This report is the first of the two reports, covering the Airports Division and Airport Enterprise Fund. The purpose of this audit was to examine the operations, practices, and finances of the Airports Division and determine if opportunities exist for improving the efficiency, effectiveness, and economy of the Division. The audit of the Roads Division is still underway at the time of the release of this Airports Division management audit report. The Board had requested that an evaluation of the cost and feasibility of an impact management program for the airports be conducted as part of this audit. Currently, the Department maintains a noise complaint telephone number for each of the airports, logs and compiles all complaints made, and calls complainants back who leave messages when staff are not available.
Staff then takes appropriate action to remedy identified systematic noise problems.
This practice appears to be an adequate means of responding to complaints and keeping track of patterns over time, both in terms of recurring problems and recurring complainants. Any examination of an impact management program should await the results of that study. The Airports Division of the Roads and Airports Department is comprised of three general aviation airports. A profile of each airport is presented in Table I.1. Authority The County Airport Ordinances, Rules, and Regulations, adopted by the Board of Supervisors in 1979 establishes the allowable uses of the County airports, charges for various uses, approvals required for businesses located on airport property, insurance requirements and liability assumptions, procedures governing use of runways, fire safety requirements, and other regulations.