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                                                  Revenue Management
           Priority Outcome: Make Los Angeles the best run big city in America
           This program collects delinquent business tax accounts and other delinquent accounts due to the City that are
           valued at $5,000 or greater. The program is responsible for the development and implementation of the
           guidelines and strategies for improving billing and collection efforts, and provides recommendations for
           efficient organization of revenue collections.  This program also provides for staff support related to processing
           of all lockbox, mailed, or web-submitted renewals and bill payments as well as departmental processing of
           penalty waivers, refunds, and document imaging.





















                                  Program Changes                           Direct Cost  Positions   Total Cost
           Changes in Salaries, Expense, Equipment, and Special

             Apportionment of Changes Applicable to Various Programs            (613,722)          -     (590,253)
             Related costs consist of employee benefits.
             SG: ($612,962) EX: ($760)
             Related Costs: $23,469
           Continuation of Services

            17. Delinquent Account Tracking System                                37,490          -        37,490
                Increase funding in the Contractual Services Account to meet
                the funding need for the delinquent account tracking and
                management system. The system provides an online payment
                portal, online debt status access for City departments, an
                interface portal to eliminate redundant data entry across
                multiple systems, and an integrated dialer campaign to
                automate incoming and outgoing calls.
                EX: $37,490
           Other Changes or Adjustments

            18. Special Billing Unit                                                    -         -             -
                Add funding and regular authority for one Accounting Clerk to
                reconcile outside collection agency payments, coordinate with
                collection agencies, and compile reports associated with
                payments and delinquent accounts. Delete funding and regular
                authority for one Administrative Clerk. The salary cost
                difference will be absorbed by the Department.







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