County of Los Angeles 3 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICEfile.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/bos/bc/046969_item3.pdf · Request does not include need for additional support staff (10 positions)

County of Los AngelesCHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE

3713 KENNETH HAHN HALL OF ADMINISTRATION' LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA 90012

;- (213) 974-1101http://cao.co.la.ca.us

DAVID E. JANSSENChief Administrative Offcer

Board of SupervisorsGLORIA MOLINAFirst Distrct

June 26, 2006 YVONNE B. BURKESecond District

ZEV Y AROSLA VSKYThird District

The Honorable Board of SupervisorsCounty of Los Angeles383 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration500 West Temple StreetLos Angeles, CA 90012

DON KNABEFourth District

MICHAEL D. ANTONOVICHFifth District

Dear Supervisors:

ISSUES RAISED AT PUBLIC BUDGET HEARINGS(ALL DISTRICTS AFFECTED - 3 VOTES)

IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOUR BOARD:

Receive and file the attached report containing issues raised at public budgethearings.

PROPOSE/JUSTIFICATION OF RECOMMENDED ACTION

, ,Your Board may wish to consider these issues raised at public budget hearings duringBudget Deliberations. Since you will be addressing these items at that time, I amrecommending that you receive and fie all issues presented.

Attached is a compilation of issues raised at public budget hearings by oral(Attachment i) and written testimony (Attachment II) including individual Supervisor'sand departmental requests for additional funding for various programs.

Implementation of Strateçiic Plan Goals.- -

These actions support the County's Strategic Plan Goal of Fiscal Responsibility.

FISCAL IMPACT/FINANCING

No fiscal impact.

-.."To Enrich Lives Through Effective And Caring Service"

Each SupervisorJune 26, 2006Page 2

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FACTS AND PROVISIONS/LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

Not applicable.

IMPACT ON CURRENT SERVICES (OR PROJECTS)

Not applicable.

Respectfully submitted,

DEJ:DILSK:MI:ljp

Attachments

c: Executive Offcer, Board of Supervisors

County CounselAuditor-Controller

2006-07 budget hearings.bl

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Attachment IPUBLIC BUDGET HEARING

MAY 10, 2006,ORAL TESTIMONY

SPEAKER DEP ARTMENTlAFFILIA TION TOPIC

Marcia Mayeda, Director Animal Care and Control Animal Care and Control Budget. Field Staffng - 20 additional

offcers needed to respond tocomplaints. ($1,065,780)

. Veterinarian Salaries - To retainand attract qualified veterinarians,salaries must be increased to becompetitive; also requested threeadditional veterinarians. ($450,000)

. Call Center Staffng - additional

staff (seven Intermediate Typist- - -Clerks) required to answer

telephones in the centralized callcenter. ($328,986)

. Request does not include need foradditional support staff (10positions) to improve administrative

t and financial controls. ($660,000). Overall, 128 employees ($6.6

million) would be required toadeC:)7'.1~dIY staff Department.

Lawrence Lue Chair, Asian-Pacific Islander Children and Family Services Budget, ,Children Youth and Family . Department should reimburse forCouncil, travel expenses incurred when

visiting clients.

Executive Director, Chinatown . Commit $150,000 to ensure thatService Center services reach all Service Planning

Areas (SPA).

Lonnie Woods Department of Children and Children and Family Services BudgetFamily Services Employee . Clerical staffng levels be increased.

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Bart Diener, Asst. General Service Employees International General BudgetManager Union (SEIU) Local 660 . County salaries are lower than the

City of Los Angeles, the State andsurrounding cities.

. Low salaries cause an over relianceon contractors.

High vacancies for healthcare workers.

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Attachment I

SPEAKER

PUBLIC BUDGET HEARINGMAY 10, 2006

ORAL TESTIMONY

DEPARTMENT/AFFILIATION I TOPIC

Jenny Yang for Joe SEIU Local 660 General BudgetSalcido, Member . Salcido was not able to attend

because of low staffng.. Large dependence on registry

services due to insuffcientcompensation, specifically inrespect to Respiratory Therapists.

