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Effective Government Please note that links that are outside of Nashville.gov will open in a new internet browser window. Performance audits identify more than $4 million in savings and
revenue (Finance) Comprehensive independent staffing study validates Nashville
Police force size (Finance)
Planning, Measurement Drive Focus on Results for Customers
(Finance) Go to the Results Matter web site First
IT strategic plans developed for Police and Public Works
(Finance) Innovative
purchasing card program for Metro (Finance)
Successful Recruitment Efforts (Human Resources) Go to the Human Resources web site HR
department provides quality benefits (Human Resources)
Human
Resources a part of Metro-wide initiatives (Human
Resources) The initiatives consist of
NCAC matches job seekers with jobs (Nashville
Career Advancement Center) Go to the Nashville Career Advancement Center web site IT
consolidation efforts secure Metro's computer networks (Information
Technology Services) Go to the Information Technology Services web site ITS
decreases dependence on contracted phone service (Information
Technology Services) IT
consolidation underway (Information Technology Services) Fire
department goes wireless (Information Technology
Services) Nashville
earns Top 10 Digital Cities ranking (Information
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The performance audit program continues to produce significant improvements
in operations throughout Metro departments, as well as positive financial
impacts. Recent audits of Bordeaux, Public Works, Codes, Parks, and Planning
identified well over $4 million in savings that can be achieved by operating
more efficiently or by generating additional revenues. These savings and
revenues have been incorporated into the Mayor's proposed 2004-2005 budget.
As recommended in the performance audit issued in 2002, the Metropolitan
Nashville Police Department staffing levels underwent a thorough, independent
review, taking all relevant factors specific to Nashville's public safety
needs into consideration. The result provides the citizens with assurance
that Nashville is dedicating the appropriate level of resources to fund
the number of Police Officers needed.
By mid-2004, 23 Metro Government departments/agencies will have completed
Strategic Business Plans as part of the Results Matter Initiative, a Metro-wide
effort to ensure that departments/agencies are able and willing, to demonstrate
to the citizens of Metro Nashville the results that are being delivered
with their tax dollars. These Plans will have been created in a little
more than two years' time. These departments/agencies are changing their
core management systems, including budgeting and employee performance
management, to focus on results for customers.
After
performance audits determined a need for better information technology
planning in both the Police and Public Works Departments, IT strategic
plans were developed for both departments. As a result, Police and Public
Works now have sound plans in place to update their information systems
to better support operations and to ensure their systems keep up with
ongoing technological advances.
The
new purchasing card program has been awarded to JP Morgan Chase and was
activated as of January 1, 2004. Metro’s innovative new card solution
is Internet-based, allowing cardholders, supervisors, department heads,
and other authorized individuals to manage accounts online. The system
feeds p-card transaction data into FastNet, providing decision makers
a more complete picture of how Metro spends money. When sufficient detail
is captured at the point-of-sale (POS), the program will attach the appropriate
NIGP (National Institute of Government Purchasing) class-item code number.
The program also will notify supervisors of unauthorized purchases. Training
was conducted during November and December to ensure that all users are
fully aware of how the system works.
In fiscal year 2004, the Metropolitan Human Resources Department has successfully
recruited and hired a new Chief of Police and Parks and Recreation Director.
Ongoing recruitment efforts include Human Relations Commission Director,
Arts Commission Director, and Social Services Director. This process has
included the hiring of recruiting consultants, advertising, candidate
screening, the facilitation and coordination of onsite interviews and
tours, travel accommodations, and relocation assistance. These efforts
were completed in a timely and professional manner while at the same time
continuing regular recruitment and placement activities which involved
staffing over 1,000 positions within Metro. Human Resources also managed
an extensive recruiting, testing, and interviewing process for Fire Recruit
and internal promotional recruitments for Police Sergeant and Police Lieutenant
and are partnering with the IT department to ensure the successful transition
to a consolidated information systems environment for Metro Government.
Our
commitment to providing quality benefits and promoting work-life balance
for employees and retirees was evidenced by several initiatives in our
benefits area:
FY2004 included several major metro-wide and departmental initiatives.
Staff throughout the Human Resources Department participated in these
projects which impact all metro employees. Several of these projects are
still on-going. 
Ninety eight percent grant funded, the Nashville Career Advancement Center
(NCAC) continues to be one of Nashville’s best kept secrets for
both job seekers and employers alike. Over the past year, the agency helped
seventy three percent of the active job seekers enrolled in programs find
employment and over 1,000 individuals obtain needed training for their
job search. The agency also assisted over 500 employers this year in finding
the employees they needed to conduct business. Meeting the goal of building
the community by matching job seekers with jobs remains NCAC’s focus.
The
evolution of decentralized computer network systems over several years
had created increased security risks and inefficient network administration.
In today's environment, secure computer systems are the backbone of effective
government operations. Metro's computer networks are being consolidated
under ITS in order to enhance security, improve services levels, and reduce
cost.
Information
Technology Systems installed a PBX (private branch exchange) in the Howard
Office Building that will allow them to migrate Metro's internal voice
traffic across our SONET (Synchronous Optical Network) backbone, thereby
decreasing our dependence on and the cost of contracted phone switching
service. Current plans are underway to expand this technology to the 222
2nd Ave. Building by June 30, 2004.
Information
Technology Systems Department, in partnership with the Finance and Human
Resource Departments, completed a comprehensive review of IT infrastructure
assets and personnel across Metro government that led to the development
of an IT consolidation strategy currently being implemented.
Information
Technology Systems Department began the installation of a point-to-point
wireless network that will eventually connect all Metro Fire Stations
to the Metro WAN and thus provide the backbone for the Fire Department's
deployment of their Firehouse management software.
Metro
Nashville earned a Top 10 Digital Cities ranking of the most digital-savvy,
cutting-edge cities in the nation, according to the 2003 Digital Cities
Survey, an annual study conducted by the Center for Digital Government,
a national research and advisory institute on information technology (IT)
in government and education. Nashville jumped to a ranking of 6th in the
nation for cities with a population of 250,000 or more following a ranking
of 15th in the 2002 survey, and no listing in the 2001 survey.