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Concerns about the Dwyer program implementation
1:57:58
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Joe Bello expresses concerns about the implementation of the Dwyer program, highlighting issues with funding allocation and transparency.
- Bello notes discrepancies between the program's funding and actual programming
- He criticizes the lack of communication and transparency from program management
- Bello suggests a separate hearing on the Dwyer program and proposes an audit by the controller
Joe Bello
1:57:58
Well, just regarding Dwyer because you asked.
1:58:00
So, you know, the commissioner has testified it several times over the years.
1:58:04
I've gone back over that testimony about in fiscal year 2022, the program received a 50,000.
1:58:10
It increased to 400,000, and the let this fiscal year for the state, it's 510,000.
1:58:16
So I think the problem we've we've kind of been having listening to the commissioner and having conversations in the community is there seems to be a lot more money going into overhead than to actual programming.
1:58:28
There seems to be that no money has gone out.
1:58:31
Let's be clear about that.
1:58:32
He keeps saying the money's coming, but no money has gone out.
1:58:35
And I think the lack of communication and transparency from the person he has running that program, and we've had this conversation before by the way, I think is appalling.
1:58:47
So, you have a lot of these non for profits and groups out there that are willing to do this work, and yet there's no communication.
1:58:55
And so, think that that there's been no explanation for the delays, nor why some organizations are being asked to accept less funding than originally requested.
1:59:05
Furthermore, we didn't even get and the commissioner testified about this.
1:59:08
We didn't even get an update on the status of the four pilot programs that they operated.
1:59:14
I mean one of them we know was tile remediation at an American Legion post in Southeast Queens.
1:59:19
How is that peer to peer?
1:59:21
So, I mean, again, I am very concerned.
1:59:24
I've actually asked if we can hold a separate hearing on this specifically, and bring in some of these the vendors that applied.
1:59:32
And I'd like to ask, and I know you don't have a great but I'd like to see the controller audit this program, and for the state senator to hold a hearing on it.