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Council member discusses challenges with nonprofit contract payments
1:15:38
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Council Member Linda Lee shares her personal experience with the challenges of contract payments for nonprofits, highlighting the pressure on organizations waiting for payments and the inconsistencies in the contracting process. She emphasizes the importance of addressing these issues to ensure timely payments to nonprofit staff.
- Linda Lee ran a nonprofit for over 20 years and faced situations where senior staff had to forgo pay due to delayed contract payments
- She points out inconsistencies in document requirements between different ACCOs (Agency Chief Contracting Officers)
- The council member stresses the need for uniform training and understanding among ACCOs to streamline the contracting process
Linda Lee
1:15:38
Hello to Elthea's mom.
1:15:41
Sorry, I was just listening to councilmember Viles' questions and my heart started beating because as someone who ran a nonprofit for twenty plus years, I have to say there were times where we had to think about foregoing pay for a lot of our senior staff because we were waiting on these contract payments, and it is a very real serious thing, and to not be able to pay our staff and to know that me as the head of the organization have to provide for their livelihood, it's a lot of pressure.
1:16:14
And I know there's a lot of issues around the contracting, so I'm glad to hear that we're going to have a hearing on the contracting with UICD.
1:16:22
One note is that as an ED, one thing I can say is I think also it's important to make sure that the ACCOs have all the same training and that they understand because I had multiple DYCD contracts and so from one ACCO to the other, they're like, how can I say, the bouncer in that moment where they have all the power and authority to let you into that club, where it's like in that moment they have the ability to say, okay these documents are sufficient versus not, and a lot of time there's inconsistencies in what they're asking for?
1:16:52
So, that's one point of barrier that I would like to personally say.
1:16:57
I think in my own personal experiences that's been something that's been a little inconsistent.