>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
>> SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
GOVERNANCE AND EDUCATION
COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER.
I AM CHAIR GONZALEZ.
[ ROLL CALL ]. MS. MOSQUEDA,
MR. STRAUSS, CHAIR GONZALEZ,
VICE-CHAIR JUAREZ, THE AGENDA
WILL BE ADOPTED.
WE DO HAVE A BRIEF BUT FULL
AGENDA THIS AFTERNOON.
QUICKLY BEFORE WE OPEN UP
PUBLIC, WE HAVE THREE ITEMS OF
BUSINESS.
AT TECHNICAL ORDINANCE RELATED
TO CITY EMPLOYMENT.
AND ALSO CONSIDERATION FOR
DAVID JONES AS THE CITY
AUDITOR.
AND THEN THE CITY AUDITOR
OFFICE WILL CONCLUDE THE
MEETING TODAY WITH ED DISCUSSION
OF THEIR ANNUAL PLAN.
WITHOUT FURTHER ADO.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE DO
NOT HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT OR ANYONE IN THE
WEIGHT ROOM.
I WILL LOOK TO THE CLERK AND
I.T.
TO CONFIRM THAT NO ONE SIGNED
UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE OUT
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
IF THE FOLKS TO SIGN UP WE WILL
MAKE SURE TO GIVE THEM THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE
COUNSEL.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND HAVE THE
CLERK READ ITEM ONE INTO THE
RECORD.
THIS IS A ROUTINE LEGISLATION
FOR CITY COUNCIL CITY
EMPLOYMENT.
AND THAT'S PART OF THE
MATERIALS.
THE HIM AND GO AHEAD AND TURN
IT OVER TO KARINA BULL TO WALK
US THROUGH THE BILL, CB
120172.
>> HELLO I AM KARINA BULL.
I HAVE A SHORT PRESENTATION
ABOUT CB 120172 KNOWN AS THE
THIRD QUARTER EMPLOYMENT
ORGANS.
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
RESOURCES SUBMIT FOUR BILLS A
YEAR TO LEGISLATE PERSONNEL
ACTION THAT REQUIRE COUNCIL
APPROVAL.
IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE IT
WOULD RETURN 13 POSITIONS TO THE
CIVIL SERVICE POSITION AND AMEND
FIVE JOB CLASSIFICATION TITLES.
TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT
POSITIONS WOULD BE IMPACTED I
WILL PULL UP THE MEMO. HERE YOU
CAN SEE CHARTS WITH THOSE
POSITIONS.
THERE ARE 13 POSITIONS A CROSSED
EIGHT DEPARTMENT.
AND TWO ARE VACANT.
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
RESOURCES REVIEWS WHETHER JOBS
SHOULD HAVE A CIVIL SERVICE
PROTECTIONS.
UPON THE REQUEST OF THE
DEPARTMENT YOU MAY NOTICE THAT
THE JOB DUTIES HAVE CHANGED.
AND NO LONGER MEET THE CRITERIA
FOR BEING EXEMPT OR PERHAPS IT
WAS A NEW POSITION THAT WAS
ADDED DURING THE BUDGET.
AND WHEN POSITIONS ARE ADDED IN
THE BUDGET THEY ARE NOT ALWAYS
ABLE TO BE REVIEWED BY HUMAN
RESOURCES TO HAVE THAT
DETERMINATION OF WHETHER OR NOT
CIVIL SERVICE PROTECTIONS ARE
APPROPRIATE.
AS A REMINDER CIVIL SERVICE
PROTECTIONS EXIST FOR 90% OF
THE CITY'S WORKFORCE.
AND THOSE AUTOMATICALLY PROVIDE
EMPLOYEES WITH A NUMBER OF
PROTECTIONS INCLUDING HIRING,
PROMOTIONS, PROBATIONARY PERIOD,
OPPORTUNITIES TO CORRECT
ERFORMANCE AND ONLY
TERMINATION IF THERE IS CAUSE.
IT DOES ENABLE A LOT OF JOB
SECURITY AND FINANCIAL
STABILITY FOR EMPLOYEES.
THE NEXT PIECE OF LEGISLATION
WOULD AMEND CLASSIFICATION
TITLES FOR FIVE POSITIONS.
THESE ARE POLICE COMMUNICATION
DISPATCHERS, THEY ARE BEING
TRANSFERRED TO THE COMMUNITY
SAFETY COMMUNICATION CENTER.
AND THAT CLASSIFICATION TITLE
IS NO LONGER APPROPRIATE.
THEY WOULD BE RENAMED 911
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION
DISPATCHERS.
YOU WILL SEE THOSE TITLES
THERE.
FOR BOTH OF THESE CHANGES THERE
WOULD BE NO DIRECT COST
ASSOCIATED.
I HAVE NOTED THE EQUITY AND
RACIAL IMPACT.
THE THIS INCLUDES ELIMINATING
INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURAL
BARRIERS TO DETRACTING
EMPLOYEES TO APPLY FOR JOBS AND
RETAINING THOSE EMPLOYEES IN
ENABLING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
EMPLOYMENT SUCCESS AND CAREER
GROWTH.
