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How is understaffing affecting city agencies' ability to achieve their goals?

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      Council Member Lincoln Restler highlights the negative impact of understaffing on city agencies, notably in health department inspections, tuberculosis control, and building department response times.

      • Many agencies report understaffing as a primary cause of failing to meet goals.
      • Specific impacts include a decline in restaurant inspections by 11%, and increased response times for building complaints by almost 20%.
      • Operations Director Dan Steinberg acknowledges the issue and points to successful staffing outcomes in certain areas.
      • Steinberg mentions increased efficiency in civil service exams and improvements in the housing maintenance section's inspection units.
      • Efforts to address staffing issues include implementing flexible work policies and enhancing recruitment efforts.