Memorandum

CITY OF DALLAS

DATE November 18, 2011

TO Honorable Mayor & Members of the Dallas City Council

SUBJECT Executive Appointments/Updated Organizational Chart

I am pleased to announce the following executive appointments.

Code Compliance ServicesJimmy Martin is being appointed as the Director of Code Compliance where he has served asinterim Director since July 2011. Prior to his service with Code Compliance, Mr. Martin worked inthe Auditor's office since the beginning of his City tenure in 1988. He performed audits on a widevariety of City operations including: Code Compliance's multi-tenant operations, the DPD AutoPound, and Homestead exemptions administered by the Dallas Central Appraisal District. Mr.Martin holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant. Hebrings to Code Compliance strong analytical skills, a vast knowledge of City operations, and anauditor's eye for establishing effective internal controls.

City Manager's OfficeJoey Zapata is being appointed as an Assistant City Manager in the City Manager's Office,where he has served in an interim capacity since July 2011. Prior to his appointment in the CityManager's Office, Joey was the Director of Code Compliance. Mr. Zapata began his career withthe City in the Mayor's Office in 1994. He has worked in the Office of Financial Services; CityManager's Office; Convention and Event Services; Sanitation Services; and the Efficiency Teambefore being promoted to Assistant Director of Environmental and Health Services in 2005. Heholds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Texas A&M University.

Communication & Information ServicesShelia Robin on is being appointed as the Assistant Director of Communication & Information services.Ms. Robinson began her career with the City in 1998. Since that time she has held a variety ofpositions in the Office of Financial Services. Beginning as a Sr. Budget Analyst, moving to BudgetManager and then to Assistant Director where she was responsible for overseeing the Operating &Capital Budgets. Her strong leadership skills were essential to the successful transition to theBudgeting for Outcomes model. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics degree from theUniversity of Texas at Austin.

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Mayor &City CouncilStephanie Cooper is being appointed as Assistant to the City Manager for the Mayor & CouncilOffice. Stephanie began her career with the City in 1990 in the Department of Environmentaland Health Services (EHS). Prior to her appointment, Stephanie was a Council Assistant toCouncilmember Dwaine Caraway and also Interim Chief of Staff. During her tenure with the Cityof Dallas, Mrs. Pegues Cooper has worked in the City Manager's Office as a Service TeamCoordinator in 1996 and 1998. She has worked in several divisions within EHS including: theMartin Luther King, Jr. Community Center, Day Resource Center, West Dallas MultipurposeCenter and the City of Dallas' Public Health Division. She holds a Bachelors degree inMunicipal Management and Political Science from the University of Central Oklahoma.

Office of Financial ServicesJing Xiao is being appointed as the Assistant Director of the Office of Financial Services,overseeing the Capital and Operating Budgets. Jing began her career with the City in 1999 as aProject Manager in the City Auditor's Office. Previously, Jing has served as Budget Manager inthe Office of Financial Services, Inspections Manager for the Dallas Police Department and in hermost recent position, Third Tier Executive for the Dallas Police Department. Jing holds a Bachelorof Science in Finance from Capital University of Economics, Bejing, China and a Master ofScience in Management Accounting from the University of Texas as Dallas.

Streets ServicesHelena Thompson is being appointed as a Sr. Program Manager for the Department of StreetServices where she will assume oversight of the department's ISO compliance in terms ofenvironmental, quality and safety. In this capacity, she will also be managing the department'sinspection and training programs. Helena has been with the City since 1998 and has held avariety of different positions during her tenure. She began her career in the Office of InternationalAffairs, overseeing relationships with foreign dignitaries and organizing high-level trade missions.In she moved to Development she managed several

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Please join me in congratulating Jimmy, Joey, Shelia, Stephanie, Jing and Helena on their appointments.Should you have any questions, please contact my office.

Attached is an updated organizational chart, reflecting these changes and realigning some of the workloadamong Assistant City Managers.

If there are any questions, please feel free to give me a call (214) 533-1508.

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CC: Rosa Rios, Acting City SecretaryThomas P. Perkins, Jr., City AttorneyCraig D. Kinton, City AuditorC. Victor Lander, Administrative JudgeA.C. Gonzalez, First Assistant City ManagerRyan Evans, Assistant City ManagerJill A. Jordan, PE., Assistant City ManagerForest E. Turner, Assistant City ManagerJoey Zapata. interim Assistant City ManagerJeanne Chipperfield, Chief Financial OfficerFrank Librio. Public Information OfficeHelena Stevens·Thompson, Assistant to the City Manager

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