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On this episode of CityTalk, John interviews Trever Stoll from the Department of Innovation & Performance, Kevin Pawlos from the Office of Management & Budget, and Sarah Nunley from the Department of Finance.
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B
A
little
bit
but
I
will
forgive
him
because
it
ended
up
working
on
in
my
favor
through
a
couple
conversations
we
talked
over
say
two
or
three
months
got
a
little
bit
more
of
my
background
information
and
it
worked
out.
My
favorite
got
an
internship
through
him
with
the
PMO
office
project
management.
So
that's
great.
Did
you
manage
some
projects
or
help
manage
projects?
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So
the
gold
belt
is
part
of
the
innovation
team.
I
actually
went
through
my
gold
belt,
while
I
was
an
intern
we
created
and
standardized
a
process.
You'll
notice,
I
used
those
words
a
lot:
a
form
of
back
checking
city
computers
to
verify
where
the
location
are
in.
What
department,
and,
through
kind
of
the
optimization
of
that
work,
how
we
physically
go
out
and
verify
I
was
able
to
save
us
around
$3,000
got
us
about
three
months
ahead
of
schedule,
so
I
must.
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Interrupted
you
please
go
ahead
so
graduates,
environmental
science
thought
I'd,
do
something
a
little
bit
more
environmentally
focused,
suppose
in
a
sense,
I
am
I'm
just
working
on
the
city
environment,
I'm,
bringing
innovation
to
us,
so
the
kind
of
evolved
throughout
the
process
learning
a
little
bit
more
about
the
city.
The
way
I
had
digested
information
prior
I
wouldn't
consider
myself
very
involved
in
city
workings,
but
through
my
internship
met,
a
lot
of
great
people
saw
the
great
work
that
was
being
done
and
decided.
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B
A
lot
of
that
was
from
the
tech
refresh
again
keeping
track
of
computer.
How
much
devices
are
going
to
cost
us?
How
many
we
need
where
they're
located.
So
it's?
When
do
you
get
rid
of
the
old
ones
and
bring
in
the
new
ones
exactly
it's
a
lot
of
Excel
work.
I
will
and
my
new
role
still
be
doing
some
Excel
work,
but
we're
shifting
a
little
bit
more
towards
on
communication
as
well
as
PGH
labs.
If
you're
familiar
with
that,
tell
us.
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Succeed?
Yes,
so
it's
the
process
in
which
the
city
partners
with
local
startups,
as
well
as
bringing
some
of
our
third-party
vendors
PWSA
parking
authority.
Things
like
that
in
order
to
help
bring
innovative
ideas
through
oftentimes
university
work
or
again,
new
startups
to
help
us
kind
of
innovate.
Some
of
old
problems
bring
them
some
new
solutions,
so
so.
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B
I
suppose
it's
nice
to
see
how
much
people
care
I
know
the
stereotype
is
generally
slow,
government
worker
or
something
like
that,
but
to
see
all
the
work
that
really
does
go
in
behind
the
scenes
was
really
eye-opening.
For
me,
there's
a
lot
of
moving
parts
that
I
myself
exposed
in
my
new
role,
I'm
trying
to
get
a
hold
of
so
I've,
been
both
blown
away
by
the
amount
of
dedication.
People
have,
as
well
as
the
I
guess.
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C
Television,
the
baby
of
the
radio
family
is
creating
openings
for
experienced
engineers,
most
of
whom
are
graduating
from
radio
work
for
regularly
scheduled
programs.
The
production
department
has
a
multitude
of
duties
to
perform
primarily
concerned
with
planning
and
preparing
the
program's
to
go
on
the
air
from
the
scene
of
action,
cameraman,
televised
events
which
you
may
see
in
your
own
home.
If,
of
course,
you
have
a
television
receiver
control,
men
skillfully
operate
the
apparatus
which
mixes
sound
effects,
music
and
dialogue.
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Many
programs
are
broadcast
over
networks
and
lines
are
employed
to
connect.
The
studio
with
the
various
stations
lines
which
have
been
set
up
in
advance
are
connected
to
feed
the
program
to
the
network
stations.
The
maintenance
of
radio
broadcasting
equipment
employs
a
large
number
of
workers
known
as
technicians.
It
is
their
job
to
see
that
the
apparatus
is
kept
in
perfect
working
order.
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So
our
department
deals
with
both
the
capital
and
operating
budget,
the
the
operating
budget.
