REMARKS
Concerns about outsourcing work versus investing in the city workforce
1:47:29
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Council Member Carmen De La Rosa expresses concerns about the city's use of consulting contracts and outsourcing work instead of investing in the city workforce. She emphasizes the potential negative impact on hiring and resource allocation.
- De La Rosa highlights the committee's concern about work being contracted out instead of hiring city workers
- She mentions 'egregious' contract costs, particularly in services for migrants and asylum seekers
- The Council Member requests more information on consulting contracts to better understand the allocation of resources
Carmen De La Rosa
1:47:29
I'm I mean, one of the things that we're concerned about as a committee is how work is being contracted out and how that's impacting the ability to hire workers because we're spending money on outsourcing work rather than investing in the workforce.
1:47:45
And some of the numbers that we've seen are egregious.
1:47:47
I mean, when we dig into what these contracts look like, for example, for the delivery of service for migrants and asylum seekers in our city.
1:47:55
We see that some of these contracts could hire 4 commissioners or more.
1:48:00
And so we are concerned that that investment is not happening in the workforce, in a workforce that frankly needs it.
1:48:09
Right?
1:48:09
Because we're seeing these numbers.
1:48:11
And so, if you could get back to us with some of that information, that would be valuable.
1:48:15
Will do.