Debra Ward, Deputy Community Clinic Association of Health BudgetDirector Los Angeles County . Discussed the County's Public

Private Partnership (PPP) program..- -Stagnant "growth of reimbursement

from the government.. Commended the County and

Department of Health Services(DHS) on their increase to the PPPprogram and their overall

t commitment to the program.

Miki Jackson AIDS Community and Health BudgetAdvocates . Askti,":iiat DHS sustain current

levels of AI DS program servicesdespite, the reductions in State andfederal fUnding.

Charles Adams, Member SEIU Local 660 Internal Services Department Budget. Concerned that the Internal

Services Department is eliminatingcustodial positions.

. Contractors do not pay fair wagesor decent benefits.

Carol Dorbacopoulos National Allance for Mental Mental Health BudgetHealth . It costs more to incarcerate and

treat individuals than it does toproperly treat them.

. Better to prevent than to treat.

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Attachment I

SPEAKER


,ORAL TESTIMONY


James Randell National Allànce for MentaL. Mental Health BudgetHealth . Department of Mental Health (DMH)

should be a County priority.. An offer of one-time only funding is

not a solution.. Mental health services are needed

as much as support for thehomeless and jails.

Bruce Saltzer Association of Community Mental Health BudgetHuman Service Agencies . Proposition 63 provides milion of

- - -dollars for mental ilness.. Asked the Board to accept the

DMH's budget proposals.. Asked the Board to contribute $18.5

milion for mental health services.. If additional funding is not provided

i to DMH, many mental healthpatients will not be treated and wilbecome burdens on the County'sjail £7,;(-r)'lospital systems.

Susan Mandel Pacific Clinics Mental Health Budget, ,. Significant lack of funding foruninsured individuals.

. Increasing reliance on budgets fromCommunity Agencies.

. Workforce crisis.

Dr. Kita Curry Didi Hirsh Community Mental Mental Health BudgetHealth Center . Asked the Board to increase

funding for mental health to create.. - parity.

. 50 percent of the homeless/povertycommunity does not haveinsurance.

. 1 percent of the County's Budgetgoes to ,Mental Health.

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SPEAKER DEP ARTMENTlAFFILIA TION TOPIC

Lillian Coral SEIU Local 660 and DMH Mental Health BudgetIEmployee . DMH should not cut services

despite its structural deficit.. Individuals who do not receive

mental health treatment end up incounty jails.

Carl Levinger SEIU Local 660 and DMH Mental Health BudgetEmployee . Some mentally il individuals only.

receive treatment when they areincarcerated.

.- -The Mentâl Health Services Act .requires the Department to changethe way they provide services.

Robert Gilkey, President Quality Assurance Board Mental Health Budget. Self-help and self-suffciency for the

t mentally il is important.. The County should implement a

Universal transportation Vouchersystc""~"~û allow the mentally il to

get treatment on their own beforean epispde occurs.

. Mental Health costs could belowered if the County implementeda Universal Transportation Voucherprogram.

Stella March National Allance on Mental Mental Health BudgetHealth . Discussed the breakdown of the

Department's funding deficit andencouraged the Board the fund

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Kimberly Boyce, Quality Assurance Board Mental Health BudgetPresident-elect . Adult mental health services

needed for those with dependentchildren.

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SPEAKER


Oa4L TESTIMONY


Luis Garcia Latino Mentai Health Council Mental Health Budget. Stated that Latinos need mental

health services.

Jury Candelario Asian-Pacific Policy and Mental Health BudgetPlanning Council . Asian and Pacific Islander

communities need mental healthservices.

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Canossa Chan, Director Asian-Pacific Islander Older Mental Health BudgetAdults Task Force and Asian- . Asian and Pacific IslanderPacific Policy and Planning - communities need mental health .Council services.

. Title 3 and Title 3(E) providefunding for the Asian and PacificIslander Community.

Veronika Geronimo Asian-Pacific American Legal Mental Health BudgetCenter . Need for medical translation

services.. ReqtB"i0~,.that $2.5 milion dollars be

allocated to each hospital in orderto proyiøe linguistic services.

. In 2002, a Cultural LinguisticCompetency Standard was passed,but has not been implemented.