It
takes
all
of
the
the
funds
that
we
collect
with
revenues
and
permits
and
licenses
and
whatnot
in
really
funds
each
department
for
the
day-to-day
operations,
so
personnel
maintenance,
cleaning
costs
things
like
that.
The
operator
or
the
capital
budget
deals
with
a
multiple
source
of
funds.
Money
from
the
federal
government,
such
as
CDBG
funds,
Pago
transfers,
which
is
a
transfer
from
the
operating
budget
at
the
capital
budget,
Community.
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Cdbg
transfers
from
the
operating
budget
to
the
capital
budget,
which
is
now
also
known
as
pay-go
any
grants
that
deal
with
capital
projects
federal
highway
projects.
They
come
from
the
government
and
PennDOT,
but
also
a
general
obligation
bond.
So
anytime,
we
go
out
to
issue
bonds
for
debt
to
pay,
for
you
know
the
restructure
of
the
structuring
of
a
firehouse
or
a
paving
of
a
street.
So
any
any
project
that
has
multiple
years
of
lifespan.
The.
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Could
spend
it
right
so
that
was
ak-47.
We
had
to
submit
all
of
our
quarterly
reports
and
all
of
our
budget
documents
during
that
time.
Cue
them
for
approval.
They
really
put
a
lot
of
restrictions
on
what
we
could
do,
but
they
were
really
best
practices
so
coming
out
of
ak-47
and
without
from
state
oversight.
We
put
those
in
queue
code
so
that
we
continue
to
follow
those
to
maintain.
You
know
our
financial
stability
for
not
only
this
year
but
years
to
come.
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That's
correct,
so
a
lot
of
people
don't
know
this,
but
there
are
two
iterations
of
the
budget
right.
There's
a
the
mayor's
office
budget
and
then
councils
version
of
the
budget.
The
mayor's
office
budget
happens,
the
capital
budget
process
starts
in
April
and
goes
until
November
and
the
operating
budget
process
starts
in
June
and
goes
until
November.
So
in
November
the
mayor
holds
the
public
address
for
his
release
of
the
budget.
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After
that,
the
budgets
then
get
turned
over
to
City
Council,
in
which
there
are
public
hearings
for
each
department
that
are
televised
on
the
stage
channel
so
that
all
the
residents
can
see
the
council,
people
or
the
council.
Members
I
should
say
have
their
own
ideas
for
the
budget
and
they
put
the
final
touches
on
it.
They
vote
finally
on
it
in
December,
and
then
that
is
our
our
officially
adopted
budget
moving
forward.
So.
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Guess
I
always
gravitated
towards
numbers.
You
know
I
started
with
the
city
seven
years
ago,
as
a
budget
analyst,
so
I've
only
worked
and
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget.
The
one
thing
I
like
about
that
department
is
that
it
touches
all
of
the
departments
citywide.
So
you
really
get
a
holistic
view
of.
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You
know
how
the
city
operates
and
why
they
do
what
they
do,
and
some
of
the
driving
forces
behind
the
scenes
that
a
lot
of
people
don't
know
about,
but
far
as
numbers
yeah
I
was
always
just
something
that
kind
of
interested
me.
So
you
know,
starting
as
a
budget
analyst
working
up
from
QA,
seeing
your
budget
analysts
getting
assigned.
Different
departments
has
provided
a
lot
of
value,
and
so
we,
you
know
with
our
department.
We
just
try
to
provide
educational
pieces
to
both
the
residents
and
other
departments.
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Why
would
you
the
things
we
do
why
we
can't
do
some
of
the
things
we
do,
because
the
the
decisions
that
we
face
on
a
day-to-day
basis
are
very
tough.
But
you
know
we
have
a
great
group
of
people
there
I
truly
enjoy
coming
into
work.
Everyone.
You
know
gets
along
it
as
a
true
team,
atmosphere
and
I.
Think
when
you
do
what
we
do.
You
have
to
have
a
true
team
player
mentality
because
everybody
has
to
it
has
to
pull
their
own
weight
and
and
really
make
everything
go
round
and.
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D
That's
correct
I
mean
the
educational
piece
really
never
stops
when
you
know
when
there
is
somebody
new
and
another
department
order
on
city
council
yeah,
that
is
a
critical
function
so
that
they
understand
the
challenges.
The
true
challenges:
it's
not
just
a
decision.
There
are,
you
know,
other
other
factors
to
that
decision.
Once
it's
made
about
how
things
are
going
to
play
out,
so
you
know
our
outlook
on
it.
