Report 2019-111 Recommendation 19 Responses

Report 2019-111: Mobile Home Park Inspections: The Department of Housing and Community Development Must Improve Its Inspection Processes to Better Protect Park Residents (Release Date: July 2020)

Recommendation #19 To: Housing and Community Development, Department of

To prevent misuse of state time and state vehicles by inspectors, HCD should by September 2020 establish a formal process to routinely monitor vehicle usage, including specifics on how and when managers should review inspectors' GPS data, such as information on location and mileage use, to ensure that inspectors use state vehicles and state time only for their official duties.

60-Day Agency Response

Staff Memo 2020-12 issued August 24, 2020 outlines the process HCD will use to monitor the use of state-owned vehicles including requiring a signed vehicle use form no less often than biennially and establishes expectations for reviewing and responding to GPS reports.

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

All Recommendations in 2019-111

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.