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THE BLUE BOOK


               I. OVERVIEW

               This supporting document – the “Blue Book”- describes the Mayor’s proposed changes to the adopted budget
               for the ensuing fiscal year. The Blue Book supplements the budget document which presents financial
               information by line item.  The Blue Book describes budgetary changes by program within each department.
               These changes are further subdivided into major categories.

               The Blue Book is comprised of three sections as follows:

                      Section 1 presents changes in appropriations for budgets controlled by the Mayor and Council, such
                       as the Police, Fire, and Transportation departments. Changes are shown for each program and each
                       department. In addition, this section summarizes contractual services and authorized position counts
                       for each department.

                      Section 2 presents changes in appropriations for budgets of departments having control of their own
                       funds and depending upon the General Fund for some of their operating funds, such as the Library
                       and Recreation and Parks departments.

                      Section 3  presents  changes in appropriations  for selected  non-departmental funds as  well as
                       provides supplemental schedules that summarize the funding provided for items such as alteration
                       and improvement projects, the City’s Pavement Preservation Plan, and the Sidewalk Repair Program.


               II. THE PRESENTATION OF DEPARTMENT BUDGETS

                                           SUMMARY OF FUNDING AND STAFFING

               The first page of each  department’s material  summarizes their  historical level of funding and staffing,
               significant financial and position changes from the current year’s adopted budget to the ensuing year’s
               proposed budget, distribution of funding by program, and main budget items.

                            RECAPITULATION OF CHANGES BY ACCOUNT AND FUNDING SOURCE

               This page provides a summary of changes in appropriation by budgetary account and funding source. A
               detailed explanation of the changes appears on the following pages.

                                      CHANGES APPLICABLE TO VARIOUS PROGRAMS

               Budgetary programs are subsets of department budgets within which the department provides services.
               Often budgetary programs align with the department’s organizational chart, with department sections or
               divisions summarized within programs. Some smaller departments may only have one budgetary program,
               while larger departments can have ten or more programs. Budgetary changes that are department-wide or
               affect multiple programs are shown in the Changes Applicable to Various Programs section.

                                       CHANGES APPLICABLE TO SINGLE PROGRAMS

               Subsequent to the Changes Applicable to Various Programs section are individual single program pages.
               The program title, the Priority Outcome with which the program best aligns, and a summary description of
               the services provided within the  program are  shown at the top of the  first page of each program.
               Performance metrics are also provided for most department programs. While not exhaustive, these metrics
               are representative indicators of progress towards Priority Outcomes. Additional information on the City's
               performance metrics can be  found at  http://data.lacity.org.  As many of the reductions included in the
               2020-21 Proposed budget were added late in the budget process, after the onset of the City's Safer at
               Home order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, City departments may not be able to achieve the
               2020-21 projected outcomes for all of their metrics.
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