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Proposal for State Legislative Advocacy Services | City of Santa Ana Page 13 EXPERIENCE process, including leveraging relationships with the US Department of Justice and COPS staff, which resulted in critical federal funding for the City to hire additional police officers. Niccolo worked with the City of Emeryville to secure $600,000 in federal funding from the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program to finance the cost of seismic retrofitting of the City’s one and only emergency community gathering and housing facility. Niccolo worked closely with the City and Congresswoman Barbara Lee on the application as well as development and execution of an advocacy strategy, including the defeat of a hostile amendment that would have taken the grant away from Emeryville and reverted the funds back to FEMA. City of Oakland Deputy City Administrator 2004-2007 Niccolo was responsible for the daily operations and decision making for the two largest departments (public works and police department), overseeing a combined annual budget of $323 million. Niccolo also directly supervised four different divisions with 45 employees. Niccolo provided direct organizational leadership to create a standard operating procedure for a multi-faceted crime reduction initiative, which was adopted by the City Council and resulted in crime reduction. Additionally, Niccolo expanded the number of organized neighborhood public safety gatherings for three consecutive years, with an average of nearly 100 percent annual increase. Furthermore, Niccolo served as lead administrative staff member for three City Council committee, providing expertise and support to the Mayor and City Council in the formulation, interpretation, and application of public policy. City of Oakland Assistant Director, Public Works Agency 2001-2004 Niccolo was responsible for three divisions of the public works department (including finance and human relations), five direct reports, and 40 staff members. Niccolo oversaw the financial operations of the entire public works department, including revenues and expenditures. Niccolo implemented procedures to reduce the number of worker’s compensation claims subsequently adopted for the entire City. Niccolo also served as the spokesperson of the public works department and maintained all media relations. Niccolo built strong media relations and served as hearing officer for union grievances, ultimately helping to improve key relationships with affected unions. City of Oakland Assistant to Councilmember Richard Spees 1998-2001 Niccolo served as lead spokesperson for the Council Member within the district. Niccolo improved the overall district-wide public approval rating of the Council Member through grass roots marketing campaigns and new information dissemination strategies. Additionally, Niccolo led constituent services for the district, ensuring proper and efficient service delivery for 58,000 residents. University of Oregon Bachelor of Arts, American History 1997