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MOIA's budget and staffing challenges highlighted
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Council member Avilés discusses the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) budget and staffing issues, emphasizing the office's crucial role in providing immigrant services and the challenges it faces due to limited resources.
- MOIA operating with a low headcount despite managing several programs
- MOIA's preliminary budget totals $782,000 in fiscal 2026 for only five positions
- Concerns raised about MOIA's ability to meet increased demands with insufficient personnel
Alexa Avilés
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Moya should be the backbone of immigrant services in the city.
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However, this office is currently operating with an unacceptably low headcount despite the several programs that the office is managing.
0:10:47
In the preliminary plan, Moya's budget totals $782,000 in fiscal twenty twenty six to cover just five positions.
0:10:57
How can we expect an office to meet the demands in a time of significantly increased demand and a xenophobic federal go government keenly focused on harming people when it lacks sufficient personnel to do the job.