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Innovation & Technology
September 26, 2023 | 2024 Proposed Budget
City of South Bend
Innovation & Technology
City of South Bend
Innovation & Technology
Agenda
Quick Background on I&T
Recent Accomplishments
2024 Projected Activities
Budget Summary
Personnel Changes & Re -org Summary
Questions
Note: There are appendix slides in this presentation meant to
provide more follow-up detail
September 26,
2023 Budget
Hearing
City of South Bend
Innovation & Technology
About I&T, our departmental structure and work
Background
City of South Bend
Innovation & Technology
I&T Mission
South Bend’s Department of Innovation & Technology (I&T)
leverages technology, data, and design to empower a thriving
City workforce and improve quality of life for the region. As a
centralized IT and innovation team, we serve City departments. In
addition to providing core IT services like hardware, technology
support, security, and network maintenance, we help city teams
procure or develop new solutions, improve processes, use data to
forward goals, and digitize city services.
City of South Bend
Innovation & Technology
I&T Mantra
Listen First, Build With.
In 2019, our Department chose this mantra because we believe it
represents the human-centered design and collaborative culture
we aim to infuse into all our work.
Reminder: I&T is an internal service department
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Current State I&T Teams
Division Description
311 Customer service call center
Applications Software management, custom development, data
automation
Business Analytics Performance management, data analytics and
transparency, web management/training, UX,
business process improvement
Civic Innovation Digital equity, smart cities/urban sensing,
university partnerships, special projects
Infrastructure Network maintenance/security, South Bend Open
WiFi, cameras, physical and virtual environments
Services Helpdesk, hardware/rights/software management
and distribution, technology procurement
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Current State
Org Chart for
I&T
•33 FTEs
•Note a 2023 Q2 change:
•Title change only Design
Specialist > Web
Manager
Chief
Innovation Officer
Director, BA
Senior Business
Analyst
Business
Analyst (2)
Web Manager
(Design Specialist)
Director, Civic
Innovation
Technology
Equity Manager
Director, 311
Supervisor, 311
Lead Liaison
Liaison (5)
Ops Manager
Chief
Technology Officer
Director,
Services
Manager,
Services
Services
Specialist (2)
Director,
Applications
GIS Manager
GIS Senior
Specialist
Assistant
Director, Applications
Applications
Developer II
Applications
Developer I (2)
Director,
Infrastructure
Manager,
Infrastructure
System
Specialist III (2)
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Current State Org Chart – Team Functions
CIO
Business
Analytics
Civic
Innovation 311
Operations
Manager CTO
Services Applications
Infrastructure
•Priority IT Project
Management
•Department Portfolio
Management
•Data Collection & Analytics
•Performance (SB STAT) &
Evaluations
•Data Governance
•Training (SB Academy)
•Web Content
•Business Process Improvement &
Process Mapping
•Sharepoint/Power automate
•Solution Design
•Data Visualization & Transparency
Projects
•Early stage procurement solution
research
•Smart City projects
•Digital Equity projects
•University, national
network, and philanthropic
partnerships
•TRC
•Special Projects
•Helpdesk
•Hardware distribution
•Phone systems and meeting systems
•Rights/permissions management
•Vendor management
•Building and managing custom
integrations
•Building and managing custom
solutions
•Software management and
maintenance
•Database administration
•Data engineering and automation
•Maintenance of network, virtual and
physical environments
•Security
•Maintenance of cameras and WiFi
•Answer calls
•Work with business units to maintain
up to date information for public
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I&T Culture, Morale is Strong
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Highlights from 2022 -2023
Recent Accomplishments
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I&T Highlights I
•Customer service & resident engagement innovations
•898 resident engagements for Build the Budget 2023 – almost 100 more than the year before. Now, for 2024 we are on Deck to break more records.
•>4.5/5 average customer service rating for 311 Customer Service calls
•In 2022, 48 events held at the South Bend Technology Resource Center (TRC) in partnership with over 66 community organizations
•One Stop Shop program and space development ahead of new City Hall
•UAP sign-up sprints and results-driven contracting project
•National recognition and leadership in data, innovation, tech
•What Works Cities Silver for 3rd year in a row (2022) and then What Works Cities Gold (2023).
•South Bend recognized as a Digital Equity Trailblazer City.
•2023 Strategic national partnerships include Harvard City Leadership Network’s Government Procurement Excellence Cohort, the Bloomberg Data Alliance, and the MetroLab Data Handling Working Group
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What Works Cities Gold
SBStat 2023
Projected vpw by operation
Business Unit Lobby
Reception Storefront Payment
Dropbox
Document Pick-
up/Drop-off Appointments Ad hoc
table
Building 12 18
EEE 11
Engineering 15 35
Human Rights 10 10 17
Neighborhood H&H 7 5 5 14
Neighborhood S&E 22 16 2 10
OVB 13 4 3
Water Works Utilities 532 115 94
Zoning 16 8
Total 64 581 121 26 195 3
We have started
working with City
Teams to strategize the
streamlined physical
and digital “One Stop
Shop” customer
experience
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I&T Highlights II
•Successful infrastructure expansions:
•8 new Fire Stations, 7 new Parks covered by 79 new wireless access points for the South Bend
Open WiFi Expansion. More locations to come in 2024.
•City Camera Network first wave expansion to downtown garages, high traffic pedestrian
areas/intersections, select VPA locations
•Digital Equity Progress:
•35,000 Mobile Network Speed Tests completed in partnership with the Solid Waste Team in
addition to 800 at-home speed tests collected from residents.
