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Impact of low staffing on DOI's investigative capabilities

0:43:11

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Commissioner Strauber discusses how low staffing levels affect DOI's ability to conduct investigations, particularly proactive work and audits.

No significant complaints have been set aside due to staffing constraints
Proactive work and audits of large capital projects are limited by current staffing levels
Additional resources could be devoted to proactive investigations if staffing were increased

Gale Brewer

0:43:11

Okay.

0:43:12

Just out of curiosity, have there been, investigations that you haven't been able to you've mentioned several now, but that you've not been able to conduct because of a low staffing?

0:43:25

In other words, again, back to this proactive situation.

Jocelyn E. Strauber

0:43:29

Look, there there are no, you know, complaints that we've received that we thought were significant and warranted investigation where we sort of put them aside because we couldn't do them.

0:43:39

At the same time, there is proactive work that we would be interested in pursuing that we've not had an opportunity to pursue given, you know, our other obligations and responsibilities and the staffing that we have.

0:43:53

You know, it is also the case that that you don't know what you don't know.

0:43:57

I think there are steps that we would be taking, resources we might be devoting to doing things like proactive audits involving large capital projects that aren't subject to a monitor.

0:44:07

We're not in a position right now to do that because we don't have the staff.

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