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Scrutiny of ACC's budget allocation and administrative costs

1:32:41

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Council Member Ariola presses ACC's CEO Risa Weinstock on the allocation of their $33,500,000 budget, particularly focusing on administrative costs.

  • Weinstock states a 'very small percentage' goes to administrative costs but doesn't provide specific figures
  • Ariola expresses concern about the large budget compared to out-of-pocket expenses of individual rescuers
  • Weinstock explains the budget includes facilities, leases, and other operational costs beyond direct animal care
Joann Ariola
1:32:41
33,500,000.
1:32:42
How much of that money goes to administrative costs?
Risa Weinstock
1:32:46
A very small percentage of that.
Joann Ariola
1:32:48
I'd like to know the percentage.
Risa Weinstock
1:32:49
I don't have that available with me.
Joann Ariola
1:32:51
We need to know that.
1:32:52
Okay.
1:32:53
It's free.
1:32:53
Because you have $33,500,000 to work with, and the rescuers in this room are putting money out of their pocket to save animals on a daily basis.
Lynn C. Schulman
1:33:08
Come on.
Risa Weinstock
1:33:11
I understand that it is a very large number, and I'm very grateful to the city and the administration for that very large number.
1:33:19
I think that it's very important to look at the budget and the context of the budget.
1:33:24
There are facilities and leases.
1:33:30
There's other things that have nothing to do with the personnel, and the actual a day to day operation of ACC.
1:33:41
So it seems much larger, but I will I will Well, it's a whole part of my operation.
1:33:47
Not $34,000,000 that is going to every animal or the person to care for that animal.
1:33:53
It sounds
Joann Ariola
1:33:54
out of context.
Risa Weinstock
1:33:54
It sounds out of context.
1:33:56
It sounds out of context with that.
Dana Jacobs
1:33:58
I understand.
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