LOS ANGELES : Riordan Wants Action on Technology Proposals
Despite the city’s budget crunch, Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan said Thursday he wants to get started on some of the recommendations of a citizens task force on technology.
One of the first steps probably will be to propose consolidation of the three departments overseeing the city’s limited technology implementation, the mayor said at a gathering to formally receive the task force’s report at the Central Library.
The Mayor’s Special Advisory Committee on Technology Implementation found that the city’s lack of basic technological tools--including voice mail and computers to track data and enable employees to communicate easily--is wasting time and money, frustrating residents and jeopardizing public safety.
Riordan acknowledged that the city, facing a projected deficit of at least $200 million for the coming fiscal year, will be hard-pressed to afford some of the committee’s recommendations. They include providing computers and voice mail and the training required to use them effectively.
But the mayor said his staff soon will decide which recommendations to include in his budget proposal this spring.
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