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Recommendation R2

Recommendation R2

By October 1, 2026, the BOS shall direct the Sonoma County CDRT to establish procedures, effective by April 1, 2027, that include the following: • Identify a single individual as chairperson • Designate a spokesperson to the community • Create written bylaws and protocols governing its work • Develop training for members and members’ staffs • Publish a report of its findings annually

Jury report: Protecting Sonoma County’s Most Vulnerable from Abuse and Neglect: For the Children · PDF page 7

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Official response

Sonoma County Board of Supervisors

Agency says further analysis needed

Plans governance, legal, confidentiality and resource analysis beginning by November 2026; lists possible bylaws, leadership roles, training and reporting activities.

Read official response · PDF page 6

Addresses the requested procedure categories as possible activities, but supplies a start date rather than a completion or discussion date and does not commit to all procedures being effective April 1, 2027.

  • Begin collaborative analysis of CDRT governance, feasibility, resources, confidentiality and legal implications; the listed potential activities are not all fixed deliverables. Owner: District Attorney’s Office and Department of Health Services with CDRT partners. Timing: Begin by November 2026; no completion date supplied..

This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.

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