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Future plans for improving the procurement process
0:34:42
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Kim Yu outlines MOCS's future plans and commitments to address ongoing challenges in the city's procurement process. These plans involve exploring new tools, reforms, and collaborations to improve efficiency and transparency.
- MOCS is actively exploring changes through multiple avenues, including collaboration with the City Council, agency partners, and the Charter Revision Commission.
- The agency is examining and reengineering procurement and invoicing processes, including potential pilots for discretionary contracts and risk analysis.
- MOCS is reviewing proposed legislation to acknowledge the agency in the city charter, while also considering structural issues that may make this more suitable for the Charter Revision Commission.
- Short-term goals include improving Passport service response time and reporting on aged invoices to enhance decision-making and accountability.
Kim Yu
0:34:42
As the newly appointed director of MOX, I am affirming MOX's commitment to exploring impactful tools and reforms to address the challenges of city procurement and the vendor community.
0:34:53
MOX is actively exploring through multiple avenues, from collaboration with this council to discussion with agency partners to dialogue with the Charter Revision Commission, changes that will contribute to solutions to these very difficult problems.
0:35:07
This is in conjunction with the dedicated of mock staff to closely examine and reengineer the procurement and invoicing processes, including developing potential pilots for things like discretionary contracts and risk analysis to enable these improvements while just as importantly protecting the money provided by taxpayers.
0:35:28
I appreciate the council's proposal to acknowledge mocks in the charter.
0:35:32
We are reviewing the legislation for structural issues that may make this proposal more suitable for the Charter Revision Commission.
0:35:40
It is our understanding that both Charter Revision Commissions are considering changes related to mocks, and we look forward to working with all interested parties to best meet our shared goals.
0:35:51
Notwithstanding, I'd like to assure the council that the goals of the proposed legislation are part of the vision.
0:35:57
In the short term, both both passport service response time and reporting on aged invoices are the immediate goals that the MOX team and I will be tackling in the weeks ahead.