Legal Department FY 2018 Proposed Budget Presentation May

Legal Department FY 2018 Proposed Budget Presentation May 15, 2017

Legal Department Organization Chart Ronald C. Lewis City Attorney Randy Zamora First Assistant City Attorney Administration Tom P. Allen First Assistant City Attorney Governmental Affairs Deidra Penny Deputy City Attorney Transactional Claims/Subrogation (Randy Zamora, Section Chief) General Counsel (Tracy Calabrese, Section Chief) Contracts (Martin Buzak, Section Chief) Neighborhood Services (Sandra Eidson, Section Chief) Real Estate (Gary Dzierlenga, Section Chief) Municipal Prosecution (Wynetta Chaney, Section Chief) Robin Curtis Office of the Inspector General Litigation (Judy Ramsey, Section Chief) Labor, Employment & Civil Rights (Don Fleming, Section Chief) Staff Administration 2

FY 2018 Department Initiatives 3

Revenues By Funds 4

Expenditures By Funds 5

FY 2018 Budget Expenditures Net Change 6

FY 2018 - Expenditure Highlights COSTS • 1. 4% of budget spent on outside counsel • . 04% of budget spent on enhancing the delivery of legal services to City departments • 1. 1% of budget spent on salary adjustments for attorneys • 0. 0% of budget spent on salary adjustments for staff • . 001% of budget spent on capital improvements SAVINGS • 5. 8% of budget for resolving pre-litigation claims saved 7

Legal Department Functional Organization Chart Ronald C. Lewis City Attorney Budget: $39, 508, 546 FTEs : 172. 4 (Attys – 98. 7) Randy Zamora First Assistant City Attorney Administration Tom P. Allen First Assistant City Attorney Governmental Affairs Deidra Penny Deputy City Attorney Transactional Claims/Subrogation (Randy Zamora, Section Chief) General Counsel (Tracy Calabrese, Section Chief) Contracts (Martin Buzak, Section Chief) Budget: $2, 220, 737 FTEs: 10 (Attys – 4) (Funds 1004 & 1011) Budget: $1, 974, 520 FTEs: 16 (Attys – 11) (Fund 1000) Budget: $1, 854, 130 FTEs: 15. 7 (Attys – 8. 7) (Fund 1000) Municipal Prosecution (Wynetta Chaney, Section Chief) Neighborhood Services (Sandra Eidson, Section Chief) Real Estate (Gary Dzierlenga, Section Chief) Budget: $3, 317, 307 FTEs: 25 (Attys – 22) (Fund 1000) Budget: $2, 047, 059 FTEs: 16 (Attys – 8) (Fund 1000) Robin Curtis Office of the Inspector General Budget: $1, 135, 396 FTEs: 8 (Attys – 3) (Fund 1000 & 1004) General Litigation (Judy Ramsey, Section Chief) Budget: $12, 681, 834 FTEs: 28 (Attys – 17) (Fund 1004 &1000) Labor, Employment & Civil Rights (Don Fleming, Section Chief) Budget: $8, 750, 874 FTEs: 20 (Attys – 12) (Funds 1000 & 1004) Budget: $2, 036, 285 FTEs: 15 (Attys – 10) (Fund 1000 & 1004) Staff Administration Budget: $3, 490, 404 FTEs: 15. 7 (Attys – 3) (Funds 1000 & 1011) 8

Appendix Department Demographics 9

Department FY 2017 Accomplishments • Resolved over 850 claims obviating potential litigation. • Negotiated and closed over 650 contracts for the City. • Responded to over 700 Texas Public Information Act Requests. • Obtained or enforced multiple court orders or agreements addressing neighborhood nuisances or blight. 10

FY 2018 Performance Measures Customer Measures Priorities FY 16 Actual FY 17 Budget FY 17 Estimates FY 18 Estimates Deed Restriction Inquiries PS, CC, S&I 1, 387 1, 375 1, 097 1, 100 Deed Restriction matters closed without litigation PS, CC, S&I 797 730 651 650 CC, SFM, S&I 297 350 362 350 FY 17 Budget FY 17 Estimates FY 18 Estimates EEOC /TX Workforce Commission matters handled Business Process Measures Priorities FY 16 Actual Liability Claims processed SFM, S&I 1, 120 1, 100 1, 200 1, 100 Liability Claims-no payment SFM, S&I 956 900 896 900 1, 229 900 873 900 Contracts prepared PS, S&I, CC, SFM 11