ACCORDING TO THE CITY WORKFORCE
WE SEE THAT BIPOC WOMEN ARE
NOT AS CALM AS.
IN THIS WOULD BE AN EFFORT TO
REMOVE THE BARRIERS FOR CAREER
GROWTH FOR BIPOC INDIVIDUALS.
MANY THESE ARE A STRATEGIC
ADVISER POSITIONS THAT ARE
UNIQUE. SAME AS MANAGERS.
WHERE THEY CAN HAVE PROTECTIONS
OR BE EXEMPT FROM CIVIL SERVICE
PROTECTIONS.
DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF WORK
THAT THEY DO.
IT IS A BROADER RANGE OF WORK
THAT THEY CAN DO.
SO SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
RESOURCES HAS NOTED FOR
EMPLOYEES SEEKING MOBILITY.
THE FIRST PLACE THEY WILL GO
WOULD BE A STRATEGIC ADVISER
POSITION PIXEL WAYS TO CREATE
MORE FINANCIAL STABILITY AND
JOB SECURITY FOR THOSE
POSITIONS COULD INCREASE THE
DIVERSITY OF CANDIDATES
APPLYING.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, KARINA BULL
FOR WALKING US THROUGH THAT
COUNSEL BILL.
AND HIGHLIGHTING THE BENEFITS
OF CIVIL-SERVICE STATUS AS IT
RELATES TO THE WORKFORCE. THIS
IS CONSISTENT WITH ACTIONS WE
HAVE TAKEN IN THE PAST FOUR
POSITIONS THAT WE ARE ASKING TO
BE TRANSFERRED AND IS
CONSISTENT WITH REQUIRED
COUNSEL ACTION.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS I
WILL MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS PASSING CB 120172.
>> DO I HAVE A SECOND?
ANY FINAL COMMENTS?
HEARING NONE.
[ ROLL CALL ] VICE-CHAIR
JUAREZ, MS. MOSQUEDA, MR.
STRAUSS, CHAIR GONZALEZ . THE
MOTION CARRIES.
THE AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS
FOR THE COUNSEL BILL TO BE
PASSED AND SENT TO APPROVAL TO
THE SEPTEMBER CITY COUNCIL
MEETING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
WITH US.
I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, KARINA
BULL.
OF THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
TWO INTO THE RECORD.
>> ITEM 02033 THE REAPPOINTMENT
OF DAVID JONES THE CITY
AUDITOR, FOR A TERM TO
DECEMBER 13, 2025.
>> DAVID WAS APPOINTED IN 2009
TO BE THE CITY AUDITOR AND HAS
FIFTH 40 YEARS OF PUBLIC
SERVICE TO HIS NAME.
IF APPROVED HIS REAPPOINTMENT
THE SURVEY IS THIRD TERM.
AND HE LEADS A TEAM TO HELP THE
CITY UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE MOST
COMPLEX ISSUES FACING THE CITY
I'M GOING GO AHEAD AND TURN IT
OVER TO DAVID SO THAT HE CAN
REINTRODUCE HIMSELF TO US AND
TO THE VIEWING PUBLIC AND WHY
HE IS SEEKING A FOURTH TERM TO
SERVE AS THE CITY AUDITOR.
WELCOME.
>> WELCOME AND THANK YOU. I
HAVE TO SAY THAT I WOULD NOT BE
HERE WITHOUT THE EFFORTS OF
EVERYONE WHO WORKS IN OUR
OFFICE.
IT IS A GROUP EFFORT AND I HAVE
BEEN BLESSED TO WORK WITH A
TEAM OF DEDICATED AND
EXPERIENCED PUBLIC SERVANTS.
I JUST WANT TO EXTEND MY THANKS
. ANY SUCCESS IS BECAUSE OF
THEIR HARD WORK AND EFFORTS.
CHAIR GONZALEZ U.S. WHY WANTED
TO BE REAPPOINTED.
IT'S BECAUSE I STILL LOVE MY
JOB AND I STILL LOVE THE CITY
OF SEATTLE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO AND
A LOT OF TRANSITION AND I AM
STILL UP FOR THE CHALLENGE.
FROM DEALING WITH THE PANDEMIC
TO WORKINGREMOTE INTO STUFF ON
OUR WORK PLAN.
FROM LOOKING AT PATROL VEHICLES
AND A PROJECT ON RANIER BEACH.
THERE'S A PLETHORA OF THINGS
THAT INTEREST ME THAT BENEFIT
THE CITY OF SIANO SEATTLE.
I AM EXCITED TO KEEP WORKING
WITH MY COLLEAGUES IN OUR
OFFICE.
AND TO CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON
EQUITY.
WHETHER THINGS THAT HAS
HAPPENED RECENTLY IS A MOVE TO
RE-INCLUDE EFFECTIVENESS.
AND EFFICIENCY AND IF YOU
YOU'RE GETTING THE BIGGEST BANG
FOR THE BUCK.
