QUESTION
Who does the Mayor's Office of Asylum Seeker Operations report to, and how often do they meet?
1:41:04
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The Mayor's Office of Asylum Seeker Operations reports to the mayor's chief of staff, with frequent meetings every other day or more.
- The Office of Asylum Seeker Operations reports directly to the mayor's chief of staff instead of the deputy mayor of Health and Human Services, despite the involvement of the latter in the leadership team.
- The interim director of the Office of Asylum Seeker Operations confirms meeting with the mayor’s chief of staff at least every other day.
- The chief of staff is described as a crisis management and operations expert with experience across all levels of government.
- The operational expertise of the Office of Asylum Seeker Operations is augmented by the deputy mayor for Health and Human Services, who is an active leadership team member.
Alexa Avilés
1:41:04
Owasso reports to the mayor's chief of staff.
1:41:07
Is that correct?
Molly Schaeffer
1:41:08
That is correct.
Alexa Avilés
1:41:10
And how often do do you meet with the mayor's chief of staff?
Molly Schaeffer
1:41:14
All the time.
1:41:15
I think I have I have at least every other day, if not more.
Alexa Avilés
1:41:26
Shouldn't Owasso report to the deputy mayor of Health And Human Services similar to Moyo?
Molly Schaeffer
1:41:32
So the deputy mayor for health and human services is an active member of the leadership team of this effort.
1:41:39
We We aligned it to directly report to the chief of staff.
1:41:45
So we had one for the back end functions, but she's an active member of the leadership of this effort.
Alexa Avilés
1:41:57
I would imagine much of your operational expertise is coming from the deputy mayor of Health And Human Services.
1:42:04
Does the chief of staff does the mayor's chief of staff have expertise and this kind of Operation.
Molly Schaeffer
1:42:10
Absolutely.
1:42:11
The chief of staff is a crisis management expert who's worked on all and operations expert who's worked on all levels of government.
