IBA Staff Assignments
Charles Modica (Independent Budget Analyst)
- Budget & Government Efficiency Committee
- Rules Committee
- City Council (Closed and Open Sessions)
- City Council Communications
- Oversee Infrastructure Policy Issues
- Oversee Budget and Financial Policy Issues
- Annual Budget Process Lead
- Ballot Fiscal Impacts Team
- Department Operations
- Media Contact/Coordination
- Docket Planning with Director of Legislative Affairs (DLA)
- Labor Issues/Labor Negotiations
- San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS)
- Proposition B Executive Group
- “Crash Courses” on the Budget for the Public
- Midway Rising (Lead)
- Budget Guides for the Public
- City Council Offices
- Council Administration
- o Council Community Projects, Programs & Services Funds (CPPS)
Jillian Andolina (Deputy Director)
- Maternity Leave
Lisa Byrne (Principal Fiscal & Policy Analyst)
- Budget & Government Efficiency Committee Support
- Lead Coordination of Operating Budget Reports
- Coordinating Annual “Crash Budget” Courses for the Public
- Pension and Retiree Health
- Labor Issues/Negotiations
- Disclosure Practices Working Group – back up
- Prop B Issues
- Lead: Monitoring, Review and Recommendation on Financial Policies and Budget Policies
- Policy/Budget Review for the following areas:
- SDCERS
- Risk Management
- Personnel
- Human Resources
- General Fund and Risk Management Reserves (Public Liability, Workers’ Compensation, Long-Term Disability)
- Office of Race and Equity
- Department of Finance
- Backup: Overall General Fund Expenditure and Personnel Analyses
Jordan More (Principal Fiscal & Policy Analyst)
- Environment Committee
- Independent Rate Oversight Committee (IROC)
- Oversee & Monitor Independent Consultant Review of PUD Water Rates
- Climate Action Plan
- SDG&E Franchise Agreement
- Community Choice Energy (CCE)
- Policy/Budget Review for the following areas:
- Public Utilities Department
- Sustainability & Mobility Department
- Environmental Services
- Storm Water Department
- General Services Department – Fleet Operations Division
- Transportation Department
- Office of the City Clerk
- Backup: Revenues
Baku Patel (Senior Fiscal & Policy Analyst)
- Public Safety Committee
- Community and Neighborhood Services Committee (w/ Sergio Alcalde)
- City Debt Financing Issues
- Disclosure Practices Working Group
- Infrastructure Financing Support (w/ Donny Nguyen)
- Labor Issues/Negotiations (backup, public safety)
- Policy/Budget Review for the following areas:
- Police
- Fire-Rescue
- Office of Emergency Services
- Parks & Recreation
- Library
- Mission Bay Fund
- Balboa Park Improvement Fund
- Regional Park Improvement Fund
- Commission on Police Practices
Erin Noel (Senior Fiscal & Policy Analyst)
- Audit Committee
- Audit Committee Member Recruitment
- Grand Jury Response Coordination and Follow-up
- Policy/Budget Review for the following areas:
- City Auditor
- General Services Department – Facilities Division
- Information Technology
- Government Affairs
- Federal and State Programs and Legislation
- Office of the City Attorney
- Compliance Department
- City Wage-Related Policies (e.g. Minimum Wage, Earned Sick Leave, Prevailing Wage) and Project Labor Agreement
- Citywide Program Expenditures w/ Sergio Alcalde
- W/ Sergio Alcalde: Overall General Fund Expenditure and Personnel Analyses including: Overtime, Salaries & Wages, Vacancies, Fringe Benefits, Non-Personnel Expenditures
Amy Li ( Senior Fiscal & Policy Analyst)
- Land Use and Housing Committee (lead)
- Civic Center Revitalization
- Regional Task Force on the Homeless
- Policy/budget review for the following areas:
- Homelessness Strategies and Solutions Department
- San Diego Housing Commission
- Development Services
- Cannabis Business Tax Revenue w/ Sergio Alcalde
- City Planning
Donny Nguyen (Senior Fiscal & Policy Analyst)
- Active Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
- Infrastructure Policy & Budget Issues
- Lead on Capital Infrastructure Reports incl: Five-Year, Mid-Year, Year-End, State of the CIP
- CIPRAC – Advisory Member
- Policy/Budget Review for the following areas:
- Capital Improvement Program
- Infrastructure Financing Support (w/ Baku Patel)
- Deferred Capital Bonds/Commercial Paper Issuances (w/ Baku Patel)
- Asset Management
- Engineering & Capital Projects/Department of Strategic Capital Projects
- Purchasing and Contracting
- Capital Improvement Program
Noah Fleishman (Fiscal & Policy Analyst)
- Economic Development and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
- Policy/budget review for the following areas:
- Economic Development (including Real Estate and Airport Management)
- San Diego Convention Center
- Port of San Diego
- Arts and Culture (i.e. Penny for the Arts)
- Tourism Marketing District (TMD)
- Special Promotional Programs
- Cultural Affairs
- Special Events and Filming
- Revenues
- Property Tax
- Transient Occupancy Tax
- Franchise Fees
- Sales Tax
- Infrastructure Fund
Sergio Alcalde (Associate Fiscal & Analyst)
- Community and Neighborhood Services Committee (secondary)
- Provide Research and Analytical Support to Fiscal and Policy Analysts
- Backup to IBA Confidential Executive Assistant (i.e. calendaring, phone calls, Onbase Reports, Memos, Assisting IBA (as-needed)
- Office-Wide Support on Major Reports and Presentations: Multi-City Survey; Budget Reports, Best Practices; PowerPoints, Tables, Charts, etc.
- Assist Deputy Director with IBA Office Budget
- Track IBA Key Performance Indicators
- Docket Planning with DLA
- Council Staff Docket Briefing Coordination
- Annual Updates to Budget and Infrastructure Citizens Guides
- Coordination of various office team building activities
- Monitor regional activities (e.g. SANDAG/MTS)
- Public Records Request Liaison
- Title VI Liaison
- Policy/budget review for the following areas:
- Communications Department
- Performance and Analytics
- Office of the City Treasurer
- Office of the Chief Operating Officer / Office of Child & Youth Success
- Ethics Commission
- Parks & Recreation (secondary)
- Library (secondary)
- Boards and Commissions
- Mayor’s Office
- Office of the IBA
- Citywide Program Expenditures w/ Erin Noel
- W/ Erin Noel: Overall General Fund Expenditure and Personnel Analyses including: Overtime, Salaries & Wages, Vacancies, Fringe Benefits, Non-Personnel Expenditures
Veronica M. Murillo (Confidential Executive Assistant to the IBA)
- Primary Support to IBA
- Scheduling Coordination
- Council Staff Docket Briefing Coordination (backup)
- IBA Weekly Assignment Tracking
- IBA Report Distribution
- Website Administration
- Social Media Announcements/Advertising (i.e. Twitter)
- Official Office Correspondence Distribution (i.e. Memorandum, Reports, etc.)
- OnBase City Council/Council Committee Item Intake & Routing
- Virtual Platform Logistics (i.e. Zoom, Teams, Webinars)
- Media Contact/Coordination
- IBA Office Subpoenas
- Yearly Accomplishments Tracking
- Oversee and Monitor Office Training Requirements
- Update to IBA Employee Handbook, as needed