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QUESTION

Should the tracking of families through the PATH system be fully automated?

1:28:32

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44 sec

Commissioner Molly Wasow Park agrees on the need for more systems modernization within the Department of Social Services, acknowledging current efforts towards system development.

  • Systems modernization at the Department of Social Services (DSS) is ongoing.
  • The Commissioner expresses a desire to enhance systems modernization efforts.
  • Budget constraints are considered in the process of advancing system improvements.
  • Council Member Ayala highlights the outdated systems currently in use at DSS and suggests automation for tracking families.
Diana I. Ayala
1:28:32
Do I recommended that tracking families through be fully automated by using scanners to track those families through path rather than rely on Henry and input.
1:28:43
Just I'm always surprised at how outdated the system is at DSS.
1:28:48
You you you yeah.
1:28:49
We need to invest a little bit more efficient in in your agency to modernize you and bring you up to the code.
1:28:57
But is that something that is gonna I'm assuming that's something that's being
Molly Wasow Park
1:29:01
We're we're in the process of of system development now.
1:29:05
I would absolutely love to do even more systems modernization across DSS.
1:29:11
It's, you know, something that we're looking at across the board and and managing our budget there.
Diana I. Ayala
1:29:16
Okay.
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