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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 61-4 Program Powers and Duties.">
  <section prefix="§" num="61-4" heading="Program Powers and Duties.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">The Program shall:<para num="(1)">review investigations into municipal processes and policies using data analytics, and analysis;</para>
      <para num="(2)">use findings of analytical reviews to make recommendations related to process improvement for City services;</para>
      <para num="(3)">in consultation with principal agencies establish and implement data-based process improvement systems for various City services;</para>
      <para num="(4)">in consultation with principal agencies and the City Administrator draft annual  performance management plans that establish priorities, goals, and measurements to track and evaluate performance;</para>
      <para num="(5)">along with the Bureau of Budget and Management Research, establish measurements that can be considered within agency budget performance measures;</para>
      <para num="(6)">in consultation with the Chief Information Officer of Baltimore City Information Technology and relevant principal agencies  assist in publishing accurate data on the City’s Open Data Portal as allowed by applicable laws;</para>
      <para num="(7)">have the authority to request all relevant data; and</para>
      <para num="(8)">establish new CitiStat meetings.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Reporting.">On or before January 31 of each year, the Program shall issue a report to the Mayor and City Council on:<para num="(1)">the performance of each principal agency that participated in the CitiStat process over the previous year; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">identified areas for improvement and recommendations for each principal agency in the coming calendar year.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Meetings.">The Program shall:<para num="(1)">develop an annual schedule to hold a CitiStat meeting at least once per month with each principal agency;</para>
      <para num="(2)">produce an agency memorandum 48 hours prior to a principal agency CitiStat meeting that contains all relevant data and other information for that meeting; and</para>
      <para num="(3)">produce a CitiStat memorandum within 2 days after a meeting that includes:<para num="(i)">all requests and commitments made by the agency; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">any additional data or materials required by the next CitiStat meeting.</para>
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