QUESTION
Why was an additional $500,000,000 of city funding planned for fiscal years 2627 to support asylum seekers, and how were these amounts determined?
1:25:31
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The determination for the additional $500,000,000 of city funding for fiscal years 2627 revolves around the uncertainties in asylum space and the anticipation of city costs.
- The asylum seeker trends are highly variable, requiring continuous adaptation and iteration of the budget.
- There is a significant level of projection involved due to the changing pace of asylum seeker arrivals and their needs.
- State funds were anticipated as part of the budget in light of expected state reimbursements.
- The addition of city funding anticipates continuing city costs through the period covered.
Diana I. Ayala
1:25:31
But regarding the funding swaps, the preliminary budget plan includes an additional $500,000,000 of Citi funding in each fiscal and and age for schools 2627 to support asylum seekers response efforts.
1:25:44
In addition, the plan also includes a swap of city funds for state funding.
1:25:48
With no net change to DHL budget.
1:25:52
$220,000,000 in fiscal year 24,000,000 in 25.
1:25:57
How were the amounts added in fiscal year 2620 7 determined?
1:26:02
And as of the preliminary plan, all of the asylum response funding in fiscal year 26.
1:26:08
Well, actually, let me just go back to the first question because I don't want to complete it too.
1:26:13
How will the amounts added?
Molly Wasow Park
1:26:15
So I will start and I will pass off to to chief Levine.
1:26:20
There's a lot of uncertainty in the asylum space.
1:26:22
Here.
1:26:23
Right?
1:26:23
There's I think the one thing that we can say has been constant over the last two and a half years is the pace of change.
1:26:30
Right?
1:26:30
That is the pace of people coming in, the breakdown between families with children and single adults, particular needs.
1:26:38
We've had to adapt a number of times.
1:26:40
So I would say there is a fairly high level of production going on here, and that we will need to continue to iterate and adapt the asylum secret budget, as we know more about how how things are actually playing out on the ground.
1:26:55
But, Trifelene,
Ellen Levine
1:27:01
Thank you, commissioner.
1:27:02
State funds were added excuse me, in anticipation of the state reimbursement that we have been achieving in our budget.
1:27:12
And we added the $500,000,000 in each of the out years in anticipation of city costs that would continue through that period.
Diana I. Ayala
1:27:21
Okay.
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