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Discussion on implementation of Local Law 169 and procurement process study
2:25:39
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Council members and city officials discuss the implementation of Local Law 169 of 2023, which requires a comprehensive study on the city's procurement process for human service contracts and setting a binding timeline by October 2025.
- MOCS Director Kim Yu confirms that the initial study and report have been completed and delivered to the council
- Council Member Stevens expresses concerns about the quality and comprehensiveness of the submitted report
- Discussion on staffing issues at MOCS, including the allocation of 20 new employees for contract technical support related to Passport
Julie Won
2:25:39
So my next question is can MOCs and MONS comment on the implementation of law local law 169 of 2023 requiring the city to complete a comprehensive study on the time required to complete the city's procurement process for human service contracts on setting a binding timeline by October 2025.
2:25:59
Which is council member Stevens' bill.
2:26:03
So are we on track to complete this goal?
2:26:05
Is 2025 and October is right around the corner.
2:27:07
Okay.
2:27:07
So by October you're gonna have a set finding timeline?
2:28:25
Can you confirm of the 20 additional employees that you're going to have is going to be dedicated to reporting?
2:28:51
Okay so I guess we got more advocating to do.
Althea Stevens
2:25:58
You can eat my bill.
2:27:21
Just to add to that because I know the the control also put out a statement around how the report was inaccurate, it was a lot of things that was left out and it wasn't fully.
2:27:32
A report was submitted, I will say that, not necessarily asking for or what was necessary.
2:27:37
So I hope that this October that we see more comprehensive information and really addressing the things that we need to get done in it because that's not what the report that we got last year.
2:27:47
It was submitted.
2:27:48
I will give you that, but that doesn't mean I mean if I had to grade it, it would probably be a d because it was not what we were looking for and so hopefully again it's more thought out and and I think that even you know Lisa worked really hard at it but also she explained that there is only one staff member doing all the reports for mocks and so hopefully with the new staffing that OMB just let up that you guys will have more people to do some of the reports because that is a major issue and so having one person doing all these reports is just not sustainable.
2:28:20
So I hope that you have additional people able to kind of address some of these issues as well.
2:28:53
Obviously because clearly they need more staff.
Kim Yu
2:26:09
Thank you council member Wong.
2:26:14
Thank you council member Stevens for sponsoring that piece of legislation.
2:26:18
I'm pleased to say that we did commit this we did follow through and perform the study, and we did issue a report, and we did deliver it to the council.
2:26:28
We'd be happy to engage in the results of the report.
2:26:33
We've also been engaging with the comptroller's office as we know a part of the legislation is to to put some put a rule into into the PPB to ensure around the the legislative intent that was introduced in the local law.
2:26:52
And with that, we're on track.
2:26:55
As you mentioned, we have until October 2025 to develop the parameters of the report, but we did complete the first portion of that of that legislation.
2:27:13
We are in active conversations with with the controller about it, and we would welcome the opportunity to have more conversations about it.
2:28:35
The 20 additional team members are going or are dedicated to providing contract technical support as it relates to pass port.
2:28:48
It's not specific to reporting.