QUESTION
How is the NYC Department for the Aging working with the OMB to mitigate budget constraints and prevent service pauses?
1:09:28
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The NYC Department for the Aging communicates regularly with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) about urgent needs and potential service gaps, aiming to secure a new needs package for increased funding, specifically for case management.
- The department regularly dialogues with OMB to highlight urgent needs and potential gaps in services.
- A discussion regarding the necessity for a new needs package emphasizes efforts to mitigate services gaps.
- The commissioner confirms the department's intention to advocate for increased funding for case management.
- This advocacy is part of the department's new needs request to the OMB.
Crystal Hudson
1:09:28
And how are you working with the OMB to address the issue that arose during due to budgetary constraints and ensure there are no further I'm gonna call them pauses.
1:09:38
I know you're not calling them pauses, but pauses still
Lorraine Cortes-Vasquez
1:09:41
in the pauses.
1:09:41
Yeah.
1:09:44
I mean, this reminds me of who who's our fiscal your fiscal efforts, and we would always go back and forth with the different edition of Waitlist.
1:09:51
But
Crystal Hudson
1:09:52
are you sleeping up there?
1:09:55
Yeah.
1:09:55
Thank you.
1:09:55
I'm dead.
1:09:56
Yeah.
1:09:56
Yeah.
1:09:56
He's no longer on the on this committee, but Simolize, you guy now.
Lorraine Cortes-Vasquez
1:10:00
Oh, we're right.
1:10:02
So that we'll we'll we'll go through that definitional again.
1:10:07
I'm sorry.
1:10:07
I lost the
Crystal Hudson
1:10:08
that's okay.
1:10:09
I'll repeat it.
1:10:10
How's NYC aging working with OMB to address the issue that arose due to budgetary constraints and ensure there are no further pauses going forward.
1:10:19
Pause is my word, not yours.
Lorraine Cortes-Vasquez
1:10:20
Yeah.
1:10:21
No.
1:10:21
I got it.
1:10:24
As as as customary, we always talk to OMB about what our pressing needs are.
1:10:31
And where our where our gaps in services, where we identify there may be some possible gaps in services and work towards, you know, getting a new needs package to them.
Crystal Hudson
1:10:41
Okay.
1:10:41
So is it safe to say you plan to advocate for increased funding for case management?
Lorraine Cortes-Vasquez
1:10:48
It would be safe to say that our name
Crystal Hudson
1:10:50
is saying yes.
Lorraine Cortes-Vasquez
1:10:52
Oh, as I said.
1:10:53
Yes.
1:10:53
I said yes.
Crystal Hudson
1:10:55
Okay.
1:10:56
I'm gonna take the yes.
Lorraine Cortes-Vasquez
1:10:57
Right now, Priton is part of it's part of our new needs request.
Crystal Hudson
1:11:01
Okay.
1:11:01
Okay.
1:11:01
Great.