Park operational specialists conduct the day to day operations at all state parks. Conducting on-site maintenance and compliance monitoring. Coordinating with various interest groups. We found operational controls are in place. Defined procedures are available and used for key staff duties and for tracking fiscal compliance.
Communication occurs on a regular basis for directing program activities.
Generally, we found state parks well maintained and in good condition. Maintenance responsibilities were clearly delineated and assigned to the various regional staff. FAS Maintenance Practices Could be Improved in Some Regions FAS maintenance is completed by the regional maintenance supervisors and their roving maintenance crew. To review this area, we examined FAS maintenance through visits to 85 sites and interviews with each region's parks manager and maintenance supervisor. Generally, we found regional maintenance supervisors had a methodology for assessing on-going maintenance needs.