•300+ residents completed our digital literacy survey in partnership with SJCPL in 2022
•ACP sign-up and support work begun from $500K in federal funds from the FCC
•Won NLC grant to support local business partners with digital access, training needs
•Published the Digital Equity Roadmap and became an Indiana Broadband Ready Community
•Ongoing PLTE pilot with the SBCSC. Read about this cool project here.
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I&T Highlights III
•Attracting Investment
•$2M+ brought in by Civic Innovation Team this year alone across work areas: digital equity, sustainability, early years/learning, business support
•Filling local transportation gaps via Commuters Trust (CT)
•900+ hourly wage workers supported by Commuters Trust across 12 partnered local employers from 2022 to present. This equates to over 10K discounted ride shares and almost 50K Transpo rides.
•Security Progress
•2 completed Cybersecurity Assessments
•Digital Defense Security Posture GPA improved from 3.35 (B+) to 3.4 (A-)
•Phishing fail rates improved from >50% of staff to, most recently, just 6%
•Departmental IT Services, Good Housekeeping
•4,000+ Helpdesk tickets collected and addressed in 2022
•288 new City computer users created and supported in 2022
•Annual data inventory and hardware refresh
•Data/RTCC/RFTP policy updates with Police and Legal
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Commuters Trust Employer Program
More than a third of interviewees
do not have a car of their own.
Enrolled participants are more likely
to be moderately or severely
transportation insecure - indicating
the program is being used by
those who need it.
At one employer, the program has
on average increased hours by
1.27 shifts per month, resulting in
an extra $151 dollars a month
earned per worker.
85% of enrollees are women,
higher than the proportion of total
female employees
Full-time employees are more
likely to enroll in the program
Black or African American
enrollees are 45% of enrollees
See Appendix
for more slides
on CT program
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I&T Highlights IV
•Departmental Partnered Programs: Business Security Grant, UpSkill SB,
SolveSB (Affordable Housing, Sustainability)
•Departmental Applications/Digital Support : Financial Empowerment
Customer Support, UAP 2.0, Forestry Work Orders, RSVP app, Morris
SMS notifications, new city design guide, EEE canvassing tools
•Departmental Data Support: Traffic calming, utility payment tracking,
curbs & sidewalk, street quality dashboard, skating season pass holder
tracking, crime analytics & transparency
•Departmental Training Support: project management, survey design,
Excel, GIS, GenAI (coming soon!)
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Our plans for next year based on Department
requests, upcoming opportunities
2024 Projected Activities
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Where do our 2024 projected activities come
from?
•Department Partners. As an internal service department, I&T meets with Departments at the beginning of budget season to understand high level technology goals for the following year. Resident goals drive their goals. Their goals are our goals.
•Ex: New road and sidewalk assessments, DCI software
•External Opportunities. We see and prepare for opportunities coming down the pipeline: grants, legislation, new standards, City Hall
•Ex: Cybersecurity with IOT, state meeting transparency laws
•National Best Practices. As centralized IT/data/digital shop, we identify opportunities for improving tech governance, mitigating risk, becoming more efficient
•Ex: Citywide MFA, business continuity plans
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2024 I&T
Projected
Activities
•Digitizing/automating more city programs and processes
•Improving resident digital engagement: meeting + minute access
for boards and commissions; SMS communication, web
•One Stop Shop customer experience creation (digital and in -
person) ahead of new City Hall, including
streamlined/centralized payments
•Continued grant writing and partnership building: Public Health,
Sustainability, Digital Equity/Broadband, Cybersecurity, Smart
City Infrastructure
•Sense South Bend, South Bend Open WiFi Phase II
•Improved physical security at Water Works and Fire (door
access, cameras, etc.)
•Software implementations: UKG, Neighborhood
Services/Permitting Software, AMS
•Driving integration into the Real Time Crime Center across
businesses and community partners
•Citywide MFA
•Data-driven services: sidewalk/streets assessments, city survey
•Improved system/product documentation and maintenance:
incident response planning, business continuity planning,
software maintenance charters
Highlight of current
plans with
Departments
Note: not a
comprehensive list
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City of South Bend
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2024 I&T
Projected
Activities
•Digitizing/automating more city programs and processes
•Improving resident digital engagement: meeting + minute access
for boards and commissions; SMS communication, web
•One Stop Shop customer experience creation (digital and in -
person) ahead of new City Hall, including
streamlined/centralized payments and case management model
•Continued grant writing and partnership building: Public Health,
Sustainability, Digital Equity/Broadband, Cybersecurity, Smart
City Infrastructure
•Sense South Bend, South Bend Open WiFi Phase II
•Improved physical security at Water Works and Fire (door
access, cameras, etc.)
•Software implementations: UKG, Neighborhood
Services/Permitting Software, AMS
•Driving integration into the Real Time Crime Center across
businesses and community partners
•Citywide MFA
•Data-driven services: sidewalk/streets assessments, city survey
•Improved system/product documentation and maintenance:
incident response planning, business continuity planning,
software maintenance charters
Theme:
Customer Service
Excellence
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City of South Bend
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2024 I&T
Projected
Activities
•Digitizing/automating more city programs and processes
•Improving resident digital engagement: meeting + minute access
for boards and commissions; SMS communication, web
•One Stop Shop customer experience creation (digital and in -
person) ahead of new City Hall, including
streamlined/centralized payments
•Continued grant writing and partnership building: Public Health,
Sustainability, Digital Equity/Broadband, Cybersecurity, Smart
City Infrastructure
•Sense South Bend, South Bend Open WiFi Phase II
•Improved physical security at Water Works and Fire (door
access, cameras, etc.)
