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QUESTION
Is the Department of Social Services advocating for the restoration of budget cuts in the executive budget?
1:41:55
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Commissioner Molly Wasow Park of the Department of Social Services does not provide a direct answer on advocating for restoration of budget cuts, emphasizing the department's limited discretionary spending.
- The question focuses on whether the Department of Social Services is advocating for the restoration of specific budget cuts.
- Commissioner Park discusses the narrow window of discretionary spending within the department's budget.
- She mentions the department had to make difficult decisions due to limited budget options.
- A direct answer about advocacy for restoration of cuts is not provided.
Diana I. Ayala
1:41:55
Is Atari advocating for this cuts to be restored in the executive?
Molly Wasow Park
1:42:00
We are always trying to own be about our budget as a whole.
1:42:04
Certainly, as I said, given the very narrow window of discretionary spent city tax levy in our budget.
1:42:12
The places where where we had to look to make cuts were narrow, and and we had to make some difficult decisions.
Diana I. Ayala
1:42:20
Okay.
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