AND IF IT IS FAIR.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE PLACES A
HIGH PREMIUM ON THAT.
>> FOR ALL THOSE REASONS THAT
IS WHY I WOULD LIKE TO BE
REAPPOINTED.
THANK YOU FOR ASK ME THE
QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH CITY
AUDITOR JONES.
THANK YOU FOR THAT INTRODUCTION
AND FOR ANSWERING THAT INITIAL
QUESTION.
I DO WANT TO GIVE MY COLLEAGUES
AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS
OR TO MAKE COMMENTS. IF YOU
LIKE TO DO SO PLEASE LET ME
KNOW BY RAISING YOUR HAND.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR WORK AND WE
HAVE APPRECIATED WORKING WITH
YOU THE LAST SIX YEARS.
WE ARE AT THE CENTER OF MAKING
SURE THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO THE
BEST AUDITING PRACTICES.
YOU HAVE AN INCREDIBLE WORKLOAD
RELATED TO THE GOOD GOVERNANCE
PRACTICES.
AS YOU FRAMED IT THESE HELP THE
CITY COUNCIL FULFILL THE
OVERSIGHT OF FUNCTION AND ROLE
AS A LEGISLATIVE BODY FOR THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
I WANTED TO ASK QUICKLY, THERE
IS A LOT OF WORK THAT YOU DO.
THERE ARE 108 IMPLEMENTED
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOUR
OFFICE HAS ISSUED TO EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENTS.
AND I AM WONDERING HOW YOU
WOULD HELP THE EXECUTIVE AND
LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES UNDERSTAND
YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS AND HOW
YOU WOULD SEQUENCE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS.
SOME OF THEM ARE PROBABLY MORE
CONTEMPORARY AND CURRENT THAN
OTHERS.
I'M WONDERING HOW WE CAN CREATE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET HIGHER
COMPLIANCE WITH IMPLEMENTATION
OF YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
>> THANK YOU, THAT IS AN
EXCELLENT QUESTION.
I THINK THE KEY IS THAT THEY
HAVE TO MAKE SENSE WE HAVE TO
DEVELOP A RECOMMENDATION THAT
MAKES SENSE AND I WILL SAY THAT
WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
A LARGE PERCENTAGE.
70% MADE THE 788 RECOMMENDATION
SINCE 2007.
AND 70% OF THEM HAVE BEEN
IMPLEMENTED.
ONE OF THE KEYS IS THAT WE TRY
TO WORK HARD WITH THE
DEPARTMENT.
WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE YOU LOOK
BAD.
WE WANT YOU TO LOOK AS GOOD AS
POSSIBLE AND AVOID AS MANY
RISKS AS YOU CAN.
AND WHAT WE HAVE TRIED TO DO IS
BE OPEN AND TRANSPARENT AND
FOCUS ON NOT TRYING TO BE GOT
YOU AUDITORS.
TO BE HELPFUL.
AND THAT IS THE KEY TO KEEP
CRAFTING RECOMMENDATIONS.
DEPARTMENTS SAY THAT MAKES
SENSE AND THAT'S GOING TO HELP
US AVOID A PROBLEM.
AND THE FACT THAT WE KEEP
FOLLOWING UP UNTIL IT MAKES
SENSE SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS
IMPLEMENTED.
IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE WE DID A
SERIES OF REPORTS LOOKING AT
THE CITY NAVIGATION TEAM THAT
NO LONGER EXISTS.
BUT WAS A TOOL THAT WAS BEING
USED TO DEAL WITH UNSANCTIONED
ENCAMPMENTS.
AND REPORTS ON THAT TEAM. WHEN
IT WAS UN-BANDED IT DIDN'T MAKE
ANY SENSE TO FOLLOW THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS SO WE SET THOSE
ASIDE.
IT IS KNOWING WHEN TO SET IT
ASIDE.
IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE SOMETIMES
IT CHANGES.
WE CALL IT A RED.
WE WILL NOT IMPLEMENT A
RECOMMENDATION THAT WILL LOWER
THE SCORE.
IT DOES MAKES SENSE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT ANSWER THE
QUESTION.
I THINK BY FOLLOWING UP AND
PURSUING IT UNTIL IT IS CLOSED
IMPLEMENTED OR DOESN'T MAKE
SENSE TO PURSUE IT.
I WOULD SAY THAT A LOT ARE
PENDING.
WHAT WE ARE IS SUGGESTING THEY
CANNOT DO OVERNIGHT.
IT TAKES TIME FOR THEM TO DO IT.
THERE ARE RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS.
AND TRYING TO GET SOME OF THE
CHANGES MADE.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT.
AND THAT IS WHY WE DO THE
FOLLOW-UP WE SAY WE'RE GOING
CHECK BACK IN ONE YEAR.
UNLESS WE GET A REQUEST FROM
COUNSEL WE WILL GIVE THEM A
YEAR.
BECAUSE IT OFTEN TAKES THAT LONG
TO FULLY IMPLEMENT THE CHANGE.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT ANSWER
THE QUESTION OR NOT, CHAIR
GONZALEZ?
