To: Board of Supervisors
Department or Agency Name(s): Department of Emergency Management and County Counsel
Staff Name and Phone Number: Christopher Godley 565-2052 and Adam Brand 565-2421
Vote Requirement: Majority
Supervisorial District(s): All
Title:
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Emergency Planning
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Recommended Action:
Recommended action
Adopt an Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors, County of Sonoma Amending Article 1, Section 10-3 of Chapter 10 of the Sonoma County Municipal Code.
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Executive Summary:
During 2019, the County of Sonoma was one of three counties, along with the California Office of Emergency Services, that were subject of an audit conducted by the Auditor of the State of California entitled “California Is Not Adequately Prepared to Protect Its Most Vulnerable Residents From Natural Disasters.” Upon completion of the audit, the Auditor made three recommendations to the County of Sonoma. This is the final action necessary to complete implementation of the Auditor’s recommendations.
Discussion:
The Joint Legislative Audit Committee directed the State Auditor to conduct an audit of three counties to determine how well each county is prepared to protect its vulnerable populations, persons with access and functional needs, before, during and after a natural disaster. Sonoma County was chosen, along with Butte and Ventura counties, as the counties to be audited due to each county’s recent experience responding to natural disasters. The audit report, which was released after the County’s response efforts in 2019, made three recommendations to the County to improve its emergency planning, preparedness and response.
At the May 12, 2020, Board of Supervisors meeting, two of the recommendations by the State Auditor were approved: (1) adopting a schedule for revising the County’s current Emergency Operations Plan, and (2) adopting a policy requiring the inclusion of the Access and Functional Needs Community in Emergency Planning was approved.
The final action needed to implement the State Auditor’s recommendations is to adopt the ordinance amending Article 1, Section 10-3 of Chapter 10 of the Sonoma County Municipal Code to require the Emergency Operations Plan be updated no less than once every five (5) years.
Prior Board Actions:
05/12/2020: Approved a Resolution Introducing, Reading the Title of, and Waiving Further Reading of an Ordinance Amending Article 1, Section 10-3 of Chapter 10 of the Sonoma County Municipal Code; Adopted a Resolution Enacting a Policy Requiring the Inclusion of the Access and Functional Needs Community in Emergency Planning; and Approved a Schedule for Completion of the Updates to the County’s Emergency Operations Plan.
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Attachments:
Clean Copy of Ordinance Amendment; Redline Copy of Ordinance Amendment
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