QUESTION
Does OATH have the resources needed to handle the increasing caseload efficiently?
2:45:29
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OATH states they have the resources needed to handle the increasing caseload efficiently despite budget cuts.
- OATH believes they can manage the caseload increase within the city's fiscal constraints.
- The agency tightened its budget and made cuts to ensure New Yorkers receive due process.
- Some decisions are taking longer, but OATH is committed to delivering due process with current staff.
Lincoln Restler
2:45:29
So have 59,400,000 of FY 25 budget is 5,900,000 less than the FY 24 budget, approximately a 10% reduction.
2:45:45
The PMMR showed that summons sent to oath are up 26% from the same period last year and on pace to be almost 865,000 summons for the year that are going to oath, 60% increase since the mayor took office.
2:46:00
Similarly, trials are up by 6% and on track to be 66% higher than FY 21.
2:46:06
So summons are up 60%.
2:46:09
Trials are up 66%.
2:46:11
Since the mayor took office, and the PMMR also revealed the average time it's taking to issue decisions on trials is up 21%.
2:46:20
By over 6 days, and the average time it's taking to render a decision on hearings is up 33% to about 12 days.
2:46:27
Yet there's a bunch of cut, which just is hard to fathom.
2:46:31
So does the agency of the resources it needs to handle this seemingly ever increasing caseload in a timely and efficient manner.
2:46:39
And did you request any new needs or resources from OMB to be able to keep pace.
Asim Rehman
2:46:45
Thank you, chair wrestler.
2:46:47
I think that oath has the resources it needs to match the increase that that we are seeing if you take into account the fiscal situation that the city is going through.
2:46:58
Every agency had to tighten its belt, identify funds for the peg.
2:47:03
And when we did so, our mission was to ensure that we make those cuts while still ensuring that New Yorkers receive due process.
2:47:11
And receiving due process means that they are receiving decisions on their cases that are based in fact and guided by the law It has come at a cost of some of those decisions taking a little more time, but I still think we are meeting our mission of delivering due process with the staff that we have.
Lincoln Restler
2:47:33
Okay.