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DFTA's budget allocation for discretionary contracts
2:55:53
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Council Member Julie Won questions DFTA about their budget allocation for discretionary contracts, revealing that it's a small portion of their total budget.
- DFTA's discretionary contracts amount to about $40 million
- The total DFTA budget is approximately $500 million
- Council Member Won highlights that discretionary contracts represent only a small fraction of DFTA's total budget, questioning the explanation that these contracts are the main cause of registration delays
Julie Won
2:55:53
So for DFTA, how much of your contracts are discretionary?
2:55:56
What's the dollar amount per fiscal year roughly?
2:56:02
40 million out of what is the total budget for how much you contract out with a vendor?
2:56:13
So we're talking again out of 500,000,000 you're talking about only 40,000,000 when there is clear complaints about 90% of your contract.
2:56:24
So where is the rest of the money that is not being registered from outside of your discretionary that's not getting paid.
Michael Ognibene
2:56:00
40 odd million.
2:56:11
We have a budget about 500,000,000.