Neighborhood Empowerment Proposed FY 2014-2015 Budget Presentation - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Neighborhood Empowerment Proposed FY 2014-2015 Budget Presentation Co-Presented by the Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates

General Information • Questions: – Email - Outreach@EmpowerLA.org – Twitter - Tweet #empowerla • Online Department FY 2013-2014 Budget Information: – Proposed - cao.lacity.org/budget/index.htm – Adopted - controller.lacity.org/AdoptedBudget/index.htm Neighborhood Empowerment - p. 129 • Documents: All other documents available on our website

Back to Basics Priorities Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Back to Basics Priority Outcomes are: 1. Promote good jobs for Angelenos all across Los Angeles 2. Restore the City services that make our neighborhoods livable and attractive 3. Make our communities the safest in the nation 4. Create a more sustainable and livable city 5. Live within our financial means 6. Provide outstanding customer service to our residents and businesses 7. Deploy innovation and technology to modernize city government 8. Restore pride and excellence in public service 9. Partner with citizens and civic groups to build a greater city • Priority Outcomes One through Four primarily focus on the tangible results residents expect from their city. • Priority Outcomes Five through Eight address how we strengthen city government performance. • Priority Outcome Nine recognizes the vital element of working together with residents and civic groups to achieve shared success.

Performance Budgeting • Mayor Garcetti’s Back-to-Basic focus uses Performance Budgeting – “does not bring new resources; however, it does change the conversation from ‘what to cut’ to ‘what we deliver.’” • Transition Year to deal with a projected General Fund deficit of as much as $242 million for FY 2014-2015 • Performance Budgeting success will measure: 1. Higher priority activities will receive more money to deliver the results that matter most 2. Lower priority activities will be reduced or eliminated 3. Investments will be made in innovative ways of doing business more efficiently and effectively • Budgets will be evaluated based on the alignment with priority outcomes, inclusion of measurable data and metrics, added value/cost effectiveness/return on investment and focus on excellent customer service • FY 2014-2015 General Fund Budget starting points are 95% of our adopted 2013-2014 budget

Neighborhood Empowerment Adopted Budget 2013-2014 - $2,554,715 – 17 Regular Authority, 6 Resolution Proposed Budget 2014-2015 - $3,012,219 – 27 Regular Authority

FY 2014-2015 Department Priorities Mayor Garcetti’s Priority Outcome #9 Partner with citizens and civic groups to build a greater city Improve Neighborhood Council Funding Program  Implement better funding safeguards, including required strategic plans and budgeting and yearly self assessments  Streamline and execute the verification, accounting, payment and auditing processes  Transfer as many operations to an online funding platform as possible and make Neighborhood Council funding activities open and transparent by posting transactions online Increase Direct Assistance and Training for Neighborhood Council Boards  Provide needed support to Neighborhood Council Boards experiencing difficulties in conducting productive meetings and continue guidance and assistance to all Neighborhood Council Boards via the helpline  Work effectively with volunteer mentors through our Councils for Councils program and the Valley Alliance of Neighborhood Councils Resource Board  Develop and administer capacity building training via more online on demand training; training materials and resources on the website; and live trainings with other City departments, including Councilmembers’ staff, Office of the City Attorney, Board of Public Works, the Planning Department, etc., which help Neighborhood Council Boards be more effective. Expand Outreach and Communication Efforts for the Neighborhood Council System  Provide ongoing citywide outreach and communication strategies for the Department and City as well as for Neighborhood Councils to raise the awareness of the Neighborhood Council system in Los Angeles, which feeds into the Neighborhood Council elections during the spring of even number years  Increase awareness of and effective outreach to Neighborhood Councils by City departments through trainings and effective collaborations with Neighborhood Councils  Develop effective online tools to track the Department and Neighborhood Council performance metrics Implement Neighborhood Council Policies and Systems  Support the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners in creating and implementing new policies and systems to assist Neighborhood Council Boards with meeting operations, such as funding, grievances, outreach, agenda posting, etc.  Track and support for Neighborhood Council Community Impact Statements  Assist Neighborhood Council leaders in the yearly Congress of Neighborhoods and partner with the Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates for the Mayor’s Budget Day and during the yearly budget process Provide Neighborhood Council Administrative Support  Negotiate, prepare and renew office leases  Provide contract development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation for Neighborhood Council Boards

