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Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk
Dean C. Logan, Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk
Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Budget Summary
REGISTRAR-RECORDER AND COUNTY CLERK BUDGET SUMMARY
Mission Statement
To register voters; conduct federal, State, local, and special
elections; verify initiative and referendum petitions; record real
estate documents; maintain birth, death, and marriage records;
issue marriage licenses; and file business documents. All these
activities are conducted under the provisions of the federal and
State Constitutions, State Codes, and County Ordinances.
2011-12 Budget Message
The 2011-12 Recommended Budget includes resources
necessary to conduct the November 2011 Uniform District and
Election Law (UDEL), the February 2012 Presidential Primary,
and the June 2012 Statewide Primary elections, and perform
basic Recorder/County Clerk operations. Factors affecting the
development of the budget are increasing and complex
regulatory election requirements, unreimbursed vacancy
elections, and the economic downturn in the real estate
market.
The 2011-12 Recommended Budget reflects an overall
decrease in net County cost of $8.1 million primarily due to the
deletion of one-time funding and a reduction needed to
address the County’s projected structural deficit, partially
offset by Board-approved increases in salaries and employee
benefits.
REGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK
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
SALARIES & EMPLOYEE BENEFITS $ 72,435,575.99 $ 78,988,000 $ 75,116,000 $ 75,731,000 $ 75,179,000 $ 63,000
SERVICES & SUPPLIES 39,292,726.31 61,898,000 55,912,000 83,718,000 80,877,000 24,965,000
OTHER CHARGES 1,330,732.39 1,195,000 1,295,000 1,193,000 1,207,000 (88,000)
CAPITAL ASSETS - EQUIPMENT 526,765.47 812,000 824,000 848,000 833,000 9,000
GROSS TOTAL $ 113,585,800.16 $ 142,893,000 $ 133,147,000 $ 161,490,000 $ 158,096,000 $ 24,949,000
INTRAFUND TRANSFERS (403,546.61) (386,000) (387,000) (414,000) (414,000) (27,000)
NET TOTAL $ 113,182,253.55 $ 142,507,000 $ 132,760,000 $ 161,076,000 $ 157,682,000 $ 24,922,000
REVENUE 62,758,979.85 105,696,000 95,949,000 128,165,000 128,980,000 33,031,000
NET COUNTY COST $ 50,423,273.70 $ 36,811,000 $ 36,811,000 $ 32,911,000 $ 28,702,000 $ (8,109,000)
BUDGETED POSITIONS 966.0 1,066.0 1,066.0 1,066.0 1,066.0 0.0
FUND FUNCTION ACTIVITY
GENERAL FUND GENERAL ELECTIONS
Critical/Strategic Planning Initiatives
The Department’s Critical/Strategic Plan will continue to
implement automated and enhanced processes to improve
public service and employee workforce in the elections, voter
registration, Recorder, and County Clerk services.
■ Modernize the Voter Information Management System (VIMS)
through various client software and platform upgrades.
■ Continue enhancement of Campaign Finance Disclosure
tracking system by implementing capabilities that provide
comprehensive management of campaign finance forms
related to Proposition B.
■ Develop a multi-year plan for consolidating data center
servers utilizing virtualization technology with the goal of
consolidating 30 percent of current servers by 2012.
■ Initiate a multi-year project to upgrade desktop and portable
computers to Windows 7 for the entire Department by 2013.
■ Develop an Election Contest and Ballot Management System
to replace the existing Automated Ballot Layout System and
incorporate candidate filing and reporting capabilities.
■ Based on the 2010 Census data, implement the new district
boundary lines for all districts in Los Angeles County that are
subject to redistricting and whose elections are administered
by the Department.
FY 2011-12 Recommended Budget Volume One 54.1 County of Los Angeles