August 27, 1969 (12 pages)

New staff plan OKed for sheriff The board of supervisors Tuesday unanimously approved Sheriff Wayne Brown's request for readjustment in staffing, which will mean an increase of -approximately $2,000 a year in the department's payroll. Brown explained plans to substitute a lieutenant for a deputy sheriff in the Truckee office. He said the responsibility for the 10-man staff there calls for the supervision of a lieutenant, _ rather than a sergeant, now in command. The change will mean an increase of about $1,260 in salary. The board also approved substituting an investigator for a deputy sheriff post in the Nevada City office. The sheriff said two grand jury reports have recommended an investigator in the department. The sheriff said he told the last grand~jury that although he had a man serving as an investigator, his office was not staffed for one. The increase in pay in Nevada City will be $720 per year. : The board, after a short discussion, held until next week action on a letter from William Roberts, planning director. Roberts requested that the board authorize and direct the Nevada County Personnel Commission to prepare job specifications, andto advertise for the position of assistant planning director. He also asked that the personnel commission provide a list of the three top candidates on or before Feb. 1, 1970. Supervisor William Thomas wanted to know if the position is in the budget. According to John Trauner, county controller, the salary is set by ordinance but is not yet in the budget. Ralph Buchanan and Willie Curran reminded fellow supervisors that last week the board directed Roberts to seek an assistant planning director. The board last week voted that Roberts should return to full time duties of physical planning of the county by Oct. 1, and that he seek an assistant. Roberts in recent months has been devoting a large portion of his time to Overall Economic Development Plan matters. ; Washington's : gold swiped The display of gold the Washington Fire District was going to award to a winner next month has been stolen, The: district. council has obtained a replacement display of gold from Hattox Jeweler and will present it to someone on Sept. 8. The project is a bene. fit to obtain a fire truck for thefire district. Help yourself with a Checkup and others with a Check AMERICAN e CANCER SOCIETY Wednesday, August 27, 1969 The Nevada County Nugget a New Arvin plant completed Nevada county commitments down SACRAMENTO — Expected commitments of youths and adults to state institutions were reduced by 3,317 in 1968-69 as a result of California’s probation subsidy program, it was ‘announced today by Allen F. Breed, director of the Department of the Youth Authority. This is the largest reduction since the program was started three years ago. Commitments have been reduced by 7,131 during the three year period. For Nevada county, commitments during 1968-69 were reduced from an expected level of 26 to 12, a total decrease of 14, This reduction will entitle the — county to maximum earnings of $56,000 from the subsidy program. Nevada ‘county's per cent of reduction was 53.1. The record for nearby counties was: Placer--28 commitments, nine more than expected; Yuba 23 commitments, 13 less than expected. The program, first enacted by the State Legislature in 1965, provides subsidies to counties in return for reductions in levels of commitment. The earnings must be used to provide intensive probation programs for youthful and adult offenders. For 1968-69, the counties’ maximum earnings _ totaled $13,747,910, also a new high for the three years of the program. In 1966-67, the first full year of the program, earnings totaled $5.7 million and in 1967-68, earnings increased to $9.8 million, : The number of participating counties also has been increasing from year to year--from 31 in 1966-67, to 36 in 1967-68 and to 41 during this past fiscal year. Forty-six counties are participating in the fourth year of the program. New counties this year are Stanislaus, Riverside, Merced and Calaveras. Participating counties represent approximately 98 per cent of the state's total population. CYA Director Breed, in announcing the third annual report ‘of the program, noted that probation subsidy has continued to gain momentum from various standpoints, both in terms of money and in human values. The subsidy total is considerably less than what it would cost the state to keep the offenders in prisons of juvenile institutions. At the same time, correctional experts agree that an offender's chances or rehabilitation are better in his home community, where