Q&A
Council member questions MOC budget cuts and staffing reductions
7:16:17
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39 sec
Council Member Julie Won inquires about the significant budget reduction and staffing cuts in the Mayor's Office of Contracts (MOC) for fiscal year 2025. She expresses concern over the potential impact on contract processing and nonprofit payments.
- Won highlights a $16 million funding difference between FY24 adopted and FY25 executive budgets
- She notes a reduction of 14 positions in the budgeted headcount
- OMB Director Jacques Jiha explains that the drop in funding is due to one-time allocations for the Passport system rollout
Julie Won
7:16:17
So for, my questions are for the mayor's office of contracts.
7:16:21
As of the executive plan, the MOX budget is 31,900,000 in fiscal year 25.
7:16:27
And last year at adoption, the agency's funding was 47,800,000.
7:16:32
The difference in funding is close to 16,000,000 when we compare fiscal 24 adopted to the fiscal 25 executive budget.
7:16:39
Max's budget currently shows, addition to the cuts, 14 positions less than the budgeted headcount.
7:16:47
The January pegs cuts 3 positions that were not restored yet in the executive plan.
7:16:51
All the reduced headcount results in a significant backlog citywide.
