COUNTY'S SERVICES GET MIXED REPORT CARD.Byline: Paul Paul, 1901–64, king of the Hellenes (1947–64), brother and successor of George II. He married (1938) Princess Frederika of Brunswick. During Paul's reign Greece followed a pro-Western policy, and the Cyprus question was temporarily resolved. Hefner Hefner or Heffner may refer to: In music:
The state's first report card on county services gave Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County low grades Thursday for poor road maintenance, shoddy shod·dy adj. shod·di·er, shod·di·est 1. Made of or containing inferior material. 2. a. Of poor quality or craft. b. Rundown; shabby. 3. child support collections and allowing too many defendants to jump bail jump bail v. to fail to appear for a court appearance after depositing (posting) bail with the intention of avoiding prosecution, sentencing or going to jail. Posting bail guarantees that the accused person will give up the money if he/she does not show up in court. . But the county posted better-than-average scores for its declining violent crime rate and relatively short waiting lists for drug and alcohol treatment, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the report, issued by state Legislative Analyst Elizabeth Hill. Hill said her staff prepared the report to help lawmakers gauge how well each of the state's 58 counties is performing a variety of services, from keeping roads in repair to keeping jail inmates locked up. While California's wealthiest counties generally scored better than the rest, Hill said performance varied widely from county to county. ``I think it really highlights that most counties do have limited resources, and service demands are high,'' she said. ``I think it was all over the map.'' Among the findings: Los Angeles County was one of six where more than 25 percent of county-maintained roads are in poor condition. Ventura and Kern Kern, river, 155 mi (249 km) long, rising in the S Sierra Nevada Mts., E Calif., and flowing south, then southwest to a reservoir in the extreme southern part of the San Joaquin valley. The river has Isabella Dam as its chief facility. counties had 10 percent to 25 percent of their roads in bad shape, while five counties, including Orange County, had less than 10 percent. The county finished dead last in collections of court-ordered child support. Its collection rate was less than one-fifth that of Sonoma County, which had the highest ranking statewide. Ventura County ranked second in child-support collections, the report found. Los Angeles County had one of the highest rates of criminal defendants failing to appear in court after being released from custody, with 1,074 unserved warrants for every 10,000 people. Ventura County's rate was 1,230, while Fresno County posted the highest statewide with 1,611. County Chief Administrative Officer A chief administrative officer (CAO) is responsible for administrative management of private, public or governmental corporations. The CAO is one of the highest ranking members of an organization, managing daily operations and usually reporting directly to the chief executive David Janssen cautioned against drawing too many conclusions from the report, since many variables can affect how county agencies perform. ``It's interesting,'' he said. ``It will lead me to start asking questions.'' Janssen noted that the county has devoted more resources to child-support collection efforts since the 1996-97 data used in the report were gathered. ``Our success rate in that area is much greater than it was,'' he said. Janssen said he would need more information before trying to make recommendations about improving road work or lowering the number of outstanding warrants. But he said he hopes state officials continue to collect and analyze data about how well agencies perform. |
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