he can keep working to support his family or remain in school, The reduction of commitments also has sharply scaled down the need to build expensive, new institutions and prisons -a potential savings to the taxpayer of millions of dollars. The original 1965 probation subsidy legislation had been scheduled to expire this year, but the legislature has voted to make the program permanent. The program is administtered by the Youth Authority for both adult and juvenile offenders. It sets up a complex formula under which counties are given subsidies for placing certain offenders--those with the most promising prognosis for rehabilitafion--on probation instead of sending them to state institutions. The counties must use their subsidy earnings to set up special supervision programs in their probation departments. The programs include reduction of caseloads for individual propation officers and setting up such special services as foster homes, improved tutoring, psychological and psychiatric help and employment services, The subsidies encourage the counties to develop new and innoyative programs to rehabilitate offenders. Sacramento and Placer counties were the only ones which did not reduce their commitment rates in 1968-69, Placer county will receive funds to pay 90 per cent of one probation officer’s salary. " facility, ie NEVADA COUNTY'S newest industry, Arvin Industries Inc., has completed construction of its research and development shown here nestled among a grove of trees at Lake of the Pines. Purpose of the local plant is to develop, and later manufacture, videotape recorders by which people can record television programs and. see them at their convenience. (Aerial photo courtesy of Downey Clinch of Alpha) BUSINESS ARD THE GIPSON'S 279-2561 * LITTLE OLD BAKE SHOP GRASSVALLEY , Cause. EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT! Crazy Horse NEVADA CITY, CALIF. @ COCKTAILS @ DANCING @ SNACKS JULIE & CAPT. RUDGBO—PIANO & SONGS REAL ESTATE There's a home in your future with RP ty 201 Maie ST St. 6.V. 213-8473 Len Gilbert 111 W. MAIN P.O. BOX 1034 GRASS VALLEY, CALIF. 95945 PH. 273-6166 FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP \ (WASHINGTON HOTEL ROOMS—COCKTAILS Breakfast—Lunch—Dinner «WATER PROBL Call S ROBLEMS Pumps—Filters Pipe—Fittings — GEO. A. KING & SON.

New staff plan OKed for sheriff The board of supervisors Tuesday unanimously approved Sheriff Wayne Brown's request for readjustment in staffing, which will mean an increase of -approximately $2,000 a year in the department's payroll. Brown explained plans to substitute a lieutenant for a deputy sheriff in the Truckee office. He said the responsibility for the 10-man staff there calls for the supervision of a lieutenant, _ rather than a sergeant, now in command. The change will mean an increase of about $1,260 in salary. The board also approved substituting an investigator for a deputy sheriff post in the Nevada City office. The sheriff said two grand jury reports have recommended an investigator in the department. The sheriff said he told the last grand~jury that although he had a man serving as an investigator, his office was not staffed for one. The increase in pay in Nevada City will be $720 per year. : The board, after a short discussion, held until next week action on a letter from William Roberts, planning director. Roberts requested that the board authorize and direct the Nevada County Personnel Commission to prepare job specifications, andto advertise for the position of assistant planning director. He also asked that the personnel commission provide a list of the three top candidates on or before Feb. 1, 1970. Supervisor William Thomas wanted to know if the position is in the budget. According to John Trauner, county controller, the salary is set by ordinance but is not yet in the budget. Ralph Buchanan and Willie Curran reminded fellow supervisors that last week the board directed Roberts to seek an assistant planning director. The board last week voted that Roberts should return to full time duties of physical planning of the county by Oct. 1, and that he seek an assistant. Roberts in recent months has been devoting a large portion of his time to Overall Economic Development Plan matters. ; Washington's : gold swiped The display of gold the Washington Fire District was going to award to a winner next month has been stolen, The: district. council has obtained a replacement display of gold from Hattox Jeweler and will present it to someone on Sept. 8. The project is a bene. fit to obtain a fire truck for thefire district. Help yourself with a Checkup and