Finding F2
Findings
The Agricultural Department does not always follow its own written policies or duty statements when giving out work assignments. During interviews, some staff members reported being asked to perform tasks other than their typical job duties. This change in assignment did not come from the supervisor but rather from other department staff.
Jury report: Cultivating Compliance: A Review of Sutter County's Agricultural Operations · PDF page 39
Permanent linkOfficial response
Sutter County Board of Supervisors
The Board partially disagrees, saying insufficient circumstances are given to distinguish daily work, assisting licensed colleagues or vacancy coverage. It says biologists’ duties can shift seasonally across more than 20 state programs within their job descriptions.
Read official response · PDF page 3The response explains why task variation may fall within normal duties, but does not specify the accepted and disputed portions of the compound finding. It does not resolve the reported bypass of supervisors or identify a policy, duty statement or assignment record for the instances discussed. The audit neither confirms the staff reports nor treats disagreement as a failure by itself.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.