Enforcement falls on the Sheriff’s Office and code enforcement staff from the Housing and Community Development Department. Violation of the ordinance calls for verbal warnings followed by progressive fines. The ordinance addresses noise above specific decibel levels at certain times of day. Neighbors complain that law enforcement has failed to enforce the ordinance while Latino groups charge that the ordinance was racist because many of the noise complaints focused on neighborhoods with large Latino populations. In 2022 the ordinance was amended with stiffer penalties. The jury’s findings about the 2019 noise ordinance became a lightning rod for controversy. The final report commended staff in those four departments for dedication to the service they provide, while the findings and recommendations focused on administrative problems such as the lack of adequate staffing levels. The civil grand jury focused on four county departments: the Coroner’s office, enforcement of the county’s noise ordinance, the performance of human resources and the Public Guardian program. After the Board of Supervisors approves responses to the findings, the county administrative officer will then submit them to Monterey County Superior Court Presiding Judge Pamela Butler. ![]() Unlike a criminal grand jury, the civil grand jury investigates the operations of county, city and district governments and issues findings and recommendations which those agencies must respond to publicly. ![]() SALINAS – Monterey County elected officials Tuesday will consider how to respond to findings and recommendations by the civil grand jury across several departments, many of which are being disputed by the county.
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