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CityCouncil | 2005-06-07 | 19 | the expense of the boat operation. The City Attorney gave a brief presentation on the City Attorney' S office budget reduction impacts. Mayor Johnson requested further explanation on the impacts of the City Attorney's office reductions. The City Attorney stated that the duties of two full-time positions that are being cut would be absorbed within the existing staff and would result in some delays in quantity and timeliness of the workload. Mayor Johnson inquired whether the reduction would cause delays in reviewing contracts, to which the City Attorney responded that the current contract review time is two days; contract review will continue to be treated as a priority. Mayor Johnson inquired whether two days is an average time for contract review, to which the City Attorney responded the two-day turnaround time was the average time for contract review during the last five months. Mayor Johnson inquired what service impacts the City departments could expect; stated that a Charter change might be necessary if there was a delay in the City Attorney's office approving a contract. The City Attorney responded that the existing workload would be spread among existing staff; phones may need to be placed on voice mail at lunch time there may be a delay in document production and routine tasks; stated the City Attorney's office is trying to work smarter the workload that is handled by the Administration Management Analyst would need to be spread among the remaining staff; there would be a need to have Department Heads do more in terms of contract preparation and review. Mayor Johnson inquired whether there was a way to advise the Department Heads which contracts need to be approved by the City Attorney's office and which do not. The City Attorney stated that she has tried to triage the contracts by preparing a training program and getting forms and options on line to enable the departments to do more of the routine tasks; the level of the budget cut requires that things be done differently. Special Joint Meeting Alameda City Council, Community 4 Improvement Commission, and Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority June 7, 2005 | CityCouncil/2005-06-07.pdf |