City of San Antonio

Regionalization Committee's Report

on Decentralization of City Services

City Seal

January 5, 1989


January 5, 1989

To the Mayor and Members of City Council:

On behalf of the members of the Regionalization Committee, which you appointed by Ordinance #65983, we are pleased to transmit our committee report.

The report recommends means to decentralize the delivery of City services, and to improve the efficiency, accessibility and responsiveness of city government. It is the product of many hours of committee deliberation and an extensive effort at community consultation. The committee also acknowledges the assistance of staff from every city department, whom we consulted at several stages in our work.

We have tried hard to make this report as clear and concise as possible. Some of our recommendations still require further detailed planning before they can be implemented. Nevertheless, we hope that the general direction of our recommendations meets with your approval.

/s/ Thomas F. Brereton
Co-Chair

/s/ Phillip Acosta
Co-Chair


REGIONALIZATION COMMITTEE

Report to City Council

December, 1988


CITY OF SAN ANTONIO

CITY COUNCIL

Henry G. Cisneros, Mayor

Maria Antonietta Berriozabal

Joe Webb

Helen Dutmer

Frank D. Wing

Walter Martinez

Bob Thompson

Yolanda Vera

Nelson Wolff

Weir Labatt

James C. Hasslocher


REGIONALIZATION COMMITTEE

Thomas F. Brereton, Co-Chair (District 8)

Phillip Acosta, Co-Chair (District 5)

Norma Cantu (District 1)

Lou Miller (District 2)

Lynda Billa Burke (District 3)

Diego Bernal (District 4)

Sybil Kane (District 6)

Raymond Baird (District 7)

Ken Thomas (District 9)

Don Beere (District 10)

Catherine H. Powell (Mayor)


CITY MANAGER

Louis J. Fox

DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND RESEARCH STAFF

Kenneth W. Daly, Director

John Bollman

J.M. (Jimmy Martin) Contreras

Marie Gelles


Table of Contents

Background and Committee Purpose

Committee Process

Findings and Recommendations

EFFECTIVENESS

Development Services

Human and Cultural Services

Public Safety Services

City Hall Parking

EFFICIENCY

INFORMATION ACCESSIBILITY

City Documents

Electronic Media

Other Issues

COMMUNITY RESPONSIVENESS

City Council

Neighborhood Planning

Annexation

Recommendations by Department

All Departments

Building Inspections

Building Inspections/Code Compliance

City Clerk

City Council

City Manager

Economic and Employment Development

Environmental Management

Metropolitan Health District

Human Resources and Services

Information Resources

Library

Parks and Recreation

Planning

Police

Public Information Office

Purchasing and General Services

Appendices

A. Ordinance No. 65983

B. Selected Bibliography on Municipal Decentralization

C. Community Questionnaire

D. Survey of City Departments

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