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Discussion of delegation authority and oversight mechanisms within DCAS

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Council Member Restler raises concerns about the delegation of authority within DCAS, particularly regarding real estate decisions. Commissioner Molina explains the oversight mechanisms and collaborative nature of decision-making in the agency.

Molina emphasizes that no one person has complete autonomy in real estate deals
Multiple entities are involved in decision-making, including City Hall, OMB, and City Planning
Molina asserts that there are mitigation measures to ensure taxpayers get the best deal

Lincoln Restler

0:22:48

Right.

0:22:49

I appreciate that.

0:22:50

And I just wanna acknowledge council members, Brewer, Car Powers.

0:22:54

Thank you all for joining us this morning, and Hanif is online.

0:22:57

Thank you for joining us.

0:23:00

But there is significant delegation authority that is placed in the deputy commissioner.

0:23:03

You placed it also in the executive deputy commissioner that is within the charter.

0:23:06

That allows for those individuals to make license agreements on behalf of the city.

0:23:13

There are some oversight mechanisms.

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There's also a great deal of power that's embedded within these senior officials within Decast, and I'm just concerned about the lack of specific experience in this area that has such broad latitude on spending.

0:23:31

I'd like to just shift to the, you know, reports that on Friday, September 27th, deputy commissioner Hamilton had his phone seized by investigators when returning from the trip abroad that we've referenced.

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When did you first become aware of that?

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