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Implementation of Executive Order for Chief Nonprofit Officers (CNOs)
1:10:48
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Council Member Julie Won inquires about the implementation of the Executive Order requiring city agencies to designate Chief Nonprofit Officers (CNOs). Lisa Flores explains the purpose and current status of the CNO initiative.
- Executive Order 47 was issued at the beginning of the calendar year
- CNOs are responsible for being an ombudsperson at their agency
- CNOs engage with the nonprofit sector and communicate with MOCS and MONS
- Several agencies have already named CNOs, with active meetings and communication ongoing
Julie Won
1:10:48
Okay.
1:10:49
Because we have to figure out how to get them in passport fully.
1:10:53
And then regarding, following up on council member Stevens' question, in January, the mayor issued an executive order requiring city agencies to designate a chief nonprofit officer to improve services and expedite payment to providers.
1:11:07
Have all agencies designated a chief nonprofit officer?
1:11:10
Is this a stand alone position or an additional responsibility to an existing role?
Lisa Flores
1:11:15
Thank you for that question, chair Juan.
1:11:17
Yes.
1:11:17
The executive order 47 that was issued at the beginning of the calendar year, and corresponding with, the naming of executive director Sadio in that position, really doubles down on our commitment to having a centralized and focused individual and sort of communication process with our agencies focusing on the nonprofit experience.
1:11:39
And so among many of the other things that the CNO is responsible for is sort of being an abuds person at that agency to not only engage with the sector but also engage with my office, MONS, and other oversight as we're trying to streamline processes but also communicate in a way that is extremely efficient, and not only to solve problems, but also as we're communicating on these continued work on solutions going forward.
1:12:06
I definitely will defer to Executive Director Sadio on sort of the state of the full list of all of those CNOs have been named, But I know there are a number of agencies that have already named CNOs, and there's active meetings and communication happening at the direction of Executive Director Sadio at Mans.