The California Performance Review— or What I Did With What Would Have Been My Summer Vacation

1. The California Performance Review— or What I Did With What Would Have Been My Summer Vacation Presented by: Billy Hamilton, Co-Executive Director California Performance Review October 1, 2004 cpr.ca.gov

2. The Challenges A budget “crisis”—and more. . . A looming “human capital” crisis The technical infrastructure The financial system Basic management systems The usual problems of “piecemeal” problem solving faced by most governments “Blowing up the boxes”

3. “We have multiple departments with overlapping responsibilities. I say consolidate them. We have boards and commissions that serve no pressing public need. I say abolish them. We have a state purchasing program that is archaic and expensive. I say modernize it. I plan a total review of government - its performance, its practices, its cost. “ --Governor Schwarzenegger

4. Look. . .Up in the sky...It’s a bird...It’s a plane... No, it’s CPR!

5. The Response: CPROr Who Were Those Masked Men? • Created by Governor Schwarzenegger to conduct an examination of state government to create a 21st Century Government that is • Innovative and Dynamic; • Responsive & Accountable; • Efficient and Effective; • Uses New Technology and Business Practices

6. The Focus • A government that works better and costs less • A government structured to meet current and future demands • A government that uses technology in new and innovative ways

7. The Principles • Put People First • Save Taxpayers Dollar • Be Visionary and Innovative • Be Accountable and Efficient • Be Performance Driven

8. The Methodology • Use state workers • Organize by team • Functional and cross-cutting area • Work in component parts and build up • Layer the report for different audiences • Think broadly; recommend in detail • Set a shorttime line

9. 136 days???!!!

10. The Organization • Project management • State employees • Team leaders • 14 Teams ranging from Infrastructure, Health and Human Services, Performance-Based Management, Personnel Management, Procurement and Information Technology

11. The Result • 2,500 pages later. . . • 1,200 recommendations • A range of issues • Reorganization plan • IT infrastructure and governance • Cost savings and revenue enhancements--$32 billion

12. The Parts • Overview: Prescription for Change • Reorganization: Form Follows Function • “Line-by-Line Audit”: Keeping the Books • Detail Recommendations: Issues and Recommendations. • Independent Study of the Criminal Justice System (Deukmejian Commission report)

13. Three times as Mr. Universe and seven times as Mr. Olympia prepares Governor Schwarzenegger to handle the CPR report.

14. The (Cloudy) Horizon • Reactions to date • CPR Commission • Why it MIGHT work . . . and might NOT • Why it SHOULD work • 3 buckets—administrative, legislative, Little Hoover Commission

15. The Point • Government matters • There’s a need to rethink 21st Century government • It can be improved • Change is inevitable we can wait for it or embrace it • And why CA matters

16. Our Simple Request “I need your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle.” (Seriously, please read the report and give us feedback.)