. Underserved Asian and PacificIslander mentally il individuals areunable to get adequate servicesdue to the lack of insurance.

Emy Singson Immigrant Mental Health Issues Mental Health Budget. Requested that funding for Asian--. -

Pacific Islander mental healthservices not be cut.

Mariko Kahn Asian-Pacific Policy and Mental Health BudgetPlanning Council . Stated that the Department should

be allowed to use carry-oversavings to fund its budget deficit.

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SPEAKER DEP ARTMENT/,AFFILIA TION TOPIC

Gordon Stefenhagen, Los Angeles'County Library. Public Library BudgetChair Commission . Libraries provide family services,

computer use for learning, and aplace for children to go.

"Kim Peters, Member SEIU Local 660 Public Library Budget .. Salaries in the libraries are too low

to recruit qualified employees.. Entry level staff accepts positions to

gain experience and leave forhigher paying positions outside of

- -the County.. The City of Los Angeles has a

longer hiring process, but the pay ishigher.

. The County pays thousands ofdollars less than the City of Los

t Angeles.

Susan Pour-Sanae SEIU Local 660 Public Social Services Budget. Cuts.'¡:;~¡ie Temporary Assistance

for Needy Families (T ANF) wilrequire that County's program be, ,reevaluated.

. Maintain the CalWORKS program.

. Increase staffng levels in DPSS.

Leroy Baca, Sheriff Sheriffs Department Sheriff Budget. Moving women from Twin Towers

(TT) to Justice Center, so TT canhold more serious offenders

. Referred to $10.4 milion for items'. - needed by Department (presumably

in booklet given to the Board ofSupervisors)

. Referred to Inmate Welfare Funditems (in booklet)

. Discussed equity of allocation ofpatrol and vacancies. Trackingpersonnel through a monthly reportto be submitted to the Board of

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Attachment I

SPEAKER


,ORAL TESTIMONY

DEPARTMENT1AFFiLlATION I TOPIC

Supervisors, including Community-Oriented Policing Services (COPS)deputies.

. Recruiting - Current 3 Academyclasses have 217 and anticipate 2more classes totaling 447 by June28. Expect to graduate 400.

. Researching the idea of a stipendfor successful recruits.

. Currently testing 6 days a week anddoing backgrounds more quickly to

- -keep appltcants.. Anticipates net gain of personnel at

Burbank airport due to taking 15-16deputies out of the 35 stationed atBurbank Airport and replacing withsecurity staff.

,All lateral transfers and new.deputies go to jails. Sheriff hopingto reduce deputy jail time from 5year.7ci(~2-3 years.

. Jail rotations not effcient because itcreates an administrative cost with, ,no real bénefis.

. Advocating changing of the laborcontract formula, raising it from the35 percent maximum civilancustody assistant cap.

. Stated that he would like savingsfrom changing the labor contractformula to go to patrol anddetectives rather than lose the

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. 10,000 Sq. Ft addition to AthensStation.

. Prop 172 funding and additionalfunding from the Board ofSupervisors for COPS deputies, but63 positibns vacant.

. Competing Vacancies - If the Boardof Supervisors wants COPS fully

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MAY 10, 2006ORAL TESTIMONY

SPEAKER DEP ARTMENT/AFFILIA TION TOPIC

'. staffed, it wil reduce staff in otherareas.

. Equity Plan - 1) Monitor number ofradio car personnel inunincorporated and contract cities;2) when new persons come in, splitequally based on proportion ofpeople

. Capital Plan for jails - refurbishing,especially Sybil Brand Institute, andasking for staff.

.- Bond measure

. Fixed Assets - funded by InmateWelfare Fund, processing fee (forbuses), and fund balance.

r- austino Escovel, Member SEIU Local 660 Sheriffs Budget. t Custody Clerks in the Sheriffs

Department deserve a payincrease.

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Attachment IIPUBLIC BUDGET HEARING

MAY 19, 2006WRITTEN TESTIMONY

SPEAKER DEPARTMENT/AFFILIATION TOPIC

Gloria Molina, Supervisor First District 2006-07 Proposed Budget

Additional funding to the following:. Coroner. Parks and Recreation i

I. Public Library

Develop a civic center in the San GabrielValley to provide services to theunincorporated area residents. I

IBridge funding for the CalWORKs Afterschool-program and the CalWORKs

ISummer Youth Employment Jobs

Iprogram.

