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DHS emergency contracts and oversight mechanisms
1:36:08
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Council Member Althea Stevens inquires about the oversight mechanisms for DHS emergency contracts. Kim Yu from the Mayor's Office of Contract Services responds, explaining the unique nature of emergency contracting, particularly in relation to the asylum seeker crisis.
- DHS submitted 49 emergency contracts totaling over $6 million in FY 2023
- Emergency contracts require sign-off from both the law department and the controller
- The asylum seeker crisis necessitated the use of emergency contracting to meet urgent needs
Althea Stevens
1:36:08
In f y twenty twenty three, DHS submitted 49 emergency contracts totaling over 6,000,000.
1:36:13
What oversight mechanisms does the agency have in place to monitor how those emergency contracts are being implemented and ensuring that providers are meeting the services and performance requirements outlined in their contracts?
1:36:25
This is for DHS I mean, DSS.
Kim Yu
1:36:33
If I could Councilmember Stevens in a so the emergency contracting portfolio is a unique one.
1:36:43
As executive director Sadio mentioned at the top, the asylum seeker crisis that the city faced, the way that we were able to meet needs of taking care of that population was done through emergency contracting.
1:37:00
And as you know under the PPB, the oversights that sign off on those emergency contract include both the law department and the controller.
1:37:10
And there are probably some emergency contracts that are still sensitive in nature, are the program is live and ongoing, but with that framing we're happy to engage maybe a bit more because I think maybe that was a little bit outside the scope of this particular hearing, so we're not best positioned to reply.
1:37:31
But we're certainly happy to talk offline about that.
Julie Won
1:37:38
Okay.