others with a Check AMERICAN e CANCER SOCIETY Wednesday, August 27, 1969 The Nevada County Nugget a New Arvin plant completed Nevada county commitments down SACRAMENTO — Expected commitments of youths and adults to state institutions were reduced by 3,317 in 1968-69 as a result of California’s probation subsidy program, it was ‘announced today by Allen F. Breed, director of the Department of the Youth Authority. This is the largest reduction since the program was started three years ago. Commitments have been reduced by 7,131 during the three year period. For Nevada county, commitments during 1968-69 were reduced from an expected level of 26 to 12, a total decrease of 14, This reduction will entitle the — county to maximum earnings of $56,000 from the subsidy program. Nevada ‘county's per cent of reduction was 53.1. The record for nearby counties was: Placer--28 commitments, nine more than expected; Yuba 23 commitments, 13 less than expected. The program, first enacted by the State Legislature in 1965, provides subsidies to counties in return for reductions in levels of commitment. The earnings must be used to provide intensive probation programs for youthful and adult offenders. For 1968-69, the counties’

maximum earnings _ totaled $13,747,910, also a new high for the three years of the program. In 1966-67, the first full year of the program, earnings totaled $5.7 million and in 1967-68, earnings increased to $9.8 million, : The number of participating counties also has been increasing from year to year--from 31 in 1966-67, to 36 in 1967-68 and to 41 during this past fiscal year. Forty-six counties are participating in the fourth year of the program. New counties this year are Stanislaus, Riverside, Merced and Calaveras. Participating counties represent approximately 98 per cent of the state's total population. CYA Director Breed, in announcing the third annual report ‘of the program, noted that probation subsidy has continued to gain momentum from various standpoints, both in terms of money and in human values. The subsidy total is considerably less than what it would cost the state to keep the offenders in prisons of juvenile institutions. At the same time, correctional experts agree that an offender's chances or rehabilitation are better in his home community, where he can keep working to support his family or remain in school, The reduction of commitments also has sharply scaled down the need to build expensive, new institutions and prisons -a potential savings to the taxpayer of millions of dollars. The original 1965 probation subsidy legislation had been scheduled to expire this year, but the legislature has voted to make the program permanent. The program is administtered by the Youth Authority for both adult and juvenile offenders. It sets up a complex formula under which counties are given subsidies for placing certain offenders--those with the most promising prognosis for rehabilitafion--on probation instead of sending them to state institutions. The counties must use their subsidy earnings to set up special supervision programs in their probation departments. The programs include reduction of caseloads for individual propation officers and setting up such special services as foster homes, improved tutoring, psychological and psychiatric help and employment services, The subsidies encourage the counties to develop new and innoyative programs to rehabilitate offenders. Sacramento and Placer counties were the only ones which did not reduce their commitment rates in 1968-69, Placer county will receive funds to pay 90 per cent of one probation officer’s salary. " facility, ie NEVADA COUNTY'S newest industry, Arvin Industries Inc., has completed construction of its research and development shown here nestled among a grove of trees at Lake of the Pines. Purpose of the local plant is to develop, and later manufacture, videotape recorders by which people can record television programs and. see them at their convenience. (Aerial photo courtesy of Downey Clinch of Alpha) BUSINESS ARD THE GIPSON'S 279-2561 * LITTLE OLD BAKE SHOP GRASSVALLEY , Cause. EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT! Crazy Horse NEVADA CITY, CALIF. @ COCKTAILS @ DANCING @ SNACKS JULIE & CAPT. RUDGBO—PIANO & SONGS REAL ESTATE There's a home in your future with RP ty 201 Maie ST St. 6.V. 213-8473 Len Gilbert 111 W. MAIN P.O. BOX 1034 GRASS VALLEY, CALIF. 95945 PH. 273-6166 FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP \ (WASHINGTON HOTEL ROOMS—COCKTAILS Breakfast—Lunch—Dinner «WATER PROBL Call S ROBLEMS Pumps—Filters Pipe—Fittings — GEO. A. KING & SON.