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This is a core part of mfac original purpose in San Francisco. We are focused on building this capacity once again. As everyone here knows, the nature of how cities are doing business is changing. Fundamentally. Costly federal and state mandates continue to squeeze local budgets. Increasing costs are forcing discussions about how we provide services. Technology is requiring that we move more quickly than we have in a long time. Building a network of partners to support our City Government at this time will be more important than ever and will be critical as we were to emerge from the recession. We have a real opportunity here. We also have a real responsibility to help investment and success of our city. Spur is committed to making this happen. We hope that all of you join us as we work to leverage a lot of these partnerships once again. Spur is a nonprofit. Membersupported t ....
I started working for the Public Works Department 15 years ago. We are like a family. It is a very closeknit group. I think, because of that, we get the best out of people. One of the problems we encountered in the city was we were not able to pay our vendors and contractors. People were entering data inconsistently. Documents were always getting lost. Payments were not going out. The numbers do not add up. Everything has to flow horizontal and vertical leap. We created several modules to make it easier for contractors to attach the documents in a standardized format. We do not have to go deeper anymore. I dont have a formal education in i. T. , however, i have deployed some systems when i was working for the industry, and i brought in young, energetic staff to help. We implemented this. It took three months. People knew when they were going to get paid. I think we have a happy contractor community. These system improveme ....
Ok, were having our first technical difficulty. I want to bring up corey marshall, who has done all the work that goes into the mfac award and the great Government Consulting as they pick the products to bring a lot of innovation to San Francisco. Cory . Give cory a round of applause. [applause] thank you, chris. Thank you so much for all of your hard work, chris. None of this could be possible without your efforts. Good evening. The Good Government awards are incredibly important in San Francisco. Its a chance for us to honor the tremendous work that happens in the city and also to honor the individuals who are responsible for some of that success. Congratulations to all of our honorees. Were very grateful for your work. Lets give a hand for them. [applause] ....
One of the problems we encountered in the city was we were not able to pay our vendors and contractors. People were entering data inconsistently. Documents were always getting lost. Payments were not going out. The numbers do not add up. Everything has to flow horizontal and vertical leap. We created several modules to make it easier for contractors to attach the documents in a standardized format. We do not have to go deeper anymore. I dont have a formal education in i. T. , however, i have deployed some systems when i was working for the industry, and i brought in young, energetic staff to help. We implemented this. It took three months. People knew when they were going to get paid. I think we have a happy contractor community. These system improvements have really it increased service to our clients and reduced costs and really improved the bidding environment for our contractors. Its remarkable what she has done. Been a Public Ser ....