Report 2019-103 Recommendation 7 Responses

Report 2019-103: California Is Not Adequately Prepared to Protect Its Most Vulnerable Residents From Natural Disasters (Release Date: December 2019)

Recommendation #7 To: Ventura County

To ensure that the county maintains updated emergency plans that are consistent with current best practices, the county should adopt ordinances establishing requirements for the frequency with which the county must update its emergency plans and should set that frequency at no greater than five years.

Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From September 2023

No change from previous report.

California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Will Not Implement

Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2022

Various stakeholders from the County of Ventura discussed this recommendation and determined that our current practice of updating our Emergency Operations Plan on a three-year cycle was adequate. Adopting an ordinance that monumentalizes current practice is not necessary and is not currently being considered.

California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Will Not Implement

1-Year Agency Response

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the County of Ventura has not taken action on this item. While Ventura County already is in compliance with the proposed requirements, the need to adopt an ordinance requiring such updates is still being explored. We are however committed to continuing to meeting the state and federal requirements to update our plan every 3 years as we have done so in the past.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Pending

60-Day Agency Response

The County of Ventura is continuing to explore this recommendation and has not made a determination on whether or not this recommendation will be implemented.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending

All Recommendations in 2019-103

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.