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Completely fund and expand the Los I

Angeles County Offce of Education's

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Childi Care Institute Program. Provide amechanism to create permanent fundingfor expansions.

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iFund envirOnmental health vendingprogram.

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Funding to increase services to theIunincorporated areas.i

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Yvonne B. Burke, Second District 2006-07 Proposed BudgetSupervisor Additional funding for the following:

. Animal Care and Control

. Chief Administrative Office

. Community and Senior Services

. Consumer Affairs,. -

. Coroner

. Hubert Humphrey Clinici Internal Services Department (ISO) i.

. Martin Luther King Jr.lDrew Medical I

Center I

Mental Healthì.I

¡ . Natural History Museum i

i. Office of Public Safety i

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MAY 19, 2006WRLTTEN TESTIMONY

DEPARTMENT/AFFILIATION TOPICSPEAKER

. Parks and Recreation

. Public Library

. Public Social Services

. Public Works

. Probation

. Regional Planning

. Sheriff

Funding for schools regarding diversitytraining and safety patrols.

Total funding to ëontinue broadcasting dfLos Angeles County Arts Commission'sHoliday Celebration Program to come fromthe Cable TV Franchise Fund, and fundingfor the I nter Arts Program from the moneythat would thereby be freed up in theGeneral Fund.

Increased funding to various food bankand comm'd~;"j' meal sites.

Funding for tO,bacco cessation services.

Restoration of funds for public-privatepartnerships.

Consideration of funding for RentMediation Board to review issues relatedto affordable housing/rent stabilization.

Continued support for initiatives to endhomelessness.

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Funds to establish a formal ongoingRequest For Proposal response-training

, academy for small agencies who wish toprovide services to the County.

Reallocate Junds in the CommunityDevelopment Division to finance "RedTeam Task Force," and fundinQ for

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Nuisance Abatèment Team, NarcoticsEviction Team, and CommunityEnhancement and Improvement Teamefforts.

Additional funding in Regional Planning,Public Works, Environmental Health,Animal Care and Sheriff for NuisanceAbatement teams for each district.

Additional staff and resources forUnincorporated Area Services division ofthe Chief Administrative Offce to improvecommunity services related to Goal 6 ofthe Strategic Plan.

Full funding for all needs of theDepartment of the Coroner includingadditional refrigerated vehicles and thedisposal of unclaimed bodies.

l'---~7.-.Remove abJi,ìåoned railroad tracks.

Funding for additional landscaping in low-income residential areas.

Fully fund the remodeling and thetransformation of the Florence-FirestoneService Center into a full service civiccenter housing departments providingservices in the unincorporated areas.

Funding for the Community and YouthCenters in Lennox; and LennoxExpansion.

Refurbishment of swimming pools in theSecond District.

Funding for an' additional restroom atAlondra Park.

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MAY 19, 2006WHLTTEN TESTIMONY


Full funding of Probation Camps. ¡

Construction of a new Athens Sheriffs!

Station.

IFunding to address the escape problemsat the Probation Camps.

Funding to address gang intervention

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services and supplement Juvenile JusticeCrime Prevention Act Funds.

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Funding for an independent Review Panelto investigate complaints against theProbation Department and its employees.

Fully fund .the Office of Public Safety for I

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adequate re-cruitment of new offcers,

IParks Service Bureau supervision and

Icontract monitoring.

Funding fofCGrfew enforcement.I

Zev Yaroslavsky, Third District 2006-07 Proposed BudgetI¡Supervisor Sufficient revenue to sustain operation of

the County's public hospitals and clinics.I

Funding to reopen the adolescent I

psychiatric inpatient beds at Olive ViewIMedical Center

Additional funding to support non-profitarts organizations through the

,. - Organizational Grants Program.

Funding to the Los Angeles Homeless I

Services Authority to match funds providedby the City of Los Angeles that wil

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establish a line of credit for cash flowmanagement p'urposes.

