QUESTION
Why were 13 information technology positions added to the Office of Economic Opportunity, and what types of positions are they?
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Matthew Fraser explains that the 13 information technology positions added to the Office of Economic Opportunity result from a consolidation effort, aiming to leverage existing tech resources citywide more effectively.
- These positions were transferred, not newly created, aligning existing data science resources with the Office of Data and Analytics.
- The consolidation aimed to enhance citywide programs by utilizing the consolidated teams' tools and tactics.
- Roles include data scientists, database analysts, system engineers, and business analysts focused on economic opportunities.
- This approach enables a more effective citywide application of technology and analytics capabilities.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
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The preliminary plan included include Citi Funds of $580,320 in FY24.
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And 1,500,000 in FY 25, as well as in the out years for costs associated with 13 additional information technology positions for the office of economic upper opportunity.
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Can you share a little bit about what the rationale behind the addition of 13 of those positions?
Matthew Fraser
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For the office of economic opportunity.
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Yeah.
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So what what essentially happened as we performed the consolidation, what we found was there were a number of resources that were focused tech related functions, but they weren't in a tech agency.
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So the office of economic economic opportunity they had a number of data scientists that were working on public benefits related programs.
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And instead of having those data scientists, live in in in Ireland where they were only working with them with their selves.
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We consolidated them with the office of data and analytics.
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And we pull those resources in so that they get work on city wide programs using the same tools and tactics that they would put in place on the public benefit side and bringing value across the entire city's tech portfolio.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
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So they're working in the Brooklyn.
Matthew Fraser
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That is correct.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
0:25:10
Well, okay.
Matthew Fraser
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That is correct.
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And
Jennifer Gutiérrez
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what can you and what the type of positions that are going to be added?
Matthew Fraser
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So they these were resources that were already in place.
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Mhmm.
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So they are a database analyst, They were they were they were data scientists, some of them were systems engineers.
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They there's a resource that
Jennifer Gutiérrez
0:25:31
are So these are not new positions necessarily?
Matthew Fraser
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Not new positions.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
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And that's what I'm asking because you said that these were positions that were already in place.
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My understanding was that it was 13 additional information technology positions for the office of economic companies.
Matthew Fraser
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Right.
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So the the 13 additional positions that came into OTI were transferred from another agency because they weren't at OTI.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
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I see.
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I see.
0:25:51
I see.
Matthew Fraser
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That is correct.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
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Okay.
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And then I'm sorry.
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I interrupted you the types of position.
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You said it's data analytics?
Matthew Fraser
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It's data sciences.
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Business analysts, folks that are working on building programs and systems associated with with economic opportunities portfolio.
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So we just we just consolidated them into
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