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MOCJ headcount changes and explanations
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Council Member Yusef Salaam questions the significant decrease in MOCJ's budgeted headcount from fiscal year 2025 to 2026. MOCJ's Chief Operating Officer provides an explanation for the changes.
- The reduction in headcount was due to the transition of various portfolios to other city agencies.
- MOCJ has been working with OMB to ensure adequate staffing, resulting in some increases in recent financial plans.
- The agency received six new lines in the FY 2024 January plan and three additional lines to support contract and finance actions.
Yusef Salaam
7:48:55
Moving to head count and staffing.
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In the preliminary plan, Mach J's headcount decreased from 119 in fiscal year twenty five to 57 positions in fiscal year twenty six.
7:49:11
Please explain why there is such a large decrease in budgeted headcount.
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Does the headcount in the preliminary plan reflect the actual needs of the office in fiscal year twenty six or are there additional positions that are required?
7:49:26
How many of these positions are dedicated to managing mock j's criminal justice and indigent defense contracts and does mock j central staff have sufficient resources to administer and monitor its significant contract portfolio?
7:49:43
Why or why not?
Candice Julien
7:49:46
Thank you for the question.
7:49:48
The reduction in headcount would have been from the transition of various portfolios to sister agencies across, the city.
7:49:57
Our headcount has actually increased since then as we've been working with our colleagues at OMB to ensure that the agency is adequately staffed.
7:50:08
We received six lines in the FY twenty four January plan for agency operations.
7:50:14
As you mentioned, we recently received three additional lines to support contract and finance actions.
7:50:21
We are constantly we are always looking at the staffing needs and are very proud of the work that our colleagues are doing at Mach J to move the needle on the various programs and contract actions.
7:50:34
So yes, the decrease would have been related to the transition of various portfolios to other agencies, and we have been working with OMB to ensure that we are adequately staffed which is reflected in the increased headcount in recent financial plans.