I IFunding to support outreach for the i

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" Earned Income Tax Credit campaign.

Consideration of funding to reinstate YouthJobs.

Enhanced funding to improve educationalI

outcomes for children and youth in the i

County's child welfare and probationI

: systems.I

Consideration of funding to support I

community building efforts so that I

residents can build local networks andreduce reliance on government assistanceand programs.

Consideration of increased funding forI escalating retiree health costs.

Don Knabe, Supervisor Fourth District 2006-07 Proposed Budget i

Considerat!qL\,o~ funding. for DHS to keep I

Rancho L05Amigos National I

Rehabiltation Center open as a Countyhospital and/or the conversion to a non-profit institution.

IAdditional funding for the following:

iI . Fourth District Arts Education !

Enrichment Program. Arts Commission grant funding. Underfunded Beach capital projects. Underfunded Marina capital

improvement projects,. -

Maintenance programs for beach.i and marina facilties

Departments:. Chief Administrative Offce. Children and Family Services. Community and Senior Services. Com,munity Development

ICommission

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Attachment II

SPEAKER


WR~TTEN TESTIMONY


'. . Consumer Affairs i

. CoronerI. District Attorney

. Fire

. Health Services

. Homeland Security

. Library

. Mental Heálth

. Military and Veterans Affairs

. Museums

. Ombudsman- -. Offce of Public Safety

. Parks and Recreation

. Probation

. Public Library

. Public Social Services

.1 Public Worksi. Regional Planning

. Sheriff-'

Funding fOl"various Unincorporated Areaservices and programs.

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Michael D. Antonovich, Fifth District 2006-07 Proposed Budget

Mayor Additional Funding for the following:. Animal Care and Control. Chief Administrative Office. Community and Senior Services. District Attorney. Museum of Natural History. Parks and Recreation

,. - . Probation'. Public Defender. Public Library

. Public Works ,

I. Regional Planning

. Sheriff

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DEP ARTMENT/AFFILIATION TOPICSPEAKER

Janice Y. Fukai, Alternate Alternate Public Defender Unmet Needs Costs of $5,170,000 forPublic Defender . Funding for four positions to handle

juvenile delinquency cases at theMcCourtney Juvenile Justice Centerin the Antelope Valley. ($448,000)

. Funding for 15 positions due toworkload increases. ($2,006,000) i

. Funding for increases in servicesand supplies. ($131,000)

Sharon R. Harper, Chief Chief Administrative Offce Unmet Needs Costs of $2,063,000 for:Deputy .- Funding otone position to oversee

various programs in RiskManagement. ($194,000)

. Funding for one position to overseethe implementation of the County's

iHomeless Prevention Initiative.

!t ($148,000)

. Funding for two positions to develop Iprimary prevention programs.($18.0.-:'00 ),-;.'~" ",'J' -"',

. Funding for one position tocoordinate transition age/youthemanCipation programs. ($110,000)

. Funding for eight positions toestablish a new unit to implement

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and oversee the County ChanneL.

($1,431,000)i

Departmental Final Changes Letter. Increase in Employee Benefis,

Provisional Financing Uses and,. - reserves and designations

appropriations.

Pastor Herrera, Jr., Consumer Affairs Unmet Needs Costs of $564,000 for:I

Director . Funding for two positions inadministrative services division.($165,000) ,

. Funding for ISD informationtechnology shared services.

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($99,000) ii. Funding for two positions for staff of I

the Identity Theft Unit. ($300,000)

Steve Cooley, District District Attorney Unmet Needs Costs of $10,049,085 for:Attorney . Funding two positions for the United

States Marshal's Fugitive TaskForce. ($341,053)

. Funding for one position for the I

Joint Terrorism Task Force.I

($199,029) !

.- f=unding for 11 positions for theCode Enforcement Program.($1,949,629)

. Funding for six positions for theIdentity Tech Unit. ($948,789)

.' Funding for five positions for thet Fraud Interdiction unit. ($776,339)

. Funding for 16 positions for theJustice System Integrity Division.($2, ~~?:~ 79)

. Funding for 10 positions for thePublic.l,ntegrity Division.($1,768,364)

. Funding for 10 positions for the LiferHearings unit. ($1,604,721)

. Funding for two positions for theAntelope Valley Juvenile Offce.

