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Public Works - General Fund Budget Summary
PUBLIC WORKS GENERAL FUND BUDGET SUMMARY
Mission Statement
The Department of Public Works (Public Works) is committed
to accomplishing its mission of enhancing our communities
through responsive and effective public works services. Public
Works services include planning, engineering, design,
construction, project management, operation, and/or
maintenance of roads, highways, bridges, flood control
facilities, water conservation programs, sanitary sewers, water
distribution systems, airports, facility capital projects, and
regulatory programs such as hazardous and solid waste, land
development, and other activities for the County of
Los Angeles and contract cities. Specific to County
communities, the mission is to provide an improved quality of
life through the promotion of safe building construction,
orderly land development, and maintenance of clean and
secure properties. Specific to County Improvement Studies, the
mission is to provide assistance via a statutory process that
allows private property owners in County unincorporated areas
to construct capital infrastructure to County standards and
transfer these improvements to the County for operation and
maintenance. In addition, the Department provides graffiti
abatement, crossing guard services, landslide mitigation, and
unincorporated area services in the form of Community
Enhancement Teams in order to enhance the quality of life to
the residents in the community.
2011-12 Budget Message
PUBLIC WORKS
Budget Summaries
FY 2009-10 FY 2010-11 FY 2010-11 FY 2011-12 FY 2011-12 CHANGE FROM
CLASSIFICATION ACTUAL ESTIMATED BUDGET REQUESTED RECOMMENDED BUDGET
FINANCING USES
SERVICES & SUPPLIES $ 49,004,956.50 $ 87,459,000 $ 90,671,000 $ 45,759,000 $ 45,759,000 $ (44,912,000)
OTHER CHARGES 1,000,969.80 818,000 837,000 514,000 514,000 (323,000)
CAPITAL ASSETS - EQUIPMENT 0.00 0 0 80,000 80,000 80,000
OTHER FINANCING USES 0.00 229,000 229,000 211,000 211,000 (18,000)
RESIDUAL EQUITY TRANSFERS 115,479.40 0 0 0 0 0
GROSS TOTAL $ 50,121,405.70 $ 88,506,000 $ 91,737,000 $ 46,564,000 $ 46,564,000 $ (45,173,000)
INTRAFUND TRANSFERS (5,777.17) (30,000) (30,000) (30,000) (30,000) 0
NET TOTAL $ 50,115,628.53 $ 88,476,000 $ 91,707,000 $ 46,534,000 $ 46,534,000 $ (45,173,000)
REVENUE 29,873,876.29 30,589,000 33,804,000 31,309,000 31,309,000 (2,495,000)
NET COUNTY COST $ 20,241,752.24 $ 57,887,000 $ 57,903,000 $ 15,225,000 $ 15,225,000 $ (42,678,000)
FUND FUNCTION ACTIVITY
GENERAL FUND GENERAL OTHER GENERAL
The majority of services provided through the Public Works -
General Fund are required by federal, State, and local mandates
and are funded by fees for services. Crossing guard, landslide
mitigation, graffiti abatement, pre-County improvement
district studies, property rehabilitation and nuisance
abatement, and unincorporated area services programs
continue to rely on funding from net County cost (NCC).
The 2011-12 Recommended Budget reflects a $42.7 million
NCC decrease primarily attributable to the elimination of
$42.4 million in one-time funding for road and waterworks
projects ($36.2 million), Unincorporated Stormwater Urban
Runoff Quality Program ($5.0 million), and Seamless Cadastral
Land Base Project ($1.0 million).
Critical/Strategic Planning Initiatives
■ To maximize public safety, ongoing training is provided to the
employees to enhance employee and technical growth.
Specialized training is provided in mandated subjects such as
the California Building Code and provides for a higher
standard of compliance.
FY 2011-12 Recommended Budget Volume One 52.2 County of Los Angeles