QUESTION
Can frequent audit reviews effectively preempt or address problems compared to decentralization?
0:54:21
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Public Advocate Jumaane Williams queries if regular audit reviews could match decentralization's effectiveness in preempting or addressing issues, with Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber indicating that, although audits might detect problems earlier, they won't assure total prevention.
- Williams questions the efficacy of centralization for problem-solving and proposes exploring other review mechanisms.
- Strauber suggests that audits can potentially catch issues earlier but do not guarantee complete problem prevention.
- Williams expresses concern about the impact of re-centralization on the implementation speed of recommendations.
- He explores alternatives to centralized decision-making, including involving higher-level personnel in the decision process.
- Despite potential for early detection through audits, Strauber acknowledges that this method does not ensure complete problem prevention.
Jumaane Williams
0:54:21
So my my question is is another layer of review much more regularly, obviously more than was done now.
0:54:31
Can that work just as well?
0:54:32
Are you fully think that we have to decentralize it to make it work.
Jocelyn Strauber
0:54:36
Well, the audit review that we're describing, right, I think that's what you're referring to.
0:54:40
That that's an after the back to measure.
0:54:42
Right?
0:54:43
So hopefully, that would catch problems at an earlier stage, but it won't entirely prevent them.
Jumaane Williams
0:54:51
Hopefully, it will prevent if they know the review is gonna happen, or you can catch it much sooner than we call it now.
0:54:58
But I appreciate that.
0:54:59
I I just am concerned about centralizing and how long it's gonna take.
0:55:03
So I mentioned to see how long it took before the centralization.
0:55:06
I mean, the taking away centralization, how long it took after some of the recommendations, and how long it would take if you re centralize it.
0:55:13
And it makes sense, maybe if there's another unit, but I am concerned like all of the recommendations out there.
0:55:17
I wish they adopted more of them, but I can see the centralization may be an issue.
0:55:22
So I just can wondering if there's other review processes that can be put in place.
0:55:27
Maybe higher level folks that can make decision that's not necessarily central.
0:55:31
On multiple people making decisions, something like that.
0:55:33
But I am concerned that just if you go back to system that way it was, it might slow down in the process.
0:55:38
It's already kind of rough to begin with.
0:55:40
But thank you so much.
0:55:41
I really appreciate it.