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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Introduction and context of the hearing on nonprofit payments
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Michael Sedillo, Executive Director of the Mayor's Office of Nonprofit Services (MONS), introduces himself and provides context for the hearing on payments to nonprofit service providers in New York City. He acknowledges the importance of nonprofits in maintaining the city's social safety net and thanks the council for their commitment to addressing the issues.
- Sedillo introduces key partners from other city offices who will be testifying
- He acknowledges Council Member Farrah Lewis for her role in establishing MONS
- The core mission of MONS is described as supporting nonprofits in navigating the contracting system and ensuring timely payments
Michael Sedillo
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Good morning, speaker Adams, chairs Juan, chair Stevens, members of the contracts committee, members of the committee on children and youth, and all of the council members who have joined us this morning.
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Thank you for convening today's hearing and for your ongoing commitment to New York City's nonprofit providers who, in partnership with thousands of dedicated public servants across the administration, maintain our city's robust social safety net and deliver essential services to New Yorkers.
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I'm Michael Cedillo, executive director of the mayor's office of nonprofit services, affectionately known as Mons.
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I'm joined today by director and city chief procurement officer Kim Yu from the mayor's office of contract services or MOCs, who will also be sharing testimony and leadership from DSS, UICD, and New York City Aging, all of whom are key partners in navigating and improving our city's contract and payment systems.
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I also wanna begin by thanking council member Farrah Lewis for her leadership as the prime sponsor of local law one sixty four of 20 20 one, which established MONDS.
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Her vision helped institutionalize a permanent city liaison to the nonprofit sector, one focused on streamlining contracting, simplifying bureaucracy, and ensuring nonprofits can access the support and resources they need.
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MODS exists to ensure that our nonprofit partners who are the city's frontline service providers receive the support they need to navigate our complex contracting system and crucially get paid on time for their vital work.
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Serving nonprofit providers is core to our mission, however they are not the only stakeholder we focus on.
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Our other primary stakeholders are the thousands of public servants who day in and day out do the often thankless work of helping providers navigate through bureaucratic hurdles to get a contract registered and ultimately paid.
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While some may see bureaucracy as a bad word, I have the utmost respect for the civil servants that I've gotten to know since I started with the city nearly ten years ago as a change management analyst at Mox.
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Ultimately, our most important customer is New Yorkers.
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Any law, rule, policy, or budgetary action must first consider an essential question, is this what is best for the New Yorkers who rely on city services?
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With that lens, I and my colleagues look forward to the discussion today.