Super Bowl LIII Emergency Preparedness and Cost Capture—jUNE 2019

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Super Bowl LIII Emergency Preparedness and Cost Capture
​​Released June 2019

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We found:

• The city's emergency preparedness planning was consistent with best practices.
• The city responded proactively to inclement weather potential.
• The city enforced the federal "no fly zone" mandate.
• The city experienced no major public safety incidents during the operational period.
• Overall, the city's Super Bowl-related expenses were 14% less than budgeted. Goods and services were 31% lower than budgeted; personnel costs were 12% higher than anticipated. According to mayor's office staff, the city made no provisions for reimbursement of expenses.
• The Atlanta Police Department accounted for the majority of the expenses for goods and services. Personnel expenses were higher than planned in police, corrections, and public works.
• Mechanisms the city put in place to capture costs in real time failed; invoices were reconciled post-event.
• The city does not capture personnel costs in real time; Super Bowl event highlighted known timekeeping weaknesses.