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Los Angeles City Government And the Neighborhood Councils Session Two: The Guts of City GovernmentApril 8, 2015Slide3
I love L.A.!Slide4
Part One:Core City ServicesMaintains streets and alleysProvides public librariesPlants and trims treesOperates parks and zooTreats raw sewageProvides police and fireDelivers water and powerRuns an international airportRuns an international portInspects buildingsMaintains and fixes water pipesMaintains and fixes sidewalksMaintains and fixes streetsSlide5Slide6
Internal Support Services (partial list)Construction of city buildingsPrinting/duplicationProperty leasingCustodialParking (city facilities)PersonnelElectionsBanking/InvestmentsPurchasingBuilding securityWarehousingFleet managementEquipment managementTelecommunicationsLabor negotiationsSlide7
The City does NOT…Run mental health programsRun substance abuse programsDirect family and children programs, including foster careRun the schoolsAdminister justice to felonsRun a court system and sheriffsRun mass transportation systemsAnd a bunch of other thingsSlide8
Paying for City Services Property Tax Sales TaxDocumentary Transfer TaxBusiness TaxesUser FeesTransfer of revenue from DWPLots of othersSlide9
The Mayor and City Departments: Where the Rubber Meets the RoadMayorStaff
CommissionDepartment Head
Stuff gets doneSlide10
LA’s BudgetSlide11
Who Ya’ Gonna Call if Services Are Bad? The Councilmember!• If voters have a problem in their neighborhood, 27% will go to their city council member for help, while only eight percent will seek out the mayor’s office. • Clearly, the council, rather than the mayor, is seen as the constituency service center of the city government. *PBI poll result October, 2013Slide12
How does the Budget Process Work?Slide13
Cooks in the Kitchen MayorCAODepartment HeadsControllerCouncil Budget CommitteeCity CouncilNeighborhood CouncilsSlide14
Myths and Realities about the City BudgetMyth #1: There is no money! We are broke, so don’t ask.Reality #1: Budgets are about choices. What’s decided to be important gets whatever money there is.Myth #2: There’s tons of money and it’s all hidden away in secret stashes!Reality #2: If there were, politics would be a lot easier.Should we fix all the sidewalks and chop down trees that hurt sidewalks? Or plant more trees?Should we borrow money to pay to modernize the water main system?Slide15
Part II: How NCs Can Influence the Budget Process Writer, speaker, organizer, and technologist Building an open and data-driven LA. National non-profit, Code for America, a technology organization dedicated to reinventing government for the 21st centuryCalifornia-focused research institute, the Rose Institute for State and Local Government. Featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, and ForbesSpeaker at SxSW, the World Bank, and various universities and conferences around the worldClaremont McKenna College with a honors degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE)
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Nemani, First Chief Data Officer in the City of Los AngelesSlide16Slide17Slide18Slide19Slide20Slide21Slide22Slide23Slide24Slide25Slide26Slide27Slide28Slide29Slide30Slide31Slide32Slide33Slide34Slide35Slide36Slide37
Los Angeles City Government And the Neighborhood CouncilsLAST SESSIONSession Three: Moving the SystemApril 15, 2015