QUESTION
What are the new expenses in the budget for the Department of Parks and Recreation?
3:33:29
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The only new expense in the budget for the Department of Parks and Recreation is hiring a team of 5 exterminators and 3 support staff in Brooklyn.
- This new exterminator team aims to help address the mayor's goal of keeping parks well-maintained and clean across the city.
- The Commissioner states they will rely on existing staff and hire 3000 seasonal workers to support core operations during summer months.
- She believes the seasonal hiring, along with existing staff, will enable them to meet their core mission of maintaining clean parks.
Shekar Krishnan
3:33:29
My next question is, The only new needs that I'm seeing in the expense budget, as I mentioned before, is to hire an ex termination exterminator team 5 employees in Brooklyn, 3 exterminators to support staff.
3:33:46
That's the only new expense I'm seeing in the budget.
3:33:49
Correct?
3:33:49
A new increase?
Sue Donoghue
3:33:50
Correct.
Shekar Krishnan
3:33:51
Do you feel that a team of 5 exterminators for the Battle of Brooklyn can help address the mayor's highlight of keeping parks while maintained and clean across our city.
Sue Donoghue
3:34:01
Thank you, council member for the question.
3:34:04
We will be relying on our existing staff to make sure we're meeting our core mission.
3:34:10
We also have a fully funded seasonal program that we are presently hiring for.
3:34:15
We'll have 3000 seasonal workers that will come in to help buttress our staff in the summer months, so that will absolutely be helpful in terms of meeting our core mission.
Shekar Krishnan
3:34:25
Do you even feel that 5 exterminators in Brooklyn will help address the needs for road next termination across the borough of Brooklyn?