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CCRB's fiscal 2026 budget and current staffing needs
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Council Member Salaam inquires about CCRB's fiscal 2026 budget and staffing needs. CCRB officials explain their budget request and current vacancies.
- CCRB requests $44.5 million for fiscal year 2026
- Seeking 397 total positions, 50 more than current authorized headcount
- Recently hired 10 new investigators
Yusef Salaam
3:31:29
by asking about staffing and budgetary requests.
3:31:34
CCRB's fiscal twenty twenty six budget in the preliminary plan includes 27,900,000.0 to support 247 budgeted positions.
3:31:44
I understand the board is currently has current currently has 16 vacancies.
3:31:51
What new need requests have you submitted to OMB for fiscal twenty twenty six, and how are you working with the administration to fill those vacancies and add new new positions?
Dr. Mohammad Khalid
3:32:03
Well, at current currently, we need 44,000,000, dollars more, and and the agency has five seats four seats still vacant.
3:32:17
We are only we are requesting the Bronx Delegation to pick up a a a board member and let them and send it to us.
3:32:28
Also, the mayor position is vacant.
3:32:30
And I myself, I I have another position I'm holding from Staten Island as a board member because of my interim position.
3:32:38
So, we are looking forward.
3:32:41
We are trying to get more board members so that the work of the, agency is not hindered because the three panels members of the three panels, they dispose the cases after fully review the case.
3:32:54
So our our needs are 97 more personnel, and $44,000,000.
3:33:02
Am I correct?
Jonathan Darche
3:33:04
Can I add some
Dr. Mohammad Khalid
3:33:05
Yes?
3:33:05
Go ahead.
3:33:05
Thank
Jonathan Darche
3:33:07
you, doctor Khalid.
3:33:08
Chair Salam, the CCR B is requesting $44,500,000 total for fiscal year twenty six, of which 35,400,000.0 is for personnel services and 9,200,000.0 is for OTPS.
3:33:25
We're requesting 397 heads, which is a 50 more than our authorized headcount.
3:33:33
We've been working closely with, OMB to try and make those needs realized.
3:33:41
And doctor Cleat actually met with director Jeeha last week.
3:33:46
Yes.
3:33:47
And so we're hopeful that the administration is aware of our needs and will will we understand that there are difficulties in the this budget season but we're hoping to to make progress toward those requests.
3:34:04
One other thing, chair Salon, we actually had a a new class of investigators start yesterday.
3:34:10
And so that that vacancies is down from the the chart you're looking at because we just had 10 people start yesterday.