>> YES, THAT IS A HELPFUL
RESPONSE.
THIS COUNSEL HAS FOCUSED ON
PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING
FUNDING AND NEW REVENUE SOURCES
TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
AND OTHER TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT
THAT CAN OCCUR TO INCREASE
HOUSING CHOICES ACROSS THE
CITY.
AND WE ARE JOINED BY THE CHAIR
OF THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE.
AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE
IS RELATED TO COMPLEX CODE
ENFORCEMENT. I WAS WONDERING IF
BASED ON YOUR EXPERIENCE IN
AUDITING WHETHER OR NOT YOU
HAVE OBSERVATIONS NOW THAT YOU
WOULD BE INTERESTED IN WORKING
ON FOR YOUR NEXT TERM TO HELP
THE CITY COUNCIL IDENTIFY WAYS
THAT YOU COULD STREAMLINE
SERVICES IN THAT AREA.
WE HEAR FROM CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROVIDERS THAT CAN COME
UP THE SYSTEM IN A WAY THAT
RESULTS IN RESULTS AND COST.
AND SLOWS PRODUCTION WITH THE
AMENITIES WE WANT TO CREATE
WITHIN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> TO ANSWER THE QUESTION,
CHAIR GONZALEZ.
WE ARE ALWAYS DELIGHTED TO
LOOK AT SOMETHING THAT THE
PUBLIC AND EXECUTIVE IS
INTERESTED IN.
I THINK THAT IS AN AREA THAT WE
HAVEN'T LOOKED AT IN GREAT
DEPTH.
I HAVE BEEN HERE LONG ENOUGH
THAT I HAVE DUST ON MY
SHOULDERS.
THERE HAVE BEEN A SERIES OF
STUDIES TO EXPEDITE HOUSING.
WHICH IS SUCH A CHALLENGING
ISSUE FOR THOSE OF US IN THE
SEATTLE.
WE WOULD WANT TO SIT DOWN WITH
COUNSEL AND FIGURE OUT WHAT
MAKES SENSE AND HOW WE CAN ADD
VALUE IN IT.
WE HAVE IN LOOKED AT THAT IN A
WHILE BUT THAT IS SOMETHING
THAT WE MAY BENEFIT FROM
BRINGING IN AN INDEPENDENT
LENS.
>> OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE SOUTH
HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB AS IT
RELATES TO STREAMLINING THOSE
SERVICES AND I CONTINUE TO HEAR
FROM HOUSING DEVELOPERS AND
FACILITY OWNERS THAT THERE IS A
SIGNIFICANT NEED IN REDUCING
BUREAUCRACY TO EXPEDITE THE
PROCESS OF THOSE AMENITIES THAT
WE WANT TO SEE CREATED. DO I
HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON AUDITOR JONES AND
HIS REAPPOINTMENT?
I DO NOT SEE ANY HANDS RAISED.
TO GO AHEAD WITH THE
APPOINTMENT.
AND I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION OF
APPOINTMENT 02033.
DO I HAVE A SECOND.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
TO REAPPOINT DAVID JONES AS THE
CITY AUDITOR.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
CALL THE ROLE? VICE-CHAIR
JUAREZ MS. MOSQUEDA MR.
STRAUSS MS. SAWANT , CHAIR
GONZALEZ.
UNANIMOUS.
THIS WILL MOVE TO THE SEPTEMBER
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
CONGRATULATIONS CITY AUDITOR
JONES.
DO NOT GO TO FAR BECAUSE THE
NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS YOURS.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
THREE INTO THE RECORD.
>> THE 2020 ANNUAL REPORT AND
2021 WORK PROGRAM UPDATE
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE JUST HEARD ABOUT YOUR
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND SO NOW WE
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DIG
INTO THE ANNUAL REPORT AND GET
AN UPDATE.
I WILL HAND IT OVER TO CITY
AUDITOR JONES TO WALK US
THROUGH THAT REPORT.
>> I'M GOING TO KEEP THIS A
BRIEF . I WILL HAVE A SPOT FOR
QUESTIONS.
WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF MATERIALS
ABOUT THIS.
I WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THE
ANNUAL REPORT.
AND THE WORKPLAN.
FOR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO
ARE NOT FAMILIAR.
THE OFFICE OF THE CITY AUDITOR
PROVIDES INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE GOVERNMENT
IS OPERATING AS EFFECTIVELY,
AND EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE.
PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE
CITY COUNCIL TO HELP IN THE
ROLE OF OVERSEEN SEATTLE CITY
GOVERNMENT AND WE MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY
DEPARTMENTS TO HELP THEM DO
BETTER WORK AND AVOID RISK.
WE ALSO PROMOTE ACCOUNTABILITY
AND TRANSPARENCY TO THE PUBLIC.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS TALK
ABOUT THE 2020 ANNUAL REPORT.
I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE STAFF
WHO KEPT UP THE PRODUCTIVITY
DESPITE FORCED REMOTE WORK.
