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Delay in submission of MOIA's annual report
3:22:54
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Council Member Avilés questions MOIA officials about the delay in submitting their annual report, which is due on March 15th but may not be submitted until the end of the month.
- MOIA cites the need to update text and account for recent program changes as reasons for the delay
- The report must go through multiple levels of approval before submission
- MOIA aims to submit the report by March 28th
Alexa Avilés
3:22:54
Yeah.
3:22:54
Without question.
3:22:55
And the providers are are certainly out there, but there was a real retraction in in the know your right services that were were happening and we were seeing it.
3:23:07
And it wasn't because people were not requesting it.
3:23:09
In fact, we're just kind of itching at the need and not fully demand with the limitations, but there is I don't know why that seems to be the case on the ground.
3:23:24
I have my own theories about that.
3:23:27
However, there should be none because as far as we see it in the numbers, the work is being funded and should be rolled out properly and adequately.
3:23:38
So we'll follow-up on that.
3:23:42
I think oh yes, yes, yes.
3:23:46
We are close to wrapping up here.
3:23:49
So we are aware that Moya may not submit its annual report until the end of the month even though the deadline is March 15.
3:23:59
Can you tell us why there is a delay?
Manuel Castro
3:24:02
Well, in part because of all of what we've been discussing, you know, pivoting and changing some of the programs
Alexa Avilés
3:24:09
we're You're not talking too much.
Manuel Castro
3:24:11
Teasing.
3:24:12
Go ahead.
3:24:13
We're we're working to update, the text within our annual report, and that's being finalized.
3:24:23
It has to go through approvals, which is why we're requesting a little bit more time to account for all those approvals.
3:24:32
But that's the reason.
Alexa Avilés
3:24:36
It's a lot of approvals.
3:24:37
Who's the mysterious Oz person that has to approve all your communications?
3:24:47
It's a real question.
Manuel Castro
3:24:48
Oh, it's a real question.
Alexa Avilés
3:24:49
It's a real question.
3:24:50
We
Manuel Castro
3:24:53
have to go through a lot approvals.
3:24:55
We you know, I think city agencies and offices are very accustomed to that.
3:24:59
I don't know if you wanna speak to that, deputy commissioner.
Lorena Lucero
3:25:06
Who I?
Manuel Castro
3:25:07
Approvals for our annual report.
Alexa Avilés
3:25:09
Approvals for everything.
3:25:11
You can't speak about the policies.
3:25:13
You can't answer questions on time.
3:25:16
You you need to get your reports monitored and reviewed.
3:25:22
Yeah.
3:25:22
There's there's a lot of approvals going on with Moya.
Lorena Lucero
3:25:26
Yes, Chey.
3:25:30
And, really, it's it's about ensuring that it's, you know, just vetted in regards to what's included.
3:25:40
But I know that we had reached out to counsel, and our goal is to have it by March 28, if I'm not mistaken.