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Clarification on MOCS' role in contract processing and payments
0:26:04
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Lisa Flores explains MOCS' role in contract processing and payments, emphasizing that MOCS is not directly involved in reviewing or approving invoices. Council Member Julie Won seeks clarification on staffing needs for contract registration and payment processing.
- MOCS oversees contract actions but does not handle invoice approvals or payments
- Flores distinguishes between MOCS' charter-mandated role in procurement decisions and agency-level invoice processing
- Won expresses concern about slower payments reported by contractors
Lisa Flores
0:26:04
I appreciate that question.
0:26:05
I'd have to get back to you.
0:26:06
Or just to go back and say again, the way that we're organized, we have a procurement operations team which oversees contract actions and takes actions on behalf of me as a CHIPO on approving presolicitation reviews, requests for awards.
0:26:24
I don't have that number off the top of my head.
0:26:26
And then again, we also take in actions, whether it's on the legal side or our service desk.
0:26:32
But I I also wanna just say when we're talking about payments specifically, just to make the distinction as as you as you know, but just, for the record that, mocks is not, reviewing or approving invoices or payments on behalf of agencies.
0:26:46
Right?
0:26:46
We have a role as per the charter to make, decisions on behalf of the mayor as it relates to procurement actions.
0:26:54
We are not reviewing invoices or receiving invoices.
0:26:57
They are not part of the workflow from an approval standpoint for invoices.
Julie Won
0:27:03
So is it implied that we won't need more staff to help register these contracts and get them moving to get payments?
0:27:12
Because everyone is asking us the same questions.
0:27:14
How is it that their payments have gotten less and less or slower over a period of time?
0:27:20
And I also wanna acknowledge council member Stevens for joining us.