L.A. Mayor's Proposed Budget Plan: $105M for IT Agency

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti wants to spend $105 million next year on the city’s Information Technology Agency — a little less than 1 percent of the overall $10.6 billion city budget.

That figure, released Thursday, represents Garcetti's proposed spending for the IT Agency and doesn’t include all IT-related spending across other city departments.

His proposal next goes before the Los Angeles City Council for review.

According to the city’s online budget breakdown, “The Information Technology Agency has the primary responsibility for planning, designing, implementing, operating and coordinating the City's enterprise information technology systems, and data, voice, and radio networks; providing all cable franchise regulatory and related services; and the delivery of 3-1-1 related services Citywide.”

Broken down by programs, roughly $62 million of the $105 million would go toward “A Well Run City,” which includes:

• $20.8 million for Systems Development and Support
• $16.9 for Network Engineering and Operations
• $12 million for Enterprise and Distributed Systems and Operation
• $8.1 million for Office Systems Support
• $4.1 million for General Administration and Support

Of the $105 million, roughly $24 million comes under “A Livable and Sustainable City,” which entails:

• $13.3 million for Data Engineering and Operations
• $6.1 million for Customer Engagement
• $4.5 million for Business Applications and Web Services

Of the $105 million, $19.4 million goes toward “A Safe City,” which includes:

• $16.9 million for Public Safety and Communications
• $2.5 million for Public Safety Systems Development and Support

Techwire will have additional reporting on the city budget – including potential procurement opportunities — in coming days.