MONTEREY COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY REQUEST, November 2014

ABSTRACT: The November 2014 Monterey County Civil Grand Jury Request, Citizens' Complaint, regarding the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea's governance was presented to the Monterey County Civil Grand Jury in early November 2014 on behalf of many in the community.  The drafting committee consisted of Richard Kreitman, Carolina Bayne, Leron Paterson, Jeanne Levett, Jonathan Sapp, Bill Sharpe, and Chris Tescher, the first four names appearing as the joint-signatories on the complaint form.  The Main Text Document is embedded.  NATURE OF COMPLAINT: Failed Governance and Oversight in Carmel-by-the-Sea, including Unfair Treatment and Terminations of Carmel City Employees; Extreme Lack of Transparency and Non-Responsiveness to Public Records Act Requests; Fiscal Irresponsibility Regarding Legal Expenses and Legal Exposure; Fiscal Irresponsibility Regarding Outside Consulting Contracts; Loss of Institutional Memory, Deterioration of City Services; and Cronyism. ACTION REQUESTED: “We respectfully ask the Monterey County Civil Grand Jury to look into how and why City governance and oversight failed in Carmel-by-the-Sea and permitted this to go on. To determine what lapses in policy, procedure, oversight, behavior, and judgment contributed to the breakdowns and problems encountered by Carmel-by-the-Sea and how we and other Monterey County municipalities can avoid such trouble in the future. Specifically we would appreciate the Civil Grand Jury’s recommendations for how governance and government structure in Carmel can be improved so this won’t happen to us again.”   At the November 4, 2014, Carmel-by-the-Sea City Council meeting Mayor Jason Burnett read into the record a letter from the Carmel-by-the-Sea City Council to the foreperson of the Civil Grand Jury requesting "the Civil Grand Jury review our organization, our corrective actions and make any additional recommendations."  And the MONTEREY COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY brochure document, including sections on SELECTION PROCESS, STRUCTURE, COMPENSATION, HISTORY, FUNCTIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES, CITIZEN CONCERNS / COMPLAINTS, FINAL REPORT, COMMITMENT, QUALIFICATIONS and DISQUALIFICATION, is embedded.

Citizen Complaint Submitted 11-9-14 - Main Text

 

November 2014 Monterey County Civil Grand Jury Request

2014 Civil Grand Jury Brochure

MONTEREY COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY Brochure
SELECTION PROCESS, STRUCTURE, COMPENSATION, HISTORY, FUNCTIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES, CITIZEN CONCERNS / COMPLAINTS, FINAL REPORT, COMMITMENT, QUALIFICATIONS and DISQUALIFICATION