THEY HAVE PRODUCED INSIGHTFUL
REPORTS AND RECOMMENDING
IMPROVEMENTS ON SOME THE MOST
COMPLEX AND URGENT TOPICS THAT
SEATTLE IS FACING INCLUDING
HOMELESSNESS, TRANSPORTATION,
UTILITIES, AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING UP
ON THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A
DECADE.
THE LAST RECOMMENDATION FOLLOW-
UP IS REPORTING ON THE STATUS
OF OVER 200 RECOMMENDATIONS. WE
ARE FOLLOWING A LOT OF HER
RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND AS I SAID EARLIER I AM
PLEASED TO NOTE THAT 70% OF
NEARLY 800 RECOMMENDATIONS THAT
WE MADE SINCE 2007 HAVE BEEN
IMPLEMENTED BY THE CITY
DEPARTMENTS AND WE TAKE PRIDE
THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COME
UP WITH THAT.
AND AS NOTED I AM PROUD THAT WE
CONTINUE THE LONG-STANDING
PRACTICE OF THINKING THROUGH
THE POTENTIAL RACIAL AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE IMPLICATIONS OF THE
AUDITS.
THIS HELPS US PLAN OUR WORK AND
KEEP OUR EYE ON ISSUES THAT
NEED TO BE RAISED.
INCLUDING DIVERSITY, EQUITY,
AND INCLUSION.
ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT
HAS HAPPENED AS A TOOL WAS
ADOPTED BY OTHER AUDITOR
OFFICES AROUND THE COUNTRY.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS
SINCE 2020.
THE FIRST BULLET THAT YOU CAN
SEE WAS BRIDGE MAINTENANCE THAT
WAS REQUESTED BY COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
WE WON THE HIGHEST AWARD FOR
THE 2020 AUDIT.
THE NEXT REPORT WAS A REQUEST
FROM COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
WE LOOKED AT CITY LIGHTS AND
CUSTOMER BILLING AND WE MADE 60
RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW THEY
COULD IMPROVE THE PRACTICES.
THE THIRD ITEM WAS ANOTHER CITY
LIGHT AUDIT THAT CONTAINED A 13
RECOMMENDATIONS.
INCLUDING A MULTIMILLION DOLLAR
UTILITY POLE REPLACEMENT
PROGRAM.
INTO THEM. ARIOUS WIRES GOING
AND WE LOOKED AT THAT.
AND THEN THE NEXT ITEM WE HAD
TO CONCLUDE TWO REPORTS
REGARDING HOMELESS SERVICE.
THAT WAS AT THE REQUEST OF
CHAIR GONZALEZ.
WE CAME UP WITH A
RECOMMENDATION AND THAT REPORT
FOR IMPROVEMENT.
I SHOULD NOTE THAT THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF SOME OF THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HAVE NOT
BEEN IMPLEMENTED WILL FALL UPON
THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELES AUTHORITY TO CONSIDER
WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT TO
IMPLEMENT THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS.
THAT IS SOMETHING TO WATCH.
THE SECOND REPORT IN 2020 WAS A
RESPONSE FROM COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
THIS WAS THE FOURTH REPORT WE
HAD DONE SINCE 2020 REGARDING
THE APPROACH TO UNSANCTIONED
CAMPING.
AND IDENTIFIED FIVE CONCRETE
STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS TRUSTS
TRASH ACCUMULATION.
THE LAST BULLET WAS SOMETHING
THAT WAS REQUIRED BY THE
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY ORGANS.
WE COMPLETED THE FIRST TWO
REVIEWS THAT WERE REQUIRED AND
WHAT THOSE INVOLVED WERE
LICENSE PLATE READERS AND
TRAFFIC CAMERAS.
AND IN THE REPORT REGARDING
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY WE MAY
20 RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW THAT
COULD BE IMPROVED.
IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE IN THE
VIEWING PUBLIC THAT WANTS MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT ALL THE STUFF
WE DID IN 2020 YOU CAN LOOK AT
THE ANNUAL REPORT ON GOVERNANCE
AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE UNDER
THE CITY AUDITOR AND ANNUAL
REPORTS.
LET'S GO TO SLIDE FOUR.
THIS IS ABOUT THE OFFICES 2021
WORK PROGRAM THAT IS CONTAINED
IN THE ANNUAL REPORT. GOING
FORWARD YOU WILL SEE IT THERE
ANNUALLY.
ONE THING I HAD TO EMPHASIZE IS
THAT THIS IS A LIVING DOCUMENT.
IT IS NOT FIXED IN STONE.
WE WANT TO REMAIN FLEXIBLE AND
TAKE ON EMERGING TOPICS OF
INTEREST TO THE COUNSEL.
THIS IS THE BRIDGE MAINTENANCE
AUDIT THAT WE DID AFTER THE
WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE UNEXPECTEDLY
CLOSED IT PRECIPITATED A LOT OF
INTEREST IN MAINTENANCE
ACTIVITY AND CITY-OWNED
BRIDGES.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE SLIDES
THERE IS A COLUMN LABELED
"SOURCE".
