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Discussion on borough commissioners' structure and budgets
1:20:47
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Council Member Salamanca inquires about the structure and budgets of DEP borough commissioners, referring to legislation he passed in 2021. Commissioner Aggarwala explains that borough commissioners' offices do not have their own budgets and are housed within the Bureau of Public Affairs and Communications.
- Borough commissioners' offices do not have individual budgets
- Capital budgets are allocated centrally and through operating bureaus
- The structure differs from other agencies like DOT and Parks Department
Rafael Salamanca
1:20:47
I wanna talk about borough borough commissioners.
1:20:51
You know, this is a bill that I passed in 2021, a piece of legislation that I passed in 2021.
1:20:57
I know that it took some time to actually structure and to appoint for these positions.
1:21:06
And so especially in the borough of The Bronx.
1:21:08
And so my question, commissioner, is the annual budget per borough.
1:21:14
Does every borough commissioner's office have an annual budget?
Rohit Aggarwala
1:21:19
The borough commissioner's offices do not have their own budgets.
1:21:23
They are housed within the Bureau of Public Affairs and Communications, but our capital budgets for example are are still allocated centrally and through the operating bureaus.