2013-2014 budget - City of Syracuse

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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
BUREAU OF RESEARCH
I. Program Responsibilities:
The Bureau of Research serves as a research/information source, project design, inter-governmental support, and
special projects unit for the Mayor’s Office and for City departments. The Bureau researches and maintains information
concerning national, state, county and city demographics, programs and trends. The Bureau initiates and responds to
the Mayor's Office, administrative and departmental requests for information studies or planning efforts directed toward
improving city services and quality of life through resourceful program approaches, new technologies or city policy
revisions. The Bureau is responsible for identifying sources of inter-governmental, foundation or private aid, completing
funding applications in association with involved departments, preparing and negotiating contracts and monitoring and
overseeing certain grant/contract programs. The Bureau also provides grant information and technical assistance to
not-for-profit and community-based agencies, and serves as a community liaison to the administration. The Bureau
supports and staffs several committees, task forces and commissions, various City promotional activities and provides
staff support for the City’s compliance with the Local Government Records Law and the NYS National Heritage
Areas/Urban Cultural Parks Program.
II. Major Functions
III. Cost of
Function as
a % of Total
Budget
IV. Activity Indicators
V.
2011/2012
Actual
VI.
2012/2013
Estimate
VII.
2013/2014
Anticipated
Grants 60% Number of Grant Applications/Revisions
Number of Grants Monitored/Managed
Number of Awards/Designations
Number of Legislative Member Items Processed
Technical Assistance Incidence
43
40
3
8
90
40
40
5
8
90
40
50
6
9
90
Special Projects 25% Number of Special Projects Undertaken
City Web Site Support
City Promotional Activities and Special Events
Advisory Committees, Boards and Commissions
Files Management Grants
Heritage Area Program and Administrative Activities
Daily E-Mail, Phone and Mail Responses to
Constituents (per day)
Special Research Projects
20
1,100
8
20
1
4
12
15
22
1,300
7
15
1
5
15
25
22
1,300
10
18
2
6
15
15
Records Management 15% Records Inventoried (Cubic Feet)
Departmental and City Court Records Stored
(Cubic Feet)
Departmental and City Court Records Retrieval
Requests
600
6,800
220
500
6,000
250
500
6,000
250