I($333,982)

Robin S. Toma, Executive Human Relations Commission Unmet Needs Costs of $527,000 forDirector . Funding for one position and

,. - services ,and supplies for the

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Zerohour Schools project.($287,000)

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. Funding for one position to

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strengthening the communitycapacity to resolve conflct.

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. Funding for leveraging existingresources. ($30,000)

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SPEAKER DEPARTMENTlAFFILlA TION TOPIC

. Funding"for one position and I

services and supplies for the i

Penormance Evaluation andMeasurement System Project.($111,000)

Michael J. Henry, Director Office of .Public Safety Unmet Needs Costs of $1,376,000 for:of Human Resources . Funding for recruitment. ($745,000)

. Funding for four additionalMargaret A. York, Chief Lieutenant positions in the Parks

Services Bureau. ($340,000).. -Funding for five positions for

contract monitoring andprocurement. ($291,000)

Russ Guiney, Director Parks and Recreation Unmet Needs Costs of $22,475,000 for:.' Funding for Landscaping Contracts.

t ($2,072,000). Funding for Information Technology

Staff. ($839,000) I

Funëic"~:::~or Human Resources.i. I

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($446,000). Fundin~ for Park District Manager

Plan. '($786,000). Funding for Youth Enhancing Parks

Project. ($375,000). Funding for Departmentwide

specialty Items. ($440,000). Funding for Historical and Cultural

Archiving. ($294,000)

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. Funding for Regional FaciltiesConstruction. ($223,000)

,. - . FundingJör Enhanced ParkServices. ($17,000,000)

I Robert B. Taylor, Chief Probation Unmet Needs Costs of $163,900,000 for:Probation Offcer . Funding to address security needs

at the juvenile halls and camps.($115.1 'milion)

. Funding for juvenile institutionalneeds, including camp redesign.

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($22.6 milion). Funding for a departmental

reorganization. ($26.2 milion)I

Michael P. Judge, Public Public Defender Unmet Needs Costs of $5,113,000 for:

IDefender . Funding for 21 additional

Investigators. ($2,126,000). Funding for 22 Deputy Public

Defenders I's and one DeputyPublic Defender 11. ($2,011,000)

. Funding for 11- -Ad min istrative/l nformation

Technology Staff. ($976,000)

I Margaret Donnellan Todd, Public Library Unmet Needs Costs of $879,800,000 for:County Librarian . Funding for Books and Library.

" ($12.7 milion).' Funding for Expanded Service

IHours. ($5.2 milion)

I. Funding for Facility Replacement.

I ($847'~11-lii1ion ). Funding for Enhanced Bookmobile

Program. ($855,000), .. Funding for Customer Self-ServiceImplementation. ($7.3 millon)

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. Funding for Information TechnologyUpgrades. ($3.8 million)

I . Funding for Americans withi

Disabilities Act faciliies upgrades.($2.5 milion)

James E. Hartl, AICP, Regional Planning Unmet Needs Costs of $3,445,000 for:Acting Director of Planning . Funding .for eight positions for Field

Office Operations. ($582,000). Funding for 11 positions for Land

Development Permit Processing.($979,000)

, . Funding for three positions forAirport Land Use Section.($447,000)

. Funding for Environmental

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WRITTEN TESTIMONY


'.Processing/Forms Update.

1($336,000)

. Funding for five positions inManagement Audit ImplementationPrograms. ($542,000)

. Funding for Strategic WorkforcePlanning and DatabaseAdministration. ($559,000)

Leroy D~ Baca, Sheriff Sheriffs Department Unmet Needs Costs for $29,782,000 for:. Funding for 84 positions, services- and supplies related to recruitment

and training. ($19,363,000). Funding for 62 positions and other

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services and supplies for otherunmet needs. ($10,419,000)

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County of Los Angeles 3 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICEfile.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/bos/bc/046969_item3.pdf · Request does not include need for additional support staff (10 positions)