AND THAT SHOWS THAT IT IS
REQUIRED BY ORDINANCE OR IN
RESPONSE TO A CITY COUNCIL
MEMBER REQUESTS.
A LOT OF OUR STUFF IS DIRECTED
AND REQUESTED BY COUNSEL.
AND I'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE
THROUGH MY YEARS.
THE STUFF THAT WE HAVE BEEN
ASKED TO DO IS BEEN THE GOOD
THINGS.
AND THAT HAS MADE OUR LIFE A
LOT EASIER.
WE DO PERFORMANCE AUDITS BUT WE
ALWAYS DO NON-AUDIT PROJECTS OF
THE COUNSEL HAS ASKED US TO
TAKE ON.
IF YOU LOOK ON THE SLIDE
THERE'S A REFERENCE TO THE
SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAX
EVALUATION.
THAT IS THE TYPE OF THING WHERE
WE GO OUT AND HAVE AN EXPERT
LOOK AT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN
ORDINANCE.
IF YOU LOOK THERE ARE TWO ITEMS
ON THE WORK PROGRAM.
WE ARE ABOUT TO COME OUT THREE
MORE REPORTS.
REGARDING USEFUL CORDS
PROBATION PROGRAM, GUN SAFETY,
AND A NOTICE OF INTENT TO SELL
LOW INCOME HOUSING.
WHEN CERTAIN MULTI FAMILY HOUSE
UNITS ARE PUT UP FOR SALE.
THOSE WILL BE COMING OUT SOON.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
SLIDE FIVE.
ON THIS SLIDE WE ARE DOING SOME
WORK AT THE PUBLIC UTILITIES ON
SOLID WASTE BILLING.
ONE THINGS WE DO IS MAKE SURE
THAT UTILITIES ARE DOING A GOOD
JOB OF HANDLING THE RATEPAYER
DOLLARS.
THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF THAT TYPE
OF WORK.
INCLUDING ENCAMPMENT DASHBOARD.
THIS WAS AT THE REQUEST OF
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
THIS WILL HELP US IDENTIFY
METRICS WILL HELP US UNDERSTAND
CHANGES OVER TIME.
AND CONDITIONS THAT ARE
CONCERNING UNSANCTIONED
ENCAMPMENTS.
AND A DASHBOARD TO SEE HOW WE
ARE DOING.
AND THIS FALLS INTO THREE
CATEGORIES.
THE LIVED EXPERIENCE, PUBLIC
HEALTH IMPLICATIONS AND SYSTEM
PERFORMANCE.
WE ARE WORKING WITH KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESS AUTHORITY AND
PUBLIC HEALTH ON A DRAFT OF THE
DASHBOARD.
WE HAVE PUT INFORMATION
TOGETHER AND NOW WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT IT WITH THEM.
AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS ASKED US TO
LOOK AT SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE.
NEXT ON THE LIST WAS HOW IS THE
CITY DOING ON HANDLING THE
COVID-19 EMERGENCY FUNDING AND
THAT WAS REQUESTED BY
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ AND
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
THE THE LAST ITEM IS LOOKING AT
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
PATROL CARS AND FLEET
MANAGEMENT.
AND THAT WAS A REQUEST FROM
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
AND SOME MAY SAY WHY ARE YOU
LOOKING AT THIS AND NOT THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL.
THE REASON WHY IS BECAUSE IT IS
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES THAT IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR PURCHASING CITY
VEHICLES.
INCLUDING POLICE VEHICLES.
AND THAT IS WHY IT IS UNDER OUR
PURVIEW.
IF YOU COULD GO TO THE NEXT
SLIDE PLEASE.
TALKED ABOUT THE SECURED
SCHEDULING ORDINANCE THAT OUR
OFFICE HAS BEEN REQUIRED TO
ADMINISTER. THERE HAVE BEEN A
SERIES OF REPORTS.
THE FINAL REPORT FOR THIS
SECURE SCHEDULING ORDINANCE
WILL BE DONE IN EARLY 2022 AND
IT WILL FOCUS ON THE EMPLOYER
EXPERIENCE WITH THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SECURE
SCHEDULING ORDINANCE.
THE REPORT THAT CAME OUT THIS
YEAR WAS ON THE EMPLOYEE SIDE.
AND NOW THIS FOCUS ON THE
EMPLOYEE AND THE EMPLOYER SIDE.
THE SECOND THING LISTED THERE
IS THE COMMUNITY SAFETY
INITIATIVE.
WE START THIS AS A REQUEST FROM
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
MS. COMES FROM WORK WE DID IN
2015.
WE DID A STREET OUTREACH
PROGRAM.
THIS WAS TO HELP PREVENT
VIOLENCE.
AND WE MADE RECOMMENDATIONS IN
THERE THAT COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD THOUGHT WOULD BE USEFUL
BECAUSE IT BENEFIT 20 COMMITTEE-
BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY SUPPORT
THOSE ORGANIZATIONS.
WE ARE LOOKING AT HOW HUMAN
SERVICES IS COORDINATING THE
KING COUNTY COLLECTIVE.
