Q&A
Office space adequacy and key operational costs for MOERJ
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Council Member Williams inquires about the adequacy of office space for current and projected staffing levels, as well as key operational costs for MOERJ in FY2025. Deputy Commissioner Negash and Commissioner Sherman provide details on space planning and budget needs.
- MOERJ is working with DCAS to identify additional space for projected staffing increase
- Budget for FY2025 is expected to remain similar to FY2024
- Key operational costs include potential contracting needs for TruePlus living work and planning process
- MOERJ can have ongoing conversations with OMB as needs emerge throughout the fiscal year
Nantasha M. Williams
0:40:37
Do you think you have adequate office space for your current staffing levels and projected staffing levels?
Dabash Negash
0:40:44
Do we currently have?
0:40:45
Sorry.
Nantasha M. Williams
0:40:46
Enough adequate office space.
0:40:48
Really, I'm interested in the objective staffing levels because you are projected to go up times 2.
0:40:54
So do you feel like you have adequate office space for your projected staffing needs?
Dabash Negash
0:40:59
Yeah.
0:40:59
We've been working with our colleagues at Decast and others across the administration to identify additional space.
0:41:06
We have a space currently that will fit additional staff members that are in our pipeline, but we recognize that we'll need more space for staff coming on board this fiscal year.
0:41:16
So we've been working on identifying additional space.
Nantasha M. Williams
0:41:20
Terms of resources, MOERJ did not participate in a council preliminary or executive budget hearing this year.
0:41:28
How did MOERJ determine its budget needs for the coming year?
0:41:31
Did MOERJ request any additional or new resources for FY 2025?
Sideya Sherman
0:41:41
Sure.
0:41:41
I mean, I so I can just jump in and then I'll so we you know, as as deputy commissioner Nagash shared, we work with OMB going through each budget cycle.
0:41:51
Our headcount is remaining the same into the next year, and it's efficient for our needs as well as our OTPS is relatively the same.
0:41:57
And so III know the budget is still being finalized as we speak, but at least in terms of what was shared and exec.
0:42:04
We're about at the same levels, and I think that's consistent for what we need at this point.
Nantasha M. Williams
0:42:11
And to these questions.
0:42:15
What are the key operational costs that MoERJ foresees for f at 25, and are these fully reflected in the executive budget?
Sideya Sherman
0:42:26
So outside of our personnel costs.
0:42:29
In terms of our OTPS costs, we have some potential contracting needs that based on our project OTPS budget, we think will be sufficient to me.
0:42:40
We'll, you know, we'll need some additional capacity potentially around some of the work that we're doing on TruePlus to living, or even our planning process.
0:42:48
Other than that, we don't have a heavy heavy OTPS spending need at this time.
0:42:53
But we've been able to, again, as Deputy Commissioner and Nagash shared, have conversations with OMB as we have needs that may emerge throughout the fiscal year.