QUESTION
What is the status of service providers invited back to Rikers Island without new contracts?
3:45:16
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The NYC Mayor's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is assessing the Department of Correction's (DoC) needs before deciding on the continuation and funding of programs at Rikers Island.
- The Department of Correction (DoC) has invited some service providers back to Rikers Island informally without new contracts.
- Concerns were raised about insufficient programming by DoC compared to the services previously provided by these contractors.
- The Budget Director of the NYC Mayor's OMB mentions ongoing talks with these providers and an upcoming decision on program continuation and funding.
- Final decisions on funding and contracts will be made closer to the executive budget decision.
Sandy Nurse
3:45:16
Last year, DOC also cut contracts for some of the critical service providers.
3:45:22
On Rykers, And then we went and we found that, you know, DOC's attempts to do some of that programming just wasn't adequate enough to cover what those providers were doing.
3:45:32
So now we're hearing maybe informally that DOC has invited these providers back but without a new contract or compensation.
3:45:41
So how do you how is there an expectation to come do this critical work?
3:45:47
I don't I mean, not necessarily for free, but without additional compensation.
Jacques Jiha
3:45:52
We are working with the DoC.
3:45:55
And as a said, we do an assessment of their needs.
3:45:59
And I believe they've been working.
3:46:01
They've been talking to those providers.
3:46:05
And as we move forward closer to budget to exec, we will make a decision 11 other in terms we're going to proceed with whether we're going to continue this program.
3:46:18
And if there is a need to continue this program, we will make the appropriate adjustment at exact.
Sandy Nurse
3:46:23
Okay.