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Los Angeles City Government
And the Neighborhood Councils
Raphael J. Sonenshein
The Pat Brown Institute at Cal State LA
Session Two:
The Guts of City Government
January 24, 2017
Tonight's Special Guests
Ana Guerrero
Deputy Mayor and Chief of Staff
Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti
Lilian Coral
Chief Data Officer, City of Los Angeles
Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti
Core City Services
• Maintains streets and alleys
• Delivers water and power
• Provides public libraries
• Runs an international airport
• Plants and trims trees
• Runs an international port
• Operates parks and zoo
• Inspects buildings
• Treats raw sewage
• Maintains and fixes water pipes
• Provides police and fire
• Maintains and fixes sidewalks
• Maintains and fixes streets
Internal Support Services (partial list)
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Construction of city buildings
Printing/duplication
Property leasing
Custodial
Parking (city facilities)
Personnel
Elections
Banking/Investments
Purchasing
Building security
Warehousing
Fleet management
• Equipment management
• Telecommunications
• Labor negotiations
The City does NOT…
• Run mental health programs
• Run substance abuse programs
• Direct family and children programs,
including foster care
• Run the schools
• Administer justice to felons
• Run a court system and sheriffs
• Run mass transportation systems
• And a bunch of other things
Paying for City Services
• Property Tax
• Sales Tax
• Documentary Transfer Tax
• Business Taxes
• User Fees
• Transfer of revenue from
DWP
• Lots of others
LA’s Budget
How does the Budget Process Work?
Cooks in the Kitchen
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Mayor
CAO
Department Heads
Controller
• Council Budget Committee
• City Council
• Neighborhood Council Budget
Advocates
Myths and Realities About the City
Budget
Myth #1: There is no money! We are broke,
Myth #2: There’s tons of money and it’s all
so don’t ask.
hidden away in secret stashes!
Reality #1: Budgets are about choices.
Reality #2: If there were, politics would be a
What’s decided to be important gets
lot easier.
whatever money there is.
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?
Los Angeles City Government
And the Neighborhood Councils
LAST SESSION
Session Three:
Moving the System
January 31, 2017
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Contact Us
Pat Brown Institute
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES
5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032
Phone
323.343.3770
Email
[email protected]
Web
https://www.patbrowninstitute.com