Areas of Proposed Changes • Neighborhood Council Funding Program – Retain the resolution authorities for the Management Analyst II and Project Assistant – Change the Accountant I position to an Accountant II position – Change the resolution authorities for the Sr. Accountant II and the Accounting Clerk II to regular authorities – Add $160,000 for as needed positions to transition the checking account program • Neighborhood Council Field Program – Change the vacant resolution authority Neighborhood Empowerment Analyst to a regular authority Management Analyst I • Neighborhood Council Outreach, Communications and Elections – Add 2 regular authority Project Assistants to continue the citywide outreach and communication strategy with Nextdoor and NationBuilder, to create and post ongoing performance metrics data for the department and to support other City departments outreach and collaboration efforts with the Neighborhood Councils – Add $120,000 for outreach expenses and online platforms for Neighborhood Councils and Department transparency • Neighborhood Council Planning and Policy – Add a Project Coordinator position to implement the new citywide Grievance Policy and to support the policy work of the Neighborhood Councils, including Council File and Community Impact Statements tracking and reporting • Neighborhood Council Administration – Change the Systems Analyst II to a Fiscal Systems Specialist I to support systems development for the Neighborhood Council Funding Program – Add a Chief Management Analyst to assist with performance metrics information collection and review

DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ORGANIZATIONAL CHART FISCAL YEAR 2014-15 PROPOSED Janet Lindo GRAYCE LIU Exec Admn Asst III Executive Office CC: 1117 PG: 3 General Manager Reg Full SVC: BM4750 CC: 9222 PG: 0 Reg Full SVC: BM4750 Vacant Executive Office Chief Management Analyst CC: 9182 PG: 0 Reg Full SVC: BM4750 LEYLA CAMPOS JOSEPH HARI JEFFREY BRILL ARMANDO RUIZ STEPHEN BOX Field Operations Planning and Policy Administrative Admin. Services & NC Funding Outreach and Elections Sr. Project Coordinator Sr. Project Coordinator Sr. Management Anaylst II Sr. Management Analyst I Sr. Project Coordinator CC: 1538 PG: 0 CC: 1538 PG: 0 CC: 9171 PG: 2 CC: 9171 PG: 1 CC: PG: 1538 0 SVC: BM4701 SVC: BM4703 SVC: BM4750 SVC: BM4702 Reg Full Reg Full Reg Full Reg Full Reg Full SVC: BM4704 Betty Wong Oyama Maximo Fortu Vacant Taneda Larios Vacant Vacant Vacant Thomas Harvey Neighborhood Empowerment Analyst Sr. Accountant II Management Analyst I Neighborhood Empowerment Analyst Project Coordinator Project Assistant Fiscal Systems Spec. I NC Funding CC: 9208 PG: 0 CC: 1523 PG: 2 CC: 9184 PG: 1 CC: 9208 PG: 0 CC: 1537 PG: 0 CC: 1542 PG: 0 CC: 1555 PG: 1 Management Analyst II SVC: SVC: Reg Full BM4701 Reg Full BM4702 Reg Full SVC: BM4701 Reg Full SVC: BM4701 Reg Full SVC: BM4703 Reg Full SVC: BM4704 Reg Full SVC: BM4750 CC: 9184 PG: 2 Reg Full BM4702 Lisette Covarrubias Amber Meshack Vacant Neighborhood Empowerment Analyst Neighborhood Empowerment Analyst Project Assistant CC: 9208 PG: 0 CC: 9208 PG: 0 CC: 1542 PG: 0 Reg Full SVC: BM4701 Reg Full SVC: BM4701 Reg Full SVC: BM4704 Man-Qin He Vacant Accountant II Accountant II Barry Stone Thomas Soong CC: 1513 PG: 2 CC: 1513 PG: 2 Neighborhood Empowerment Analyst Neighborhood Empowerment Analyst Reg Full SVC: BM4702 Reg Full SVC: BM4702 CC: 9208 PG: 0 CC: 9208 PG: 0 Reg Full SVC: BM4701 Reg Full SVC: BM4701 Kibibi Conner Kathleen Quinn Accounting Clerk II Project Assistant Melvin Canas Monique Collins CC: 1223 PG: 2 CC: 1542 PG: 0 Neighborhood Empowerment Analyst Clerk Typist Reg Full SVC: BM4702 Reg Full SVC: BM 4702 CC: 9208 PG: 0 CC: 1358 PG: 0 Reg Full SVC: BM4701 Reg Full SVC: BM4701 Revised: 12/11/13