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Q&A on policy changes and reinforcements in DOP

0:22:26

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Council Member Amanda Farias asks about specific policy changes instituted by Commissioner Holmes in the Department of Probation. Holmes' response includes:

Clarification that many changes involve reinforcing existing policies rather than creating new ones
Implementation of a new inventory process for equipment like laptops, tables, and chairs
Introduction of barcodes for better tracking and management of resources

Amanda Farias

0:22:26

Can you talk about some of the policy changes that you've instituted that are changed?

Juanita Holmes

0:22:30

So it's really not policy changes other than now we're in uniform so the uniform description may be different.

0:22:39

It's really reinforcing what we're doing.

0:22:42

Some of the policy that we created is related to inventory.

0:22:48

No true inventory process in place even if it comes down to simple things such as laptops, tables, chairs.

0:22:57

My I I can really pivot to Mirza, my chief information officer.

0:23:03

Do you want to talk about the program that you're putting in place with the barcodes, bringing us into the twenty first Absolutely.

Razwan Mirza

0:23:09

Commissioner, thank you.

0:23:12

Let me just give the overall picture.

0:23:13

I know your question was more towards that, what we're doing actually.

Amanda Farias

0:23:16

Can you bring the mic closer?

Razwan Mirza

0:23:17

Oh, sorry.

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