QUESTION
Can the Department of Records and Information Services (Doris) fulfill its mission with reduced staff?
4:50:50
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Commissioner Pauline Toole explains that the staff reduction numbers from FY19 do not account for positions that were potentially funded through grants, indicating the Department of Records and Information Services (Doris) may still fulfill its mission.
- The FY19 staff numbers included grant-funded positions, not solely tax levy funded staff.
- The current reduction to 47 budgeted staff from 61 in FY19 reflects a 23% decrease.
- The FY25 budget could potentially allow for additional staff through external funding, not considered in the current numbers.
Lincoln Restler
4:50:50
You know, earlier in your tenure as commissioner back pre pandemic in FY19, in FY 'nineteen, we were at 61 full time staff for Doris.
4:51:00
So we're now at, I think, 47 budgeted staff, we're looking at a 23% reduction with that significant reduction in the workforce.
4:51:16
Do you believe the Doris can continue to fulfill its vital mission?
Pauline Toole
4:51:23
Well, that number from 2019 also included positions that were funded through grants, and so not all of the positions were tax levy funded.
4:51:33
So the number you're looking at with 49 budgeted for fiscal 25 doesn't take into account any funding we might get for for work that would allow us to bring on additional staff.