Also on Thursday, Assemblymember Josh Hoover, R-Folsom, called for a state audit of the delayed 911 project. Hoover, a member of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, asked that state auditors investigate what issues arose with the project’s planning and implementation and how much of the monthly 911 surcharge applied to phone bills was spent on the effort to modernize the emergency communications system. “This is not just about wasted resources, it is also about public safety. When someone calls 911 they need a reliable system that can get them help as soon as possible. We need a full investigation to ensure a failure like this does not happen again,” Hoover said in a statement.
