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Thursday, November 5, 2020 | A6 | Mid Valley TiMes Grand jury targets Parlier council
COVID-19 update
and Dunlap had 20 and six total positive cases, respectively. The county reported that 20,816 of the positive cases (65 percent) had recovered. In Tulare County, there were 17,947 total confirmed cases (577 active) of COVID-19 with 295 deaths and 40 hospitalized as of midday on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Breakdowns by cities/regions show 1,927 cases in Dinuba, 662 in Orosi, 378 in Cutler, 93 in Traver, 14 in the rural area south of Reedley and four in the rural area southeast of Orange Cove.
crease waned because of 18 news cases an- nounced on Nov. 3. There were 295 deaths (up seven for the week) and 40 hospitalized.
While the recov- ery rare remained at 95 percent (17,181), Tulare County's ratio of positive cases still hasn't reduced to the point where the it can exit the purple (wide- spread) tier and move up to red (substantial).
Dinuba Unified School District took steps toward a possible move to the red catego- ry, filing for a waiver with Tulare County to begin on-campus and on- line instruction as soon as January if the coun- ty's status improves.
Report said leaders left a quarter of its residents unrepresented for months
MVT Staff Report
A Fresno County grand jury has concluded that the city of Parlier’s city council has failed to provide efficient and effective governance in a report released on Nov. 2.
A seven-month investigation by the 2019-2020 Fresno County Civil Grand Jury revealed that the Parlier City Council left a quarter of its citizens unrepre- sented for many months. In a report entitled “Who’s Running Parlier?” the grand jury report- ed deficiencies in ‘development and maintenance of policies and procedures for administrative operations, budget and finance, filling unexpected openings on the Council and hiring qualified management personnel.’
Among the issues cited in the grand jury report were:
• One of four council members submitted an oral resignation in October 2019 and had not been replaced when the grand jury investigation concluded nearly a year later, leaving a quarter of Parlier’s 15,000 residents unrep- resented.
• Parlier had four city manag- ers over five years before leav- ing that job vacant beginning in March 2019. Instead, a council member was contracted to handle some manager functions and the city contracted out for a city ad- ministrator.
• The city has not had a quali- fied finance director since 2018 and operates at a financial deficit. There have been no budget work- shops for the public and coun- cil and the 2018-19 budget “was rolled over from the previous fiscal year.” Audits of the city’s 2017-18 and 2018-19 fiscal health were delayed until 2020.
• Lack of a written travel policy allowed trips to Washing- ton, D.C., and Mexico City for elected and nonelected officials
and traveling companions. Reim- bursement was authorized after the fact. After the grand jury re- quested a copy of the travel poli- cy, the council hastily adopted an inadequate policy.
The grand jury recommend- edthat key city management va- cancies be filled; that the newly enacted travel policy be im- proved; and that the City Council vacancy be filled by appointment rather than wait until election.
The grand jury investigation was concluded before as Covid-19 pandemic challenges delayed the writing and publication of the re- port.
The Fresno County Civil Grand Jury is authorized under Califor- nia law as an adjunct of the Su- perior Court to serve as a citizen watchdog on local government. Grand juries are comprised of 19 residents of Fresno County, who serve one-year terms learning about, examining and reporting on city and county governments, public schools, special districts and prisons
As of 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, there had been 31,738 confirmed cases (10,759 active) of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) out of 360,440 tests (8.7 percent) in Fresno County, with 447 deaths and 106 currently hospitalized.
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precincts reported by 10 p.m., Rachel Nerio- Guerrero had 279 votes (54.81 percent) to 230 votes (45.19 percent) for Joshua Huerta.
Meanwhile, in Ward 1, incumbent Linda Ma- rie Launer appeared on her way to reclaiming her seat for another term with 402 votes (52.89 per- cent) with one of two pre- cints reporting. Trailing were challengers Andrea McComb Sotelo (193 votes, 25.39 percent) and Geno Gomez (165 votes,
21.71 per- cent).
In the Parlier council races, there were two seats up for grabs involving
the lone precinct counted.
two-thirds approval to pass — unofficially went down to defeat as it was just below the threshold with 66.13 percent ap- proval (1,314 yes votes). All five precincts had re- porting as of the 10 p.m. update.
Sanger Unified's Mea- sure C bond measure posted a narrow victory, with 57.42 percent ap- proval (9,236 votes) and all 49 precincts counted. The measure needed 55 percent approval to pass.
Check the Mid Valley Times Facebook pages throughout the week for election vote updates.
multiple candidates. In District 1, Sabrina Ro- driguez led with 182 votes (31.54 percent) fol- lowed by Juan M. Monta- no (163 votes, 28.25 per- cent), Roxanne Trujillo (143, 24.78 percent) and Dubelsa "Duby" Trevino (89, 15.42 percent) with
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Among Mid Valley Times cities, Reedley leads the way with the most positive cases at 1,465 (474 active or under investigation) while Sanger is at 1,458 cases (450 active or under investigation); Parlier was listed with 1,154 cases (381) and Orange Cove had 699 cases (233). Del Rey remained at 128 cases while Fowler had 283 cases. Squaw Valley
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percent. Deaths in- creased by eight to 447, and hospitalizations in- creased by nine for the week to 106.
Sanger crept within seven of neighboring Reedley when it came to total overall positive cases (1,465 to 1,458). They are at 474 and 450, respectively, when it comes to active or un- der investigation cases.
In Tulare County, Dinuba's active cases in the past three weeks grew by six to 60, and by 27 overall to 1,927. Overall, the county's active cases shrank slightly from 582 to 577, but a larger de-
A total of 17,181 people (95.1 percent) had recovered from the virus in Tulare County.
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