establish completion of permanent hiring or the full vetting changes.

Response says

John C. Fremont Healthcare District Board of Directors: Says it is building long-term oversight and expects the consulting firm to report in summer 2025.

Audit analysis

The response provides a reporting window and acknowledges Board responsibility, but does not present the consultant’s results or confirm completed corrective action.