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Eric Garcetti Mayor

January 19, 2016

Honorable Members of the City Council c/o City Clerk Room 395, City Hall

Appointment of Permanent General Manager, Office of Finance: Claire BartelsRe:

Dear Honorable Members:

Pursuant to City Charter Section 508 (b), I hereby appoint Ms. Claire Bartels as the permanent General Manager, Office of Finance, upon your confirmation.

Attached please find a copy of Ms. Bartels’ resume, which provides greater detail about her experience. I look forward to your favorable consideration of my appointment.

Sincerely ■

ERIC GARCETTI Mayor

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Attachment

The Honorable Paul Krekorian, Chair, Budget & Finance Committee Miguel Santana, CAO Wendy Macy, Personnel Department Maritta Aspen, Office of the CAO Heather Holt, Ethics Commission Holly Wolcott, City Clerk

cc:Sharon Tso, CLAPhyllis Lynes, Personnel Department Errol Griffin, Office of the CAO Shannon Prior, Ethics Commission General Managers’ Association

200 N. SPRING STREET, ROOM 303 LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 (213) 978-0600MAYOR.LACITY.ORG

Claire Bartels

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCECity of Los Angeles

Jul 2009 -presentServe as Executive Officer with overall administrative and management duties for staff of over 160 people and $17M budget; Acting Controller in absence of ControllerDirect and manage division managers and their staff tasked with citywide accounting, auditing, payroll, financial management systems, financial reporting and analysis, as well as oversee department personnel and budget related activities

Los Angeles City Controller’s OfficeChief Deputy Controller

o Successfully implemented the City’s new Financial Management System (FMS) July 2011 o Created the Accounting Assistance Program to support accounting functions citywide o Launched the City’s first financial open data site: ControlPanel LA October 2014

Represent the City on accounting matters and presentations of the City's annual financial report to investment rating firmsOversee the preparation of RFPs, solicitation and award of all service contracts including external and internal audit servicesDirect the preparation of official revenue estimates, tax rate computations and General Fund cash flow requirements

City of Los AngelesApr 2002 - Jun 2009

Los Angeles City Council Office District 2Chief Deputy/Chief of Staff • Oversaw all aspects of the Office of Councilwoman Wendy Greuel including the hiring, supervision,

evaluation and professional development of a 20+ person staff representing the diverse Second Council District in the east San Fernando Valley in order to achieve the goals of the Councilwoman

o Identified 100% funding for and oversaw development of a state of the art senior citizen center for the district

• Led the development of forward-looking legislative and policy initiatives; the development of a strong communications and community engagement plan and oversight of all related budget, technology, and administrative support functions

Los Angeles, CA Jul 2001 - Mar 2002

Project Restore (Board of Public Works)Senior Management Analyst II • Coordinated production of LA City Hall’s Rededication Celebration Events, including solicitation of funds

from corporate and individual sponsors

City of Los Angeles Mar 2000 - Jun 2001

Office of Mayor Richard J. RiordanDirector, Targeted Neighborhood Initiative• Managed and administered the City's $36 million Targeted Neighborhood Initiative program comprised of

11 targeted neighborhoods; Implemented Phase II which included 14 additional Targeted Neighborhoods.• Directly supervised and coordinated an interdepartmental team of program staff responsible for policy

development, interpretation of federal regulations, contract development and monitoring, grant program reporting and analysis of program results

• Represented the City with high level officials from federal, state and local jurisdictions, major financial institutions and private foundations to develop public and private resources to further leverage the city's (Community Development Block Grant) grant and General Fund resources allocated to the TNI program.

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OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Councilmember Cindy MiscikowskiSpecial Projects Deputy

City of Los Angeles1999-2000

Project Restore (Board of Public Works)Senior Management Analyst II

Los Angeles, CA1998-1999

Asset Management - Dept, of General ServicesSenior Management Analyst II

City of Los Angeles1995 -1998

Finance & Special Operations - Dept, of General ServicesSenior Management Analyst II

City of Los Angeles1994-1995

EDUCATIONUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles, CaliforniaBachelor of Arts, Political Science/Public Law • Graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa