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Board presses staff for timeline and budget to improve county building security and emergency notification
Summary
Following a presentation on the county—s Injury and Illness Prevention Plan and Emergency Action Plan, supervisors directed staff to produce a prioritized workplan, implementation dates and budget options for building security upgrades, employee emergency notification and signage across Mono County facilities.
Mono County supervisors on Jan. 21 discussed the county—s updated Injury and Illness Prevention Plan (IIPP) and the Emergency Action Plan (EAP), pressing staff for a timeline, cost estimates and an implementation plan to improve building security, employee emergency notifications and countywide signage.
Risk Manager Jay Sloan and IT Director Mike Martinez reviewed recent steps: the county has added workplace-violence prevention language to its IIPP, conducted a lockout exercise for multi-department buildings, and is testing an employee emergency-notification system. Sloan outlined a set of recommended security standards (exterior electronically controlled locks and call-boxes on multi-department buildings, more robust interior lobby barriers and security film on public-facing glass, designated shelter-in-place rooms, improved signage and a countywide notification system).
Board response and direction - Board members praised the draft plans but pressed staff for more concrete next steps: supervisors asked for (a) a prioritized list of projects, (b) assigned responsible departments, (c) cost estimates and (d) an implementation timeline that can be incorporated into budget planning. - Several supervisors suggested staff should consider a professional security assessment for county buildings; IT noted consultants can assess card-reader systems, cameras and notification technologies and that some items (card readers, notification system) are already under evaluation. - Supervisors emphasized the need for consistent standards across facilities (Mammoth, Bridgeport, Walker and other outlying offices), better signage for wayfinding and employee safety, and agreed the county should move faster to implement basic physical protections such as locked exterior doors where appropriate, staff-only break-room door closures and laminated security film on vulnerable glazing.
Why it matters: County staff and supervisors said employees and visitors should be able to expect consistent safety standards and clear procedures across county facilities. Recent community concerns and the logistics of large public meetings (the boardroom and the Mono Lake Room) prompted particular attention to boardroom and public-lobby arrangements.
Next steps requested by the board - Risk Management and the CAO—s office to present a prioritized, budgeted workplan with timelines for approvals and procurement, and to report back to the board; staff flagged that previous budget allocations for safety upgrades exist but turnover in department leadership delayed some projects. - Consider hiring a professional building-security consultant to produce a baseline assessment and recommended capital improvements.
No formal vote was required; the board requested timely follow-up.
