QUESTION
Does the $53 million contract value include EBT funding for asylum seekers, and can its breakdown be provided?
2:07:35
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The $53 million contract value covers all costs, including EBT funding for asylum seekers, and the Budget Director offers to provide a detailed breakdown.
- The contract value encompasses various costs, including the addition of funds to EBT cards for asylum seekers and business fees.
- Council Member Gale Brewer seeks clarification on the allocation of funds between fees and support for asylum seekers.
- Budget Director Jacques Jiha confirms the comprehensive coverage of the contract and agrees to provide a detailed cost breakdown.
- Gale Brewer inquires about the duration of the related pilot program, which the Budget Director will follow up on.
Gale Brewer
2:07:35
2nd, does the 53,000,000 maximum contract value include the funding that will be added to EBT cards or is it solely relating to the fees pay tomorrow, Kelsey.
Jacques Jiha
2:07:47
The then the the 5th, as I said, the the no resources.
2:07:52
This the money is basically for everything.
Gale Brewer
2:07:55
For the company?
Jacques Jiha
2:07:56
For it's for everything.
2:07:57
For it is again could cause the cost of the fund that will be added to the cards for the asylum seekers.
2:08:06
The issuance card, the business fees includes everything.
Gale Brewer
2:08:10
Okay.
2:08:10
Can you break down either now or in the future?
2:08:13
What's for the fees?
2:08:14
And what's for this asylum seekers on the card?
Jacques Jiha
2:08:17
We could provide you a breakdown if you want Okay.
2:08:19
Of of every single one of them.
Gale Brewer
2:08:21
Okay.
2:08:22
And what how long is the pilot?
Jacques Jiha
2:08:26
I would get back to you on this.
2:08:27
I I don't know exactly.
2:08:29
I think how long he's going to