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Council member inquires about DOI's proposals for strengthening independence
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Council Member Shekar Krishnan asks Commissioner Strauber about DOI's proposals to strengthen its independence from the executive branch. He specifically inquires about the concept of budgetary independence mentioned in the commissioner's testimony.
- Krishnan acknowledges the importance of DOI's independence for effective oversight
- He asks for more details on what budgetary independence would look like
- Krishnan inquires about how other cities structure budgetary independence for similar offices
Shekar Krishnan
0:28:57
But couple of them were, I saw the core proposals here that you had put in your testimony to further strengthen the independence of DOI from the executive branch which will allow it to do its, in my opinion, responsibilities more effectively as well.
0:29:17
One of the things that I saw was when it came to the budget itself and budgetary independence.
0:29:25
And I was just trying to get a better sense and I saw in here about perhaps it being a percentage of the city budget.
0:29:31
And I was just curious to hear a bit more about what in your view would that budgetary independence look like?
0:29:37
What other cities I saw Chicago in here too, but what other cities with their OIG type offices, how have they structured budgetary independence and what does that look like?