•Software implementations: UKG, Neighborhood
Services/Permitting Software, AMS
•Driving integration into the Real Time Crime Center across
businesses and community partners
•Citywide MFA
•Data-driven services: sidewalk/streets assessments, city survey
•Improved system/product documentation and maintenance:
incident response planning, business continuity planning,
software maintenance charters
Theme:
Product Management &
Maintenance
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City of South Bend
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2024 I&T
Projected
Activities
•Digitizing/automating more city programs and processes
•Improving resident digital engagement: meeting + minute access
for boards and commissions; SMS communication, web
•One Stop Shop customer experience creation (digital and in -
person) ahead of new City Hall, including
streamlined/centralized payments
•Continued grant writing and partnership building: Public Health,
Sustainability, Digital Equity/Broadband, Cybersecurity, Smart
City Infrastructure
•Sense South Bend – Smart City Tech for Sustainability
•Improved physical security at Water Works and Fire (door
access, cameras, etc.)
•Software implementations: UKG, Neighborhood
Services/Permitting Software, AMS
•Driving integration into the Real Time Crime Center across
businesses and community partners
•Citywide MFA
•Data-driven services: sidewalk/streets assessments, city survey
•Improved system/product documentation and maintenance:
incident response planning, business continuity planning,
software maintenance charters
Theme:
Physical & Cyber
Security
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City of South Bend
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2024 I&T
Projected
Activities
•Digitizing/automating more city programs and processes
•Improving resident digital engagement: meeting + minute access
for boards and commissions; SMS communication, web
•One Stop Shop customer experience creation (digital and in -
person) ahead of new City Hall, including
streamlined/centralized payments
•Continued grant writing and partnership building: Public Health,
Sustainability, Digital Equity/Broadband, Cybersecurity, Smart
City Infrastructure
•Sense South Bend, South Bend Open WiFi Phase II
•Improved physical security at Water Works and Fire (door
access, cameras, etc.)
•Software implementations: UKG, Neighborhood
Services/Permitting Software, AMS
•Driving integration into the Real Time Crime Center across
businesses and community partners
•Citywide MFA
•Data-driven services: sidewalk/streets assessments, city survey
•Improved system/product documentation and maintenance:
incident response planning, business continuity planning,
software maintenance charters
Theme:
Regional Technology
Excellence & Equity
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2024 proposed budget
Budget Summary
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City Budget
2021 Actual 2022 Actual 2023 Adopted Budget
2024 Proposed
Budget
01 Mayor's Office (1,716,896)(2,132,797)(1,036,452)(1,109,306)
02 City Clerk (477,787)(433,836)(453,901)(492,180)
03 Common Council (538,882)(509,239)(607,587)(836,294)
04 Administration & Finance (35,073,661)(52,290,061)(43,629,245)(47,911,151)
05 Legal Department (1,227,132)(1,303,534)(1,604,576)(1,731,678)
06 Public Works (93,949,799)(82,035,216)(142,580,721)(110,208,245)
07 Innovation & Technology (9,183,704)(9,298,919)(10,078,207)(13,046,360)
08 Police Department (42,044,556)(43,031,323)(47,335,169)(51,624,654)
09 Fire Department (35,767,842)(37,766,018)(40,474,070)(43,376,050)
10 Dept of Community Investment (34,246,266)(45,085,414)(28,398,300)(48,524,860)
11 Venues, Parks & Arts (22,403,068)(36,464,143)(37,033,164)(34,198,970)
Net Surplus / (Deficit) (276,629,592) (310,350,500) (353,231,392) (353,059,747)
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I&T 2024 Proposed Budget
Row Labels Sum of 2021 Actual Sum of 2022 Actual
Sum of 2023
Amended Budget Sum of 2024 Proposed Budget
Capital - - - -
Debt Service Interest & Fees 50,358 65,014 60,064 93,470
Debt Service Principal 966,528 930,920 763,196 788,983
Education & Training 33,654 34,682 69,933 67,000
Fringe Benefits 704,230 711,976 974,307 1,414,429
Interfund Allocations 891 653 813 818
Interfund Transfers Out - - - -
Other Services & Charges 292,472 243,852 88,490 77,550
Printing & Advertising 3,277 4,366 15,599 16,500
Professional Services 510,586 782,666 1,416,746 646,260
Repairs & Maintenance 3,646,311 3,802,342 4,661,164 5,840,569
Salaries & Wages 1,908,602 1,965,182 2,485,597 3,402,749
Supplies 714,903 468,930 277,840 663,850
Travel 161 24,829 31,550 35,000
Grand Total 8,831,973 9,035,411 10,845,300 13,047,178
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I&T 2024 Proposed Budget - Increases
Row Labels Sum of 2021 Actual Sum of 2022 Actual
Sum of 2023
Amended Budget Sum of 2024 Proposed Budget
Capital - - - -
Debt Service Interest & Fees 50,358 65,014 60,064 93,470
Debt Service Principal 966,528 930,920 763,196 788,983
Education & Training 33,654 34,682 69,933 67,000
Fringe Benefits 704,230 711,976 974,307 1,414,429
Interfund Allocations 891 653 813 818
Interfund Transfers Out - - - -
Other Services & Charges 292,472 243,852 88,490 77,550
Printing & Advertising 3,277 4,366 15,599 16,500
Professional Services 510,586 782,666 1,416,746 646,260
Repairs & Maintenance 3,646,311 3,802,342 4,661,164 5,840,569
Salaries & Wages 1,908,602 1,965,182 2,485,597 3,402,749
Supplies 714,903 468,930 277,840 663,850
Travel 161 24,829 31,550 35,000
Grand Total 8,831,973 9,035,411 10,845,300 13,047,178
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Notes on Increases: Repairs & Maintenance
Repairs & Maintenance (+1M Increase over 2023). Top Category Drivers:
•Utility Body Camera Upgrade (430K) - Police
•Cloud Data Storage and VM Hosting (450K)
•Kronos UKG Ready (311K)
•HelpDesk Support, N-Able, Taskfire, Desktop Patching (300K)
•Lease Payments (250K)
•Shotspotter (230K) - Police
•Total Streets (186k) – Public Works
•Data Plans (140K)
•Polaris (130K) - Police
•Fusus (124K) - Police
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Notes on Increases: Supplies
Supplies Increase Explained by EOL replacement schedule (300K
increase over 2023). Drivers:
•Firewall Replacement (120K)
•EOL Switch and WAP Replacements (200K)
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I&T Ratio of City Budget Over Time
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Rising Tech Demand/Use at the City
See Appendix
for more stats
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2024 proposed changes to our team
Personnel Changes & Re-org
Summary
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Why are changes needed?
