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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Budget requests and staffing needs for CORE
2:35:38
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Linda Tigani outlines CORE's budget for fiscal year 2026 and requests additional staff lines to ensure the organization can meet its mandate and fulfill its responsibilities under Local Laws 91 and 92.
- FY2026 budget increase to $4,398,741, including $1 million for truth, healing, reconciliation, and reparations projects
- Baseline of $660,000 in OTPS funds for work with community organizations
- Personnel budget of approximately $2 million for 15 full-time staff and two internship lines
- Request for additional staff lines, including a chief of staff, racial equity impact associate, research and visualization designer, and community organizing and engagement associate
Linda Tigani
2:35:38
So in fiscal year twenty twenty six, the core budget will increase to $4,398,741.
2:35:47
The increases are due to allotments for the following projects.
2:35:51
We received 1,000,000 for tooth healing reconciliation reparations in the first year, both of which is, f y twenty six.
2:36:01
In f y twenty seven, we are expecting another $500,000 to complete truth healing reconciliation and $1,300,000 to complete the New York City study on reparations.
2:36:13
We've been working closely with the office of management and budget where we were able to baseline 660,000 in OTPS funds, which is specifically for our work with community organizations.
2:36:25
Our personnel budget is approximately $2,000,000 which pays for 15 full time staff and then two internship lines.
2:36:35
At our last budget hearing, OMB granted us $93,000 for commissioner reimbursement which is required by law.
2:36:44
We also received four full time staff lines, so that's a part of the 15.
2:36:50
We were approved to hire a compliance senior associate, a fiscal senior associate, a special project senior associate, and a community organizing and engagement associate.
2:37:02
Our internship lines were approved to join the research and policy department.
2:37:06
All lines will be supporting local law ninety one and ninety two in addition to our charter mandates.
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Over the past few months, CORE has worked with OMB and council finance to identify identify gaps in staffing and funding that must be closed to meet our mandate and fulfill local law ninety one and ninety two.
2:37:29
We very much are still in the launch phase, and we are working through getting licenses for key programs, buying office supplies and equipment, and we will incur costs at the top of fiscal year twenty six as we move into our new space.
2:37:44
So to meet our mandate, we will need additional operational and personnel support.
2:37:50
At this time, I'm requesting additional staff lines to ensure that every team is fully staffed and can increase the efficiency of the organization.
2:37:59
I've submitted a request for a chief of staff, a racial equity impact associate, a research and visualization designer, and a research and policy associate, and another community organizing and engagement associate.
2:38:12
As a reminder, CORE is required to work across all five boroughs and to review and comment on over 40 agency racial equity plan plus the city's overall plan.
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We are required to track and monitor hundreds of data points across all city across all city agencies and respond to community concerns about racial equity disparities.
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And to do this work right, we need a bigger team.
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This work is too important to be understaffed and under resourced.
2:38:50
I would like to take this time and opportunity to place CORE's own f y twenty twenty six budget within the context of the city's overall blueprint for the allocation of public funds.