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DOB budget priorities and staffing needs

4:11:15

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Council Member Sanchez asks about DOB's priorities in budget discussions with OMB, particularly regarding staffing needs and previously eliminated positions. Commissioner Oddo responds about their efforts to regain resources.

  • DOB is trying to regain some previously lost positions
  • The department is seeking resources for new initiatives to be more proactive
  • Ongoing conversations with OMB about budgetary needs
Pierina Ana Sanchez
4:11:15
And my last question, before council member brewer asks her last question.
4:11:23
Yeah.
4:11:24
Looking looking back at at the pegs and the number of physicians, number of vacancies that have been reduced within the agency.
4:11:31
Just do you have any any thoughts right now about your priorities in your conversations with OMB about PEG reductions.
4:11:39
In particular, I want to highlight that there were 18 construction safety division inspectors that were eliminated in the last two peg rounds, are those going to be prioritized?
Jimmy Oddo
4:11:50
Yeah.
4:11:52
Try to get back some of what we lost, try to get some of these resources for some of these new goals, again, to to get us on offense.
4:12:04
Don't want to mention specific enforcement units that net needle help more than others.
4:12:11
But, yeah, I'm I the conversations with OMB continue.
4:12:16
We I I listen to every word Joc says for clues, but I I wanna see what we can get back and and I I know we know as a team where we wanna go, what we need, and we're gonna We're gonna try to, you know, get what we need.
Pierina Ana Sanchez
4:12:39
Excellent.
4:12:40
Okay.
4:12:40
Thank you, commissioner, Kathleen Mobert.
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