Centralized I&T was created almost 10 years ago for a smaller city that
had less technology, less data, lower technology costs, less external
risks, and different resident expectations re: service delivery.
Since I&T was created, there have been no significant re-orgs to our
structure. In the current structure, there was no dedicated personnel or
positions for:
•Web management and digital services
•Software maintenance/product management
•Cybersecurity
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Themes for 2024 I&T Reorganization
There are 4 major themes that most proposed changes in I&T
structure and personnel relate to:
1.Addressing capacity gaps in maintenance & security
2.Creating a dedicated digital team to address weaknesses in
web and embrace future opportunities in low code and
resident experience/communication
3.Absorbing Commuters Trust into city operations
4.Centralizing customer service workforce See Appendix
slides for more
about these
themes
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US Digital Response (USDR) Partnership
USDR, a national organization dedicated to modernizing
government and building digital teams in city government, is
providing free technical assistance and advising on our new
structure, market appropriate titles, job descriptions, and training
plans behind this re -org.
Please see more slides in the appendix for more information and
details on the I&T re-org.
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Current State
Org Chart for
I&T
•33 FTEs
•2023 Q2 change:
•Title change only Design
Specialist > Web
Manager
Chief
Innovation Officer
Director, BA
Senior Business
Analyst
Business
Analyst (2)
Web Manager
(Design Specialist)
Director, Civic
Innovation
Technology
Equity Manager
Director, 311
Supervisor, 311
Lead Liaison
Liaison (5)
Ops Manager
Chief
Technology Officer
Director,
Services
Manager,
Services
Services
Specialist (2)
Director,
Applications
GIS Manager
GIS Senior
Specialist
Assistant
Director, Applications
Applications
Developer II
Applications
Developer I (2)
Director,
Infrastructure
Manager,
Infrastructure
System
Specialist III (2)
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Future State: I&T Divisions
Division Description
Customer Service & Success 311, Case Management, One Stop Shop City Hall Experience
Digital Custom integrations, web apps, UX, Low code platforms & solution
design/development,digital communications support , website maintenance and training
Data & Performance Performance management, data analytics and transparency, data warehouse. business
process improvement, GIS
Civic Innovation Digital equity, smart cities/urban sensing, university partnerships, special projects,
Commuters Trust + transportation programs/pilots
Infrastructure Network maintenance/security, South Bend Open WiFi, cameras, physical and virtual
environments
Enterprise Services & Software Helpdesk, hardware/rights/software management and distribution, technology
procurement, software maintenance
Project Management Priority IT Project Management, SB Academy (aka training) Coordination, Department
Portfolio Maintenance
New Functions for that Division are highlighted.
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Future State
Org Chart for
I&T
•47 FTEs
•6 absorbed (red)
•7 net new (yellow)
•Title Changes (yellow
outline)
•Note 2023 Q2 change:
•Title change only Design
Specialist > Web
Manager
Chief Innovation Officer
Director, Data & Performance
Assistant Director, Data & Performance
GIS Senior Specialist
Senior Business Analyst Business Analyst (2)
Director, Civic Innovation
Technology Equity Manager
Program Manager - Transportation
Director, Customer Service & Success
Manager, Customer Success
Case Manager (2)
Manager, 311
311 Liaison (10)
Ops Manager
Project Manager
Chief Digital Officer
Director, Applications
Applications Developer II Applications Developer I (2)
Director, Digital Services
Web Manager Product Manager
Solutions Designer
Chief Technology Officer
Director, Enterprise Services & Software
Manager, Enterprise Software
Software Specialist
Manager, Services
Services Specialist (2)
Director, Infrastructure
Manager, Infrastructure System Specialist III (2)
See Appendix for
more information
on position changes
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Future State
Org Chart for
I&T
Zoom in on Customer Service
Changes: Merging all frontline Customer Service personnel on one team will:
-Allow the city to create a One Stop Shop digital and in-person experience
-Pursue centralized/streamlined payments across resident services
-Shift from a reactive 311 model to a proactive, holistic case management model
-Create a foundation for customer service digital innovation while future-proofing our structure and workforce
Chief Innovation
Officer
Director,
Customer Service
& Success
Manager,
Customer Success
Case Manager
(2)*
Manager, 311
311 Liaison (10)*
1 Case Manger + 5 311 Liaisons absorbed
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Future State
Org Chart for
I&T
Zoom in on Enterprise Services & Software
Changes: This expanded team will take the burden of day-to-day vendor and software management/documentation away from developers and give city teams more assistance with:
-Baseline maintenance and tracking of enterprise software issues, needs, upgrades
-Continuous communication and IT support for business units managing our most important enterprise software
-Good governance via annual software inventories, business continuity plan development
Chief Innovation
Officer
Chief Technology
Officer
Director, Enterprise
Services & Software
Manager, Enterprise
Software
Software Specialist
Manager, Services
Services Specialist
(2)
Director,
Infrastructure
Manager,
Infrastructure
System Specialist III
(2)
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Future State
Org Chart for
I&T
Zoom in on Digital Team
Changes: The new Digital Team merges the existing Applications Team, Web Manager, and two new roles to create a cohesive team that can build and maintain new solutions (apps, web products, automations) for staff and residents. They will be able to:
-Maintain the City’s existing in-house products (CRM, UAP, LRR, RSVP)
-Add more capacity for resident communications across web, SMS, newsletters, etc.
