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Department of Neighborhood Empowerment
Newsletter
July 11, 2003
Re: How to Register for Mayor's Budget Day
Mayor Jim Hahn has invited Neighborhood Councils to join him and
his budget team to begin the process of sharing the power that comes
from developing the city’s annual budget.
The event will be Saturday, July 26, 2003 at the Los Angeles Convention
Center. Check-in, a continental breakfast, and networking will begin
at 9 a.m. The mayor and the Neighborhood Council leaders will roll-up
their sleeves and begin work at 10 a.m. and finish about 1 p.m.
Those who have been designated by their Neighborhood Council to
be their official representatives have been received by us. But,
the event is open to the public, and anyone who would like to attend
and observe is welcome to do so.
Registering is easy. Just go to this Internet link and sign up:
http://parc4.lacity.org/done/rsvp. Or you can call us toll-free
at 1 (866) LA HELPS. Registration isn’t required. It’s just helps
us better plan for your visit.
Parking will be free thanks to the Convention Center. Enter from
Pico Boulevard.
There are many, such as the USC’s Neighborhood Participation Project,
who believe that participation in the city’s budgetary process is
one of the most important roles that Neighborhood Councils can have.
See
their USC report at:
http://sc2.usc.edu/ccd/npp/right.htm
Preparing
the city’s budget is a complex matter, and it is arguably the single
most important responsibility of the mayor. He wants to share that
power with the Neighborhood Councils, and to be the first mayor
to do so.
The details of what will be expected from the Neighborhood Councils
will be explained by the Mayor and his budget team starting at 10
a.m. About 11 a.m., the Neighborhood Council representatives will
breakout into one of seven rooms based upon which of the seven city
service areas they are in.
A list of those seven areas, and the Neighborhood Councils
that are within them, can be found on the DONE web site at:
http://www.lacityneighborhoods.com
( click on Neighborhood Councils, Map Legend )
This
is where you will learn about the nuts and bolts of the process
through the eyes of the city’s budget experts; what will be asked
of the Neighborhood Councils; what will happen after Budget Day;
and the deadlines.
All of the participants will gather for the closing about 12:30
p.m.
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Greg Nelson
213 / 485-1360
866 / LA HELPS toll-free
213 / 485-4608 fax
done@mailbox.lacity.org
email
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