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I
started
to
us
in
2012
as
a
budget
analyst
kind
of
just
applied,
because
it
was
something
that
you
know
met
my
ears
caught
my
eye
was
assigned.
You
know
some
of
the
some
of
the
more
general
departments
keys
ease
my
way
in
and
then,
as
as
I
got
more
entrenched.
You
know
you
get
a
bigger
department,
such
as
Public,
Works
or
Parks
and
Recreation,
and,
and
so
you
really
start
to
see,
the
big
have
an
idea
of
much
bigger
impact
of
some
of
those
departments.
So
you.
D
It
happened
last
Labor,
Day
I'm,
very
fortunate
for
the
opportunity
that
chief
going
in
the
mayor
gave,
as
you
have
given
me,
but
again
I
mean
the
people
that
I
work
with
that
are
in
the
department
really
make
it
easy.
They're
always
willing
to.
You
know,
put
in
extra
time
or
do
whatever
a
case
to
so.
You
know
get
whatever
needs
to
be
done
done.
It's
not
always
easy,
but
we
make
we
make
you
with
what
we
can
and.
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I
would
I
think
it's
I
think
it's
awesome,
I
think
the
the
the
the
opportunity
you
have
to
see
the
type
of
impact
that
you
have
on,
not
only
yourself
because
you
are
a
taxpaying
resident
right,
but
your
family
and
your
friends
and
and
other
people
in
the
community.
You
see
headlines
in
the
newspaper
you
hear
about
articles
or
you
hear
about
stories
on
the
news
and.
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Have
a
part
to
play
in
that
so
I
think
the
one
thing
of
great
value
is
to
to
do
what
you
do
on
a
consistent
basis
day
in
and
day
out,
but
then
see
how
that
plays
out
and
see
how
what
your
decisions
make
actually
benefit.
A
vast
majority
of
the
residents
of
the
city,
so
absolutely
I
would
recommend
it
to
anyone.
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E
1982
City
channel
pittsburgh
has
been
your
home
for
your
government.
Over
the
last
half
decade,
we've
edited
over
a
thousand
press
conferences,
budget
forums,
awards
ceremonies,
PSAs
and
interview
programs.
Our
staff
has
over
six
decades
of
combined
experience
and
they
televised
of
the
150
city
council
meetings
annually
from
right
here
in
our
control
room
and
when
seemingly
nothing
else
is
going
right,
we
can
always
fall
back
on
our
training
from
college.
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The
only
time
that
we
really
look
at
all
that
is
when
we're
getting
ready
to
sell
it,
and
then
we
have
to
go
out
and
search
it
out
and
do
it
a
title
request
and
there's
like
a
GLS
is
a
big
thing
that
they
they
hold
on
to
old
liens.
So
it's
a
get
in
contact
with
them
and
see
if
they
still
want
their
money,
and
you
know
those
files
get
beefy.
So.
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I
said
we'll
work
to
indicate
that
say
you
had
like
an
old
water
sewage
bill
from
let's
say:
96
and
you've
paid
it
off
and
you
have
a
proof
that
you've
paid
it
off,
but
the
PWSA
says
no.
You
still
owe
it.
If
you
have
proof,
if
you
kept
that
receipt,
you
can.
You
know
who
keeps
paper
trails
from
96,
but
what.
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Yeah,
you
definitely
have
to
have
think
outside
of
the
box,
because
sometimes
you
know
where
it
looks
like
it
could
be
like
really
straightforward,
contacting
next
of
kin
to
make
sure
this
property
can
be
taken
over
you
really
kind
of
have
to
be
a
gumshoe.
You
really
have
to
like
use
your
resources
and
try
to
figure
out
who,
how?
How
are
you
going
to
find
these
people
and
how
are
you
gonna
notify
them
properly,
and
you
know
just
to
make
sure
that
everybody
has
a
fair
chance.
So.
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I
would
say
if
you're
looking
for
an
opportunity,
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
is
a
wonderful
place
to
come.
You
can
start
in
at
the
ground
level
and
there's
so
many
different
areas
for
you
to
go.
There's
gonna
be
a
place
for
you,
no
matter
what
or
you're
into
you
could.
You
know,
fall
in
love
with.
You
know
the
the
meticulous
nature
of
real
estate
or
you
could.
You
know,
find
yourself
working
for
the
Department
of
Labor
Public
Works.
There
are
so
many
different
opportunities
here.
It's
there's
some
place
for
everybody.
They.