-Develop on demand low code program solutions and automations for staff
Chief
Innovation
Officer
Chief Digital
Officer
Director,
Applications
Applications
Developer II
Applications
Developer I (2)
Director,
Digital Services
Web Manager Product
Manager
Solutions
Designer
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Future State
Org Chart for
I&T
Zoom in on Operations
Changes: Project Manager under the Operations Manager means more stable project management capacity with less turnover. This means less timeline disruptions, and enough man power to properly PM all planned 2024 big, cross-Departmental projects:
•Payment Streamlining Project + Digital OSS
•UKG Implementation
•Accela Replacement/Permitting Solution
•Implementing new meeting transparency tools across all Boards & Commissions
Chief
Innovation
Officer
Ops Manager
Project
Manager
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Future State
Org Chart for
I&T
Zoom in on Civic
Innovation
Changes: Civic Innovation will
now house Commuters Trust
Operations via the Program
Manager - Transportation
position. This will allow this
program and other mobility
innovation pilots to be
integrated into broader
grantmaking and strategic
partnership work at the City.
Chief
Innovation
Officer
Director, Civic
Innovation
Technology
Equity
Manager
Program
Manager -
Transportation
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Future State
Org Chart for
I&T
Zoom in on Data &
Performance
Changes: We are right sizing
the scope of the former
Business Analytics Team by
re-naming them, taking
away web management
expectations, and adding
GIS. This will integrate all
data services and platform
management on one team.
Chief
Innovation
Officer
Director, Data
& Performance
Assistant
Director, Data
& Performance
GIS Senior
Specialist
Senior
Business
Analyst
Business
Analyst (2)
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Proposed New FTEs in I&T
Position Team Quantity Salary Cap
311 Liaison Customer Service 5 $50,742
Manager, Customer Success Customer Service 1 $65,846
Manager, Enterprise Software Enterprise Services & Software 1 $68,644
Software Specialist Enterprise Services & Software 1 $61,669
Program Manager - Transportation Civic Innovation 1 $68,312
Product Manager Digital 1 $61,669
Solutions Designer Digital 1 $61,940
Project Manager Operations 1 $61,669
See Appendix for
more information
on position changes
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2024 I&T Budget Summary
$13M Proposed I&T Budget, about 2.9% of the City Budget. In context,
•There is a notable 20% increase from 2023. Drivers:
•higher tech & licensing costs across Departments
•absorbed staff from Water Works (6)
•new positions to fill our gaps (7 net)
•3/5 year cyclical costs associated with EOL infrastructure supplies
•The strategic shift from the position/structural changes will:
•Address mounting maintenance issues from the increased machines, users, software, and tech expectations
•Fill gaps: cybersecurity, web/digital, software maintenance
•Set the city up for customer service excellence & modernization
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Links
Appendix Slides – More
Resources and Reading
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More Reading – I&T Reports & Background
•You can read a case about the creation of our Department
•Link to the Department’s Medium Blog
•Transparency & Performance Page
•Commuters Trust Site
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Select I&T Media Links
•Meet the 2022 Digital Inclusion Trailblazer Cities
•Cities are looking at data differently to fight homelessness
•Robinson Center awarded $500,000 to expand Talk with Your Baby program
•Upskill South Bend looks to certify professionals in the climate industry
•City Heroes: Celebrating Data and Analytics Innovators
•South Bend business security grants offered for real time crime center
•South Bend announces policies for ‘real time crime center’
•City of South Bend named a Broadband Ready Community
•South Bend residents invited to participate in 2023 Build the Budget
•City of South Bend offers utility assistance programs
•Seven cities recognized for exceptional and equitable use of data
•South Bend boosting public Wi-Fi in final big expansion push
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Extra slides on I&T Budget numbers and process as
well as city tech usage and demand trends
Appendix Slides – I&T Budget
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Line Item
Example
Amount Allocation
Method
Guardian Care 10,000 100% Police
Microsoft
O365
199,728 By license
eTix 10,100 100% Morris
Adobe All
Apps Creative
Cloud
32,402 By license
311 Travel 12,000 311 Allocation
VoIP Licensing 38,000 Num phones
•I&T’s budget is comprised of the budgets of all other departments. We begin each budget season taking inventory of all tech operational costs and new needs across the city to put it our budget.
•Every line item in the I&T budget is assigned an equation based on how that line item is consumed across Departments. See examples to the left.
•Note that some line items are fully dedicated to certain departments and some are shared or “enterprise” resources.
•Different I&T staff (individuals and teams) have cross-departmental equations associated with them based on projected amount of support that role provides to that Department.
