[SDCBC] FW: Mayor Begins Managed Competition Assessments

[Kathy Keehan]

Interesting to note that 'Pavement Markings and Signs', a $4.6 million per
year program, will be one of the functions considered for managed
competition. This will definitely impact cyclists, and we'll have to keep an
eye out to make sure that any outsourcing proposal includes guarantees that
bicyclists needs will be included and that they will be designed and
implemented correctly. 

Kathy

 

From: Jerry Sanders [mailto:JerrySanders at sandiego.gov] 
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 2:10 PM
To: execdir at sdcbc.org
Subject: Mayor Begins Managed Competition Assessments

 

	
	
	

 


	

This morning I am announced 16 City functions that will begin the first step
in the voter-approved managed competition process. These functions are
concentrated in two departments and include over 560 positions and have a
combined budget of more than $120 million.

 

As approved by the voters last November, managed competition has become an
integral part of the overall reform effort underway at the City. Voters were
clear in their support for managed competition and I hope that my
announcement today will serve to reaffirm my commitment to moving it forward
in the City.

 

The pre-competition assessment process for these functions will be conducted
over the next few months. Once the assessments are complete, I will be
provided with a report of findings giving me the information I need to
recommend whether a given function can and should move forward in the
managed competition process.

 

Once a function is chosen to move forward in the managed competition process
we will begin to prepare all of the information and materials necessary to
invite outside bids. City employee proposal teams will be established,
Requests for Proposals will be issued and the Managed Competition
Independent Review Board will begin to offer its assistance in analyzing
which proposal will provide the best value for the City.

 

The Independent Review Board is scheduled for Council confirmation this
coming Tuesday. The seven members of the Board include a representative for
the City Council and the Independent Budget Analyst. Mary Lewis, the City's
Financial Management Director will represent the Auditor and Comptroller and
Debra Fischle-Faulk, the City's Director of Administrative Services will be
my representative to the IRB.

 

Desa Burton, Charles Kim, Faye Wilson and Murray Galinson are all very
accomplished members of the San Diego community and have been nominated to
fill out the remainder of the board's positions. I think they are going to
give us a good - independent - perspective of the quality of bids we receive
in the competition process.

 

Today marks the beginning of what I intend to be a regular series of
assessments and progress toward a competitive bidding process for those City
functions found eligible and appropriate for competition.

 

I know that some have expressed concern about the pace we've taken for
implementing managed competition. As I have said before, we have approached
this in a thoughtful and deliberate way because it is intended to have a
lasting impact on our business practices. We have made certain that we are
following the process intended by the voters and have done everything
reasonable to accommodate the interests of union leaders who have seemed
intent on delaying this effort at every possible point.

 

We are moving forward and I will be very interested in receiving the report
of findings coming from these pre-competition assessments.

 

Use the link below to access the managed competition fact sheet:

 

http://www.sandiego.gov/mayor/pdf/071130factsheet.pdf
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