WHICH IS PART OF THIS EFFORT TO
INTERVENE AND DO VIOLENCE IN THE
COMMUNITY.
WE WANT TO WORK ON SURVEILLANCE
TECHNOLOGIES.
ONE FROM SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT AND ONE FROM CITY
LIGHT.
WE HAVE TO REPORT ON THESE IN
SEPTEMBER 2022.
AND THE LAST THING IS THE
EVALUATION OF RANIER BEACH.
WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE
2013.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER
DEPARTMENTS.
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE
WHOLE POINT OF THE WORK IS TO
REDUCE YOUTH VICTIMIZATION AND
CRIME IN RANIER BEACH BY USING
COMMUNITY LED STRATEGIES.
IDEA IS THAT WE WANT TO KEEP
YOUTH OUT OF THE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM BECAUSE ALL OF
THE RESEARCH WE HAVE IS THAT
WHEN YOU HAVE FOLKS IN THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM THAT ON
AVERAGE IT DOESN'T LEAD TO A
GOOD OUTCOME.
IF WE CAN PREVENT THAT FROM
HAPPENING THAT IS A GOOD THING.
THE CITY GOT A GRANT FROM THE
U.S. INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE.
AND THEY ARE IMPLEMENTING IN
RANIER BEACH IN THE SCHOOLS AND
COMMUNITY SETTINGS POSITIVE
BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT PRACTICES.
THE EVALUATION ON THOSE
GRANDSON THE REPORT ON HOW THEY
ARE PERFORMING WILL BE
PUBLISHED IN THE 2022.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO
THE NEXT SLIDE.
I AM ALMOST DONE.
THIS IS JUST A REPEAT OF THE
SECOND SLIDE.
WE ARE WORKING HARD TO IMPROVE
THE SEATTLE CITY GOVERNMENT
THROUGH THESE REPORTS.
ON SLIDE EIGHT I AM HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY
HAVE ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR
WORK PLAN OR ANYTHING ELSE YOU
CARE TO ASK ABOUT.
AND I WANT TO CONCLUDE BY
THANKING THE COUNSEL FOR
SUPPORTING OUR OFFICE.
SEATTLE HAS DONE A GREAT JOB IN
SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE AUDITING
WHICH IS A GOOD THING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH A CITY
AUDITOR JONES FOR THE
PRESENTATION. THIS IS A GOOD
WAY TO PUNCTUATE YOUR
REAPPOINTMENT THAT WE JUST
VOTED ON.
LOTS OF IMPORTANT WORK THAT
YOUR OFFICE IS DOING.
YOU HAVE AN AMAZING TEAM OF
SMART FOLKS WHO ARE DIGGING
INTO THIS WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY.
I SAW LOTS OF BODIES OF WORK
THAT I ASKED HER OFFICE TO DO
AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE THOSE
PARTICULAR RESULTS. AND LOTS OF
COUNCILMEMBERS ASKING TO DO THIS
IMPORTANT OVERSIGHT WORK.
I'M HAPPY TO OPEN US UP TO
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>>> THANK YOU DIRECTOR JONES
EXCUSE ME AUDITOR JONES.
IS THERE SOMETHING TO HELP US
MONITOR THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS
ABOUT HOW EACH DEPARTMENT IS
DOING FILLING THAT OUT.
WE TALKED ABOUT DASHBOARDS.
IS THERE A REQUIREMENTS FOR
DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE HAD AN
AUDIT.
TO UPLOAD AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT
BEING PROMPTED SOME INFORMATION
ABOUT HOW THEY ARE DOING?
WE HAVE SEEN THE DEPARTMENT
WORK QUICKLY ON RECOMMENDATIONS
THAT WE HAD ASKED FOR ADMISSION
TO THE.
WE HAVE ASKED THE SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT TO GET BACK TO US.
AND HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE
BRIEFING THAT I HAD WITH YOU I
MIGHT NOT HAVE REMEMBER TO ASK
WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE NOT
ACTED UPON IMMEDIATELY.
IT SOUNDS LIKE A CITY LIGHT IS
IN THE MIDDLE OF COMPILING
INFORMATION.
IS THERE A WAY CURRENTLY TO SET
A PROCESS UP FOR AUTOMATIC
UPLOADS AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND
WEIRD AS WITH IMPLEMENTATION
AND IF THERE IS A GAP REGARDING
ACTION.
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
THE THE CURRENT TOOL IS A ONCE
A YEAR WE WILL HAVE A REPORT
THAT IS A TRAFFIC LIGHT REPORT,
IF YOU WILL.
RED IF NOT IMPLEMENTED AND SO
ON.
UNLESS THE COUNCILMEMBER ASK US
AND WE HAVE THE BANDWIDTH TO DO
WE WILL FOLLOW UP SOONER THAN
THAT.
WE ARE WORKING ON SOME SOFTWARE
. I WANT TO NOT GET AHEAD OF
MYSELF.
