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Council member inquires about DCWP's budget for outreach and education campaigns
1:35:29
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Council Member Alexa Avilés questions DCWP representatives about their budget for outreach and education campaigns related to immigration services fraud. The DCWP team provides information on current staffing and potential future budget allocations.
- DCWP currently has five staff members dedicated to outreach
- Introduction 205 would require an additional $1.7 million, including five new FTEs
- DCWP has an existing budget for printing flyers and digital outreach, but exact figures were not immediately available
Alexa Avilés
1:35:29
So you can you can speak to what what is happening there.
1:35:33
We'll follow-up.
1:35:35
Obviously, it's not your task force but you are there.
1:35:40
In terms of let's see I just wanted to follow-up on I'm sorry if I missed this.
1:35:48
Can you can you know just for the record like what the outreach I may be conflating these things so your budget may be different but the outreach and like education campaign part of your budget is what?
Carlos Ortiz
1:36:04
I don't think we had a we didn't have a particular number with respect to our campaign, our current current OTPS for campaigns in general.
1:36:14
I will say that we have five staff members on our team that currently do outreach.
1:36:20
And then with respect to introduction two zero five, if you were to advance, I think we'd anticipate that being about 1,700,000.
Alexa Avilés
1:36:27
So the 1,700,000 includes the five FTE?
Carlos Ortiz
1:36:31
No.
1:36:31
So I'm sorry.
1:36:31
The 1,700,000 would be another five FTE outside of the five I'm mentioning.
1:36:39
We currently have five outreach folks, and then for this bill, have a request for five FTE.
Alexa Avilés
1:36:44
I understand.
1:36:47
But outside of the FTE though, obviously, purchasing digital ads, doing all that manner of work requires resources.
1:36:56
Is there an allocated budget for printing flyers and doing digital outreach?
1:37:03
You mean currently?
1:37:04
Correct.
Vilda Vera Mayuga
1:37:05
We do, which is that's what I was saying.
1:37:08
I don't have the number in front of We added it like for the budget hearing and we just didn't bring it today.
1:37:12
But it's easy to share,
Alexa Avilés
1:37:14
yes.