Reminder: How the I&T Budget Works
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I&T Allocation Summary for 2024
DEPT(s)2024 Allocation % 2024 I&T Budget
Admin & Finance $745,945 5.7%
Clerk/Council $159,570 1.2%
DCI $1,494,231 11.5%
D&I/HR $143,180 1%
Fire $1,106,212 8.5%
Legal $267,301 2%
Mayor $185,604 1.5%
Police/Crime Lab $3,353,113 25.7%
Public Works $4,297,670 33%
VPA $1,287,504 9.9%
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Rising Tech Demand/Use – More Detail
Category 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 (projected)
I&T Budget (Millions $)5.2 6.8 8.35 7.4 9.1 9.7 10 13
I&T as % of City Budget 1.436 1.76 2.27 2.07 2.63 2.41 2.35 2.91
I&T FTE Count 24 27 30 30 30 32 33 45
Total # Supported Devices 1022 1085 1128 1343 1431 1471 1628 1734
Cameras x 76 117 121 125 128 220 260
WAPs x 77 170 197 234 315 365 400
GB on Network x 9067 15875 22720 32526 35217 37910 41597
Door Access Controls x 58 83 87 94 98 112 130
Software programs 29 115 133 145 168 186 208 227
Users Supported x 1123 1204 1213 1192 1163 1275 1695
Number of Helpdesk tickets 1002 1745 4697 4200 4389 4104 4489 4500
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I&T 2024 Proposed Budget - Decreases
Row Labels Sum of 2021 Actual Sum of 2022 Actual
Sum of 2023
Amended Budget Sum of 2024 Proposed Budget
Capital - - - -
Debt Service Interest & Fees 50,358 65,014 60,064 93,470
Debt Service Principal 966,528 930,920 763,196 788,983
Education & Training 33,654 34,682 69,933 67,000
Fringe Benefits 704,230 711,976 974,307 1,414,429
Interfund Allocations 891 653 813 818
Interfund Transfers Out - - - -
Other Services & Charges 292,472 243,852 88,490 77,550
Printing & Advertising 3,277 4,366 15,599 16,500
Professional Services 510,586 782,666 1,416,746 646,260
Repairs & Maintenance 3,646,311 3,802,342 4,661,164 5,840,569
Salaries & Wages 1,908,602 1,965,182 2,485,597 3,402,749
Supplies 714,903 468,930 277,840 663,850
Travel 161 24,829 31,550 35,000
Grand Total 8,831,973 9,035,411 10,845,300 13,047,178
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Notes on Decreases: Professional Services
Professional Services decrease can be explained by:
•Staff increases
•Grant dollars slated for spending in 2024. Ex:
•Future cybersecurity/broadband dollars from the State
•ACP grant funds from the FCC
•American Rescue (Public Safety Tech, Streamlining
Assistance)
•Redevelopment Funds for Digital Equity
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More information: Public Sector IT Budgets
•Gartner Forecast on Government IT Trends and Budget Growth
•3 Key Priorities as State and Local Gov IT Budgets Grow
•Deloitte study on IT Budget benchmarks across industries
•Education & nonprofits: 4.54%
•The current 2024 budget ratio sits at 2.9%
DRAFT -
CONFIDE
NTIAL
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Extra slides on proposed positions, raises, structural
changes for I&T in 2024
Appendix Slides – Personnel &
Re-org Information
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Current State Org Chart – Capacity & Scope Issues
CIO
Business
Analytics
Civic
Innovation 311
Operations CTO
Services Applications
Infrastructure
We need to right -size the
responsibilities of the
Applications and Business
Analytics teams in terms of
scope and volume
Current State BA Responsibilities
•Data Collection & Analytics
•Performance (SB STAT) &
Evaluations
•Data Governance
•Training (SB Academy)
•Web Content
•Business Process Improvement &
Process Mapping
•Sharepoint/Power automate
•Solution design
•Data Visualization & Transparency
Projects
•Early stage procurement solution
research
Current State Apps Responsibilities
•Building and managing custom
integrations
•Building and managing custom
solutions
•Software management and
maintenance
•Database administration
•Data engineering and automation
•GIS
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Future State Org Chart – Functions
CIO
Digital Data &
Performance
Civic
Innovation
Customer
Service
Operations
Manager CTO
Enterprise
Services &
Products
Infrastructure
•Priority IT Project
Management
•Department Portfolio
Management
•Training Coordination
(SB Academy)
•Data Collection & Analytics
•Performance (SB STAT) &
Evaluations
•Data Governance
•Data Visualization & Transparency
Projects
•Early stage procurement solution
research
•Database administration
•Data engineering and automation
•Business Process Improvement &
Process Mapping
•Smart City projects
•Digital Equity projects
•University, national
network, and philanthropic
partnerships
•TRC
•CT
•Helpdesk
•Hardware distribution
•Phone systems and meeting systems
•Rights/permissions management
•Vendor management
•Software maintenance/charters
•Building and managing
custom integrations
•Building, managing,
improving custom
solutions
•Solution Design
•Sharepoint/Power
automate
•Web Content,
maintenance, training
•Maybe: Centralized
Digital Communications
Team
•Maintenance of network,
virtual and physical
environments
•Security
•Maintenance of cameras
and WiFi
•Answer calls
•Take payments
•Work with business
units to maintain up
to date information
for public & SLAs
•Manage OSS
SHARED COMPETENCIES****
•Early stage procurement solution
research/market research
•Project Management – basic
•Product Management – basic
•Customer service & relationship
management – basic
•Vendor management – basic
•Business Process Improvement &
Process Mapping
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Proposed New FTEs in I&T
Position Team Quantity Salary Cap
311 Liaison Customer Service 5 $50,742
Manager, Customer Success Customer Service 1 $65,846
Manager, Enterprise Software Enterprise Services & Software 1 $68,644
Software Specialist Enterprise Services & Software 1 $61,669
Program Manager - Transportation Civic Innovation 1 $68,312
Product Manager Digital 1 $61,669
Solutions Designer Digital 1 $61,940
Project Manager Operations 1 $61,669
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Proposed Title Changes + >3% Raises
Position Title (OLD)Position Title (NEW)2023 Salary Cap Proposed 2024
Salary Cap
% Increase
Supervisor, 311 Manager, 311 Customer
Service
$57,244 $65,830 15%
Assistant Manager, Customer
Service WW
Case Manager $52,254 $54,264 3.8%
GIS & Data Manager Assistant Director, Data &
Performance
$74,453 $79,664 7%
Director, Business Analytics Director, Data &
Performance
$84,930 $90,318 6%
Deputy CTO Chief Digital Officer $91,440 $107,899 18%
Director, 311 Customer Service Director, Customer Service
& Success
$82,527 $90,318 9.5%
Director, Services Director, Enterprise Services
& Software
$82,527 $94,503 14%
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Proposed >3% Raises