THAT WILL MAKE IT EASIER AND
QUICKER AND ALLOW DEPARTMENTS
TO IMMEDIATELY PUT ANY
INFORMATION WHEN THEY HAVE
IMPLEMENTED A RECOMMENDATION
AND THEN WE ARE ABLE TO GET
MORE REAL TIME INFORMATION.
THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE WORKS
ON THAT AND I WOULD BE
DELIGHTED TO TALK TO YOU IN
FURTHER DETAIL ABOUT THAT. WE
ARE ALWAYS LOOKING TO MAKE THAT
PROCESS MORE TRANSPARENT AND
GETTING DECISION-MAKERS AND THE
PUBLIC MORE INFORMATION QUICKLY.
THE SHORT ANSWER IS THERE IS
SOMETHING IN THE WORKS TO GET
THIS TO YOU QUICKER.
TO GO ON OUR WEBSITE WE DO HAVE
THE INTERACTIVE DEVICE WHERE
YOU CAN GO AND LOOK BY
DEPARTMENT OR YEAR AND YOU CAN
SLICE AND DICE WHAT YOU WANT TO
LOOK LIKE AT.
IT WAS MENTIONED IN THE ANNUAL
REPORT.
IF YOU'RE CURIOUS WE HAVE
POLICE DEPARTMENT
RECOMMENDATIONS. WHERE WE DID A
RECOMMENDATION ON POLICE
DEPARTMENT OVER TIME
MANAGEMENT.
AND YOU COULD SEE WHERE THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS CAN BE FOUND.
BACK TO YOUR QUESTION WE ARE
WORKING ON SOMETHING TO MAKE IT
EASIER FOR DEPARTMENTS TO
RESPOND TO US.
I'M HAPPY TO GET YOU MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THAT.
HOPEFULLY I ANSWERED YOUR
QUESTION.
>> YOU DID, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
I LOOK FORWARD TO CHATTING
ABOUT THAT.
AND I APPRECIATE THE ANNUAL
REPORT. I THINK THAT REAL TIME
IMPLEMENTATION IDEAS ARE GREAT.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CHATTING
WITH YOU.
>> THE DASHBOARD IS A STEP IN
THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO
LOOK AT IT, PLEASE MEANDER OVER
TO THE CITY AUDITOR'S WEBSITE
AND CHECK IT OUT.
IN THE PAST WE HAVE HAD
MULTIPAGE DOCUMENTS THAT WERE
MULTI-COLORED AND IT WAS MORE
BURDENSOME TO SIFT THROUGH.
THE DASHBOARD IS HEADED IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION AND I
APPRECIATE THAT IMPROVEMENT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
I DO NOT SEE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS.
CITY AUDITOR JONES DO YOU HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WOULD
LIKE TO ADD?
AS WE HEAD INTO THE BUDGET
PROCESS?
ANY GAPS OR NEEDS THAT YOU
WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT NOW ASK
BEFORE WE ENGAGE IN A FORMAL
PROCESS OF WORKING WITH YOU. I
KNOW WE HAVE IDENTIFIED SOME
ONGOING NEEDS THAT ARE IN YOUR
WORK PLAN FOR 2022.
DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE YOU AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE ANY
THOUGHTS WITH THE VIEWING
PUBLIC AND THE COMMITTEE BEFORE
WE BEGIN BUDGET DELIBERATIONS.
>> THANK YOU FOR ASKING.
WE WILL ALWAYS WORK AS HARD AS
WE CAN TO USE ANY RESOURCES
THAT WE GET FROM THE CITY AND
COUNSEL.
WE HAVE HAD MORE EXPERIENCED
AUDITORS RETIRE AND WE ARE
PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER
RETIRE SOMETIME IN THE NEXT
YEAR.
HEAVY ON MY MIND IS SUCCESSION
PLANNING.
WE WANT TO HAVE A STRONG TEAM
TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE THE WORK
THAT THE COUNSEL NEEDS AND
EXPECT. THAT'S ONE OF THE
THINGS I AM THINKING ABOUT.
HOW TO REPLACE THIS
INSTITUTIONAL WISDOM. MAY BE
WORK IN TEAMS. AND THAT'S NOT
UNIQUE AS A CHALLENGE TO OUR
OFFICE.
WE'LL LET YOU KNOW. I'M EXCITED
TO MEET THAT CHALLENGE.
AND WE WILL FIGURE IT OUT.
>> THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THAT
QUESTION.
WE WILL STAY IN CLOSE CONTACT
WITH YOU AND THE FOLKS FROM
YOUR OFFICE AS WE CONTINUE TO
WORK THROUGH LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
PRIORITIES.
COLLEAGUES IF THERE IS NO
FURTHER BUSINESS THE COMMITTEE
WILL ADJOURN.
THIS DOES CONCLUDE THE MEETING
FOR TODAY.
WE WILL NOT HAVE ANOTHER
MEETING UNTIL DECEMBER.
GIVEN THE BUDGET PROCESS THAT IS
AHEAD OF US FOR THE NEXT FEW
MONTHS.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD
WORK AND FOR BEING WITH US.
WE ARE ADJOURN.
>> THANK YOU.
[ EVENT CONCLUDED ]