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Critical/Strategic Planning Initiatives
After three straight years of curtailments primarily impacting
attorneys, the District Attorney’s strategic planning efforts are
focused on maximizing resources to ensure that core mission
prosecutorial services are provided according to State law. A
top down assessment of every organizational unit within the
Department is underway to evaluate efficiency and
effectiveness of current business practices. Expanded use of
technology remains a critical aspect of organizational
effectiveness and as such, the Department continues to work
with Los Angeles County law enforcement to implement
Changes From 2010-11 Budget
Gross
Appropriation
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Budget Summaries
electronic subpoenas and the Electronic Suspected Child
Abuse Report System (E-SCARS) in their respective agencies.
With the success of the Wi-Fi pilot in the Clara Shortridge-Foltz
Criminal Justice Center, the Department is collaborating with
the Los Angeles Superior Court to expand Wi-Fi to more courts.
Finally, exploring cost savings measures continues to be a high
priority with many efficiency efforts already implemented. The
resultant savings has enabled the Department to absorb a
portion of the unfunded cost increases sustained over the last
three fiscal years.
Intrafund
Transfer
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Revenue
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Net
County Cost
($)
2010-11 Final Adopted Budget
Curtailments
334,697,000 12,996,000 128,447,000 193,254,000 2,142.0
1. Administration: Reflects the elimination of 1.0 Senior
Secretary III, 1.0 Intermediate Typist Clerk, 1.0 Legal
Office Support Assistant I, 1.0 Senior Photocopy
Machine Operator and 1.0 Management Secretary V
positions needed to address the County’s projected
structural deficit for FY 2011-12.
(334,000) -- -- (334,000) (5.0)
2. Prosecution Support: Reflects the elimination of
2.0 Victim Service Representative II positions needed to
address the County’s projected structural deficit for
FY 2011-12.
3. Prosecution Support: Reflects the elimination of
Secretary V position needed to address the County’s
projected structural deficit for FY 2011-12.
4. Public Assistance Fraud Division: Reflects the
elimination of 4.0 Senior Investigator positions needed
to address the County’s projected structural deficit for
FY 2011-12
5. Joint Terrorism Task Force: Reflects the elimination of
1.0 Supervising Investigator and 5.0 Senior Investigator
positions needed to address the County’s projected
structural deficit for FY 2011-12
Other Changes
1. Salaries and Employee Benefits: Primarily reflects
Board-approved increases in health insurance subsidies
and changes to salaries.
2. Retirement Debt Service: Reflects the elimination of
the Department’s proportional share of the costs
associated with the issuance of the 1994 Pension
Obligation Bonds. The bonds were fully paid in
FY 2010-11.
FY 2011-12 Recommended Budget Volume One 19.2 County of Los Angeles
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Pos
(124,000) -- -- (124,000) (2.0)
(68,000) -- -- (68,000) (1.0)
(653,000) -- -- (653,000) (5.0)
(791,000) -- -- (791,000) (6.0)
1,325,000 -- -- 1,325,000 --
(12,967,000) -- -- (12,967,000) --