Overall i believe the process is in place and followed by the system, set by the city and county and we have looked at that, we also confirm the balances with them and evaluate the investment pools that the department, the system does rely and have on their Financial Statement captioned. Does that answer your question in yes. So you have looked at the general process . Yes. Thank you. Any other questions from commissioners in i know there were no adjustments for the materiality factor but were there any past adjustments or misstatements. No. Any other questions . Before we go to Public Comment, i would like to thank you for submitting a clean audit. Many years ago we did not have a clean audit. Thank you very much. Congratulations. Any is there any additional Public Comment . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Pamela, you said you were going to present the Financial Statement . Pamela levin cfo, as ms. Calvin said that one of the parts they do as part of the audit is they look at t
And we may come back to the budget process in order to make further improvements on the system. Our goal is to be the best, the best in everything. So if our portal is not the best, we want to be the best. So we will continue to try to make improvements and were very, very open to whatever criticisms people may have about trying to work their way through our process. I know its a very cumbersome process and there are a lot of requirements in terms of eligibility and some of those are programmatic requirements related to funding, but well endeavor to make that process as easy as possible. Great, im happy if there are ways for my office to work with you on that. I want to understand what are you doing to help resident who english may not be their first language for access to your site . We are in the process of making sure that all the shortform applications feel free, if you like were looking at translating the short form application and marketing materials, the core marketing materials
Trying to make this successful. And before i sit down, i should say, we are some what sorry that we were not here when the rates were set. And you know, usually, people show up when there is good news and you cant find it when there is bad news. For some reason, some of the months and something, we were just not around and paying attention when the new rates were set and it is something that all of us, should be proud of, and certainly, hss and demonstrating reducing the rates, which among other things, is the right thing to do for the taxpayers, but also, it helped to cross the major driver against the wage increases and so it is a big hurtle that you hear. And trying to negotiate a new rate. And so it is a very important area for us and it is okay to miss the boat and not realize that you missed the boat is a lot worse. And we feel that we missed the boat. We should have been here to congratulate you to the new rates and to thank you and your staff for that leadership. If it makes yo
Feel free, if you like were looking at translating the short form application and marketing materials, the core marketing materials in multiple languages, so it makes the process for potential applicants easier. The other thing that we do is that we fund housing counseling groups, who are language proficient and we rely in part op those groups to help with interpreting and describing some of the housing opportunities and guiding people, who may need some assistance in interpreting forms. So that they can complete those forms. Great. And do you have a time frame for when all of this work will be done . Were hoping much of the website work were hoping to get done by the end of this calendar year. Is that right . And then a lot of base work that feeds into the website, like the short form is also been the end of the calendar year. I thank you. I wanted to mention as i mentioned to supervisor breed i have an event in my district at 12 00 and i will jet over there and get back as quick as i
Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the San Francisco board of supervisors budget and finance subcommittee meeting for wednesday, july 23rd, 2014. My name is mark farrell. I will be chairing this committee. I am joined by supervisor eric mar. Want to thank the clerk of the committee ms. Linda wong as well the members of sfgtv covering this meeting Jonathan Gomwalk and jennifer low. Madam clerk, do we have any announcements . Yes,. [speaker not understood] be included as part of the file should be submitted to the clerk. Items acted upon today will appear on the july 29th board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. Okay, thank you, madam clerk. Can you call item number 1 . Item number 1 is a resolution approving a contract with Brookville Equipment Corporation for the rehabilitation of 16 president s Conference Committee historic streetcars and related tools, training, and spare parts in an amount not to exceed 34,482,428 and for a term not to exceed six years, to commence follo