§ 450-8.030. Annual performance review and evaluation.

(a)

The department shall annually: (1) review its activities to implement this chapter, and (2) evaluate the effectiveness of this chapter in achieving its purpose and goals pursuant to Section 450-8.004.

(b)

An annual performance review and evaluation report shall be prepared by the department based upon the previous fiscal year's activities and shall be submitted to the board of supervisors on or before October 31, 2000, and each year thereafter. The report shall contain:

(1)

A brief description of how the department is meeting the requirements of this chapter as follows: (i) effectiveness of the department's program to ensure stationary source compliance with this chapter; (ii) effectiveness of the procedures for records management; (iii) number and type of audits and inspections conducted by the department pursuant to this chapter; (iv) number of root cause analyses and/or incident investigations conducted by the department; (v) the department's process for public participation; (vi) effectiveness of the public information bank, including status of electronic accessibility; (vii) effectiveness of the hazardous materials ombudsperson; (viii) other required program elements necessary to implement and manage this chapter.

(2)

A listing of all stationary sources covered by this chapter, including for each: (i) the status of the stationary source's safety plan and program; (ii) a summary of all stationary source safety plan updates and a listing of where the safety plans are publicly available; (iii) the annual accident history report submitted by the stationary source pursuant to Section 450-8.016(e)(2); (iv) a summary, including the status, of any root cause analyses conducted or being conducted by the stationary source and required by this chapter, including the status of implementation of recommendations; (v) a summary, including the status, of any audits, inspections, root cause analyses and/or incident investigations conducted or being conducted by the department pursuant to this chapter, including the status of implementation of recommendations; (vi) description of inherently safer systems implemented by the stationary source; (vii) legal enforcement actions initiated by the department, including administrative, civil, and criminal actions pursuant to this chapter; and (viii) process safety performance indicators reported by the stationary source as required under Section 450-8.016(a)(13)(D)(i).

(3)

Total penalties assessed as a result of enforcement of this chapter.

(4)

Total fees, service charges, and other assessments collected specifically for the support of this chapter.

(5)

Total personnel and personnel years utilized by the jurisdiction to directly implement or administer this chapter.

(6)

Comments from interested parties regarding the effectiveness of the local program that raise public safety issues.

(7)

The impact of the chapter in improving industrial safety.

(c)

The department shall provide a copy of the annual performance audit submission required by Title 19 Chapter 4.5 Section 2780.5 of the California Code of Regulations to the board of supervisors on or before October 31st of each year.

(Ord. No. 2014-07, § VII, 6-17-14; Ords. 2006-22 § 7, 98-48 § 2)