Audit & Finance

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.

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