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Council member questions communication of budget cut impacts to MOCJ
3:59:15
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Council Member Sandy Nurse inquires whether the impact of budget cuts has been communicated to the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ). The discussion reveals that MOCJ sets intake goals for ATI providers, implying they should be aware of the potential impacts of the cuts.
- MOCJ sets intake goals for ATI providers as part of the contracting process
- Council Member Nurse expresses frustration that MOCJ claimed not to know the impact of the cuts
- The exchange highlights a discrepancy between MOCJ's stated knowledge and what providers have communicated to them
Sandy Nurse
3:59:15
And have you communicated those numbers
Nadia Chait
3:59:17
to Mokjay?
3:59:18
So they give us the numbers.
Sandy Nurse
3:59:20
Okay.
3:59:20
No, but I'm saying the loss, the impact.
Nadia Chait
3:59:24
So they tell us what our like on the ETI side, MokJay sets our intake goals for the year.
3:59:29
It's part of like our contracting process.
Sandy Nurse
3:59:33
So that the fact that they came here not knowing anything is absolutely bullshit?
3:59:37
Yeah.
Nadia Chait
3:59:38
I will let you say that.
Sandy Nurse
3:59:40
I'll say it.
Nadia Chait
3:59:40
I'm perplexed.
Sandy Nurse
3:59:41
I'm the chair.
3:59:43
Yeah.
3:59:44
I'll take that.
3:59:44
Yeah, okay, I mean that's really helpful to know and it's disappointing and hopefully we can fight to restore those but thank you.
3:59:52
Thank you.