Position Team 2023 Salary Cap 2024 Proposed
Salary Cap
% Increase
Director, Civic
Innovation
Customer Service $82,527 $90,318 9.4%
Director, Infrastructure Infrastructure $82,527 $90,318 9.4%
GIS Specialist - Senior Data & Performance $56,290 $60,793 8%
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Proposed Title Changes Only
Title (OLD)Title (NEW)2023 Salary Cap 2024 Proposed
Salary Cap
% Increase
Assistant Director,
Applications
Director, Digital
Services
$87,861 $90,497 3%
Lead Liaison Case Manager $52,684 $54,264 3%
Note: In 2023 Q2, the Design Specialist position
formerly on the Business Analytics team changed
titles to “Web Manager”
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Important Considerations: Internal Pay Parity
Due to the nature of proposed re -org, a few internal pay parity
issues were considered in the overall suite of I&T personnel
proposals. Consider:
•As a result of absorbing WW personnel, we had to increase
Managerial level customer service workers to be comparable to
what exists on the Public Works team.
•I&T Directors were raised at least to the level of Directors in
other Departments, with specific higher skill Directors (Apps,
ESS) making slightly more.
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Re-org Priority: Maintenance & Security
We need a department that can maintain and secure the technology we’ve implemented since centralization. We need dedicated in-house software maintenance support, not just PM/implementation support. We’ve seen a 97% increase in # software programs since 2018 (115 >> 227). We also need to create dedicated cybersecurity support for these systems either in the form of staff, more professional services or potentially both.
Solution: Proposed Enterprise Product & Services Team to be point on enterprise software maintenance and vendor management with business units.
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Re-org Priority: Dedicated Digital Team
Digital support at the City is weak and not optimally organized for the strategic vision we want. Currently there is only 1 FT position who is dedicated to running the website and there are no FT people dedicated to digital communications or services. We need to (1) de -tether Apps from software maintenance/vendor work of core IT (2)drive a low-code first approach (3) increase web and digital communications work/training to meet Departmental needs and resident expectations.
Solution: Merge web, applications, and digital communications under one Digital Umbrella: the new Digital Team
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Re-org Priority: Commuters Trust
Post philanthropic dollars, we seek to maintain the successful
Commuters Trust Program as a City in partnership with local
employers.
Solution: Create a new position in the I&T Civic Innovation Team
to own the day-to-day operations of the Commuters Trust
program as well as other innovative mobility pilots to fill local
gaps. Positioning this FTE in this team means (1) minimizing
knowledge transfer (2) positioning CT to align with the City’s
grant portfolio and partnerships more broadly
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Re-org Priority: Centralized, Future Forward
Customer Service Team
The frontline Customer Service team is (1) not as centralized as it
could be for resident ease and (2) not yet evolving with the changing
nature of that work
Solution: Centralized Customer Service Team, absorbing 6 Water
Works Customer Service Staff, with a 2024-2025 plan to (1) train
workers to staff the future City Hall One Stop Shop (2) take payments
across city teams (3) deploy a new Case Management model
In the long term, staff will also have training opportunities for more
future proof roles in Digital Communications, Product
Management/Software Maintenance, and IT Project Management.
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Extra slides from a July IT Committee Meeting
providing more background on Customer Service
Goals within I&T that connect with the 2024 budget
process
Appendix Slides – Customer
Service
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I&T Customer Service Goals (2024)
•Improve customer call experiences:
•Reduce repeat callers
•Reduce transfers
•More case management
•More trackable services, customer communication/engagement over statuses
•Identify process/service issues and partner with Departments to make improvements
•Increase online request volume, decrease call volume
•Streamline payments across city teams
•Create training pipelines for frontline customer service workers that prepare them for evolving customer service skills
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Customer Service Portfolio (2023 – 2025)
Project Description Status
Post-call Surveys Post-call data collection on satisfaction with
customer service interaction
Finished
Updated SLAs Updating In Progress
“One Stop Shop” Planning Planning for new 311/One Stop Shop visitor
experience on the first floor of City Hall
In Progress
Service Tracker Trackable 311 services In Progress
CRM Improvements Updating, stabilizing, and improving City’s
Dynamics CRM
In Progress
Social Media Campaign Refresh: 311, City Service
FAQs
Refreshed short videos and graphics aiming to
boost online requests, customer knowledge
Scoping
Payment Centralization & Improvement Project Inventorying, then centralizing and streamlining
all resident-facing payment experiences at the
City (both digital and in-person)
Scoping
Centralized Intake – Newsletters & SMS Process for residents to get on their preferred
city alerts, news, newsletters, etc. run by
different teams
Not Started – likely a 2024 project when we have
more capacity
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All About “One Stop Shop” City Hall Experience
The first floor of New City Hall will be a user-friendly, engaging, welcoming place for residents to have their needs met and questions answered. It will feature:
•311 personnel and offices
•Both walk-in and scheduled opportunities to meet with customer service staff (ex: asking questions, requesting services)
•A place to get all City -related payments processed digitally and in person
•City teams providing rotating events or drop -in hours to address resident needs (ex: zoning office hours, parking amnesty days)
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Extra slides on Commuters Trust, a program being
absorbed into the Civic Innovation Team
Appendix Slides – Commuters
Trust
Spring 2023 83
Commuters Trust is a partnership between the City of South
Bend, local employers and community organizations.
