City of Lawndale

City Officials
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City Map
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City-wide Organizational Chart
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Reader’s Guide
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Table of Contents
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INTRODUCTION
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Budget Message	i
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Mission Statement/Strategic Plan	v
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Budget User’s Guide
Budget Document Organization	ix
Overview of City Government	x
City Budget and Financial Structure	x
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Budget Process
Budget Definition	xii
Mission of the Budget Process	xii
Principles and Elements of the Budget Process	xii
Actual Budget Process	xiii
Budget Development Process	xix
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Budget Calendar	xx
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Financial Policies	xxi
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Statement of Investment Policy	xxvi
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GANN Appropriation Limit	xxxiii
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BUDGET SUMMARIES
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Why Include Summaries? / Fund Balance Summaries	1
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Five-Year Financial Forecast	2
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City-Wide Fund Balance	3
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Expenditures	4
Expenditures – All Funds (Pie Chart)	5
Expenditures – General Fund (Pie Chart)	5
Expenditures – Other Funds (Pie Chart)	6
Expenditures Summary	7
Capital Outlay	8
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Revenues	9
Revenue – All Funds (Pie Chart)	9
Revenue – General Fund (Pie Chart)	10
Revenue – Other Funds (Pie Chart)	10
Revenue Detail by Fund	11
Revenue Sources/Justification of Projections	18
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Personnel/Staffing Levels
- Full Time Positions	27
- Part Time Positions	30
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OPERATING BUDGETS
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City Council	31
City Attorney	35
City Clerk	39
City Manager	45
Administrative Services	49
Cable Television	55
General Operations	63
Finance	67
Information Systems	73
Public Safety	77
Municipal Services
- Administration	83
- Emergency Services	88
- Neighborhood Watch	90
- Animal Control	91
Public Works
- Administration	93
- Street Maintenance	105
- Grounds/Facilities Maintenance	109
Community Development	113
Community Development Block Grant	118
Lawndale Redevelopment Agency
- Administration	123
- Low Moderate Housing	128
Community Services
- Administration	129
- Parks & Recreation	137
- Senior Services	141
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CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
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Capital Projects	145
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APPENDIX
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History	151
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Miscellaneous Statistics	154
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City Demographic Profile	155
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Glossary of Budget Terms	162
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Index	166