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Inquiry about contract duration reasoning
1:16:34
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Council Member Farías asks about the reasoning behind 3-year, 5-year, or 8-year contract durations for IBSPs.
- Leah Archibald explains that she doesn't know the specific reasoning for choosing 3-year contracts.
- Archibald notes that the move to 3-year contracts in 2006 was helpful for organizational continuity.
- The discussion highlights a lack of clear understanding about the rationale behind specific contract durations.
Amanda Farías
1:16:34
Yeah.
1:16:36
Okay.
1:16:37
I think that's all the questions that I have.
1:16:38
I'm sure more will come and I will bother you folks later, but Nowhere to find us.
Ernie Wong
1:16:43
Yes.
Amanda Farías
1:16:44
Actually, I have I have just one more rant.
1:16:46
I get think it's a little random for you guys and I wish I would have asked the the admin, but I'll follow-up with them.
1:16:52
What what's do you know the reasoning for 3 year versus 5 year versus 8 year?
Leah Archibald
1:16:57
You know, I don't remember how this and and I've been doing this like, I've been working on this since was the IPP contract and it was at EDC, so I've got a pretty good, like, comprehensive understanding of the history.
1:17:08
I don't know why they chose a 3 year contract.
1:17:12
But it was really helpful when they moved to that in 2006, you know, when the IBZs were created.
1:17:18
It it really did help with continuity Okay.
1:17:22
You know, for our organizations.
1:17:23
I don't know why that number, probably there's some other heritage employee that could respond to that.