PDS Perf Audit OCPW Responses 7 20 09

Bryan Speegle, Director 300 N. Flower Street Santa Ana, CA P.O. Box 4048 Santa Ana, CA 92702-4048 Telephone: (714) 834-2300 Fax: (714) 834-5188 MEMORANDUM July 20, 2009 DATE: Steve Danley, Performance Auditor TO: Director, OC Public Works FROM: Planning and Development Services Performance Audit SUBJECT: Attached is our formal response to the Performance Audit. Thank you for the opportunity to submit these responses. If you have any questions or comments, please contact me at 834-4643 or Jess Carbajal at 667-3217/ (original signed and transmitted) Bryan Speegle, Director Attach: OC Public Works Responses cc: Tom Mauk, County Executive Officer Alisa Drakodaidis, Deputy CEO Performance Audit Report Planning and Development Services July 20, 2009     Page 1 of 15 OVERVIEW  This  document  provides  OC  Public  Works  responses  to  the  recent  performance audit findings and recommendations.  We have added this brief section to provide a context in which to view Planning and Development Services (PDS) beyond what is possible within the audit’s scope.  It is important to point out that PDS has gone through a number of organizational changes that date back to creation of Planning and Development Services Department (PDSD) in 1996 to 2004.  As a stand‐alone department,  Planning  and  Development  Services  Department  was  "merged"  into Resources  and  Development  Management  ...