Q&A
Emergency procurement for safety measures and complaint portal
2:11:13
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Council Member Dinowitz suggests using emergency procurement processes, similar to those used for security measures, to expedite the implementation of the new complaint portal.
- CUNY has previously used emergency contracts for security purposes.
- The council member argues that the current situation with student complaints warrants similar urgency.
- Emergency procurement could potentially be used for security cameras and the new complaint portal.
- The lack of data and information about addressing student complaints is emphasized as a critical issue.
Eric Dinowitz
2:11:13
Yes.
2:11:14
And I do have very smart colleagues who have great ideas.
2:11:17
And you've done emergency contracts before.
2:11:19
You've done emergency contracts for security.
2:11:21
Correct?
Felix Matos Rodriguez
2:11:23
With with yes.
Eric Dinowitz
2:11:24
Yes.
2:11:24
So it's not outside of the bounds when you know, this is an emergency.
2:11:29
This is happening every day.
2:11:31
Its impact on the lives of the students that you and I both care about.
2:11:35
Did emergency procurement for safety officers in the case of another encampment?
2:11:42
As council member Mennen suggested, We can have the same process for simple security cameras, but we can also have the same process to ensure that students can report this.
2:11:54
Of course, there are no again, I will I will repeat it, a number of hurdles right now that we don't even know what we're talking about because we don't have the data and the information, which is data that we should expect to have because it's the same story, same underlying issue.
2:12:10
When there are issues, students should know that they are heard and that their needs are being addressed.
2:12:16
And throughout CUNY, they don't know.
2:12:20
Whether it's another student, faculty member, violative of conduct, they don't know.
