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DVS staff involvement in providing information and reviewing the report
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Council Member Holden inquires about the degree of input DVS staff had in providing information for the report and reviewing early findings. Commissioner Hendon details the process and expresses some concerns about the review timeline.
- DVS initially received 133 questions, including 92 main questions and sub-questions
- The department responded to multiple waves of questions from the council
- Hendon notes that DVS only received the full report two weeks prior to the hearing
- He expresses a desire for more time to review and provide feedback on the entire report, rather than just the executive summary
Robert F. Holden
0:37:38
be more representative.
0:37:39
So how satisfied were you with the degree of input that DBS staff had in providing information for the report?
0:37:47
And how satisfied were you with the degree of input that DBS staff had in reviewing the early findings and recommendations before the report was finalized?
0:37:59
So the council,
James Hendon
0:38:00
I know the first wave of questions was about 133 questions, with 93 main 92 main questions, and the rest was sub questions.
0:38:06
It was 133 questions was a question that we received first, and we responded as best we could, and then there were subsequent waves of questions, so there were times when they were prodding us for the information.
0:38:14
When it comes when it was the report itself was complete, though, you know, we received it about two weeks ago, and we the first first, we're told, here's the executive summary.
0:38:26
We need you to give us a full response to the report just from seeing a two page executive summary, so we hadn't seen all of it.
0:38:32
And so, we didn't get to see everything.
0:38:34
And so, once we did see everything, I will give credit to the council where there were two things that we flagged as factual, things that just factually weren't accurate, and they did make those tweaks, and we thankful for that.
Robert F. Holden
0:38:43
Well, they did change if
Christopher Leon Johnson
0:38:44
They did
James Hendon
0:38:44
make those two changes.
0:38:45
They made those two changes, but for us, as far as this is our first form to really give full feedback after having seen it in its entirety.
0:38:53
And so, there's a lot that I wish we could've had we seen it and been given more time, as opposed to, here's the two pages, give this to us, and that'll count as you having read it.
0:39:02
That, I just wish that dynamic didn't exist.