Mono County Grand Jury
2004-2005
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2 findings
F1:
Potentialf ailure of the e911 systemi s of concern.T his concernb ecamea reality when the optic fiber cable was cut in April 2004 causingt he entire e911 systemt o go out of serviced ue ..J to a non-loopedc onfigurationw ith the connectiont o the south.O n severalo ccasionst,h e Sheriff hasa pproachedV erizon, requestinga connectiont o the north to createa loop, allowing the signal to be reroutedt o other connectionsif broken, and therebyp reventingf ailure of the e9l1 system. Verizon has refused,s tatingi t would be cost prohibitive. As recently as the May 4, 2004, Board of Supervisorsm eeting, the Sheriff reported ongoing deficienciesc oncerningt he statuso f the county's telephones ystem,a nd recommendedth e boardm ove to a legislativea pproacht o include the loop improvementsin a revisedt ariff that allows Verizon to operatei n the county. The Board of Supervisorsd iscussedt his recommendationa t the May 7, 2004, Council of Governments meeting,w herea vote was takent o addressth e problem with a regionala pproachT. he Council of Governmentsis comprisedo f representativefsr om Inyo and Mono counties,M ammothL akesa nd Bishop. Staff hasb eena ssignedto follow up with this approach.
F2:
Safety issues concerning lack of signage on private roads and building numbers on private homesw ere identified, preventingo r impairing emergencyr esponsep ersonnelt o locate residentsa nd/or visitors in a timely manner.S taff hasr eviewedt he county's codesa nd ordinances and hasd eterminedt here is confusion regardingo lder buildings. The County Code is clear in its requirementsfo r new construction,b ut less clear concerningi ts authority regardinge xisting and older construction.R ecommendationtso clarify the County Code will be presentedt o the board this summer.T his has not been addressedy et due to lack of availabler esourcesm, ost likely as a result of relatively low professionals alaries. The salary level will be increaseda s neededt o 11