We’re working to take the stress
out of your commute.
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Employer
Partner
Program
Impact
84
January 2020 -
July 2023
Commuters Trust improves the quality of life for our community’s wage
workers and marginalized communities by decreasing the stress caused by
transportation insecurity, supporting the region’s economic development.
Our services
•increase job security for wage workers
•reduce turnover and no -shows for local employers
•broaden access to essential services for underserved communities
Our Commitment to the Community
85
Employer Partner Program (EPP)
Commuters Trust partners with 12 local employers to provide a
back-up plan to workers with unreliable transportation.
Its goal is to reduce tardiness and no-shows for employers and
to increase job stability for workers.
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Community Nonprofit Partnership
Program (CNPP)
60.8% of South Bend residents are unable to access critical
commitments, like medical appointments and childcare, due to
lack of reliable transportation.
As a solution, Commuters Trust has partnered with United Way
to offer ride benefits to marginalized communities through 13
local nonprofits.
Benefits offered
•up to 10 discounted Uber or Lyft Rides per month
•Uber/Lyft benefits are restricted to or from locations
of work.
•free digital or physical Transpo bus pass
•gas cards (limited to Goodwill employees and clients)
Benefits offered
•Two benefit packages:
•4 free Uber rides per month + free digital or physical
Transpo bus pass
•10 free Uber rides per month
•Uber/Lyft benefits can be used on rides in St. Joseph
County and often used to meet essential needs
Ride Guarantee
Spring 2023
Employer Partners
87
*Beacon and City of South Bend VPA were partners from 2019-2020, and WorkOne and Oaklawn from 2020-2021
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Employee Stories of Impact
88
Priya, TutorND
“I am a lead in retail dining and occasionally
travel to other destinations. I was previously
using Uber to get everywhere because I have
been saving up to buy a car, and this program
has been very helpful in helping me do so . It
gives me peace of mind, and I’ve shared this
program with my other employees because it’s
useful when people’s cars break down. It’s been
an amazing program and I’m very grateful for it.”
Dorothy, Notre Dame Elliot, SBCSC
More Employee Stories of Impact
“I work at the Transportation Call Center, and do
not own a vehicle. I can’t rely on others for rides
to or from work, so I would pay full price for Lyft if
the voucher was not available. I’ve saved $60
since joining the Ride Guarantee program.”
“I have a car, but it’s not mine and it’s not reliable,
especially in the winter. So, to be sure that I can
be there for my students I joined Ride Guarante e.
It’s very convenient and has worked well for
me and reduced my anxiety when it comes to
my transportation. I like being able to know that
I can get to work on time.”
Names and identifying details have been changed to protect identities
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Employer Partner Program Evaluation
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More than a third of interviewees
do not have a car of their own.
Enrolled participants are more likely
to be moderately or severely
transportation insecure - indicating
the program is being used by
those who need it.
At one employer, the program has
on average increased hours by
1.27 shifts per month, resulting in
an extra $151 dollars a month
earned per worker.
85% of enrollees are women,
higher than the proportion of total
female employees
Full-time employees are more
likely to enroll in the program
Black or African American
enrollees are 45% of enrollees
Nonprofit Partners
90
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CNPP
Impact
91
September 2021 - July
2023
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CNPP Stories of Impact
92
Laura, La Casa de Amistad Tammy, Riverbend Cancer Services Sara, YWCA
More CNPP Stories of Impact
“It's an answer to my prayers, without it I would be
almost housebound. With it I get to go to my doctor's
and the lawyers and the grocery.”
“I am very grateful for this program, it was such a
great help. If it were not for this program, there
would have been many days I would not have made
it to work. Working with no vehicle is frustrating
sometimes. I was happy to know that there were 10
free rides available every month.”
“This program has been essential in my school/work
activities. I’m grateful to have the opportunity to
participate in the program. College is expensive, living
and buying food is expensive so being able to save
some money regarding transportation has been a
huge help. Thank you!”
Names and identifying details have been changed to protect identities
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CNPP Evaluation
93
Enrollees are 53.3% less likely to
feel “very stressed” about their
ability to travel after enrolling in the
program.
Enrollees’ Transportation Security
Index improves by 19.6% after
enrolling in the program.
90% of the enrollees were able to
spend less on transportation and
more on other needs.
66% of enrollees are women,
higher than their population share
in the city (53%).
67% of enrollees have an annual
household income of less than
$10,000.
Black or African American
enrollees are 46% of enrollees -
higher than the population share in
the city (25%).