(a) Building and Safety Systems Development Account. The Building and Safety Systems Development Account shall be used for the following purposes:
1. To finance the design, acquisition, development, implementation and maintenance of automated systems for existing programs and activities of the Department including but not limited to, employee costs related to employees engaged in systems development or maintenance, purchase of computers and related equipment, software, firmware, technical services and consulting services necessary for the design and implementation of the automated systems; incidental expenses associated with the automated systems such as employee training, data conversion, computer communications, facility renovations and support related to the system, and computer system security measures.
2. Design, acquisition, development and implementation of automated systems to support new programs of the Department of Building and Safety, related to the support, processing and inspection of permits, appeals and enforcement of the City's building and land use regulations, including but not limited to, employee costs related to employees engaged in systems development or maintenance, purchase of computers and related equipment, software, firmware, technical services and consulting services necessary for the design and implementation of the automated systems; incidental expenses associated with the automated systems such as employee training, data conversion, computer communications, facility renovations and support related to the systems, and computer system security measures.
3. The Building and Safety Systems Development Account shall also be used to repay cash advances received from any other fund established by the City and used for the development of automated systems used by the department.
(b) Building and Safety Special Services Account. The Building and Safety Special Services Account shall be used to reimburse budgetary salary and overtime accounts as appropriate and to draw demands for travel, printing, equipment and inspection expenses in connection with the following activities where the expenses are in excess of monies budgeted in the General Fund, or not provided for in the monies budgeted in the General Fund. This Account shall also be used by the Department to repay cash advances received from any other fund established by the City and used for any of the following purposes.
1. Monies received as provided for in Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 98.0406 for the performance of inspections at other than normal working hours.
2. Monies received as provided for in Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 98.0422 for the performance of expedited plan check and other services as requested by the applicant and authorized by the Department at other than normal working hours.
3. Monies received for the performance of inspections and for the conduct of special examinations relating to licensing, fabricators, and testing agencies at facilities located more than 60 miles from Los Angeles City Hall.
4. Monies received from the conducting of specialized training seminars on technical subjects for the instruction and training of persons other than personnel of the Department.
5. Monies received pursuant to State and Federal laws for conducting training seminars for personnel of the Department to improve their competency in engineering, inspection and damage mitigation technology.
6. Monies received from short term or special purposes as approved by the Mayor and City Council.
SECTION HISTORY
Article and Section Added by Ord. No. 176,604, Eff. 6-5-05, Oper. 7-1-05.
Amended by: Ord. No. 178,883, Eff. 7-26-07.