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Reasons for delays in discretionary contract registrations
2:55:06
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47 sec
Michael Sedillo explains the reasons for delays in registering discretionary contracts, highlighting the inherent retroactivity due to the timing of award announcements and the complex registration process.
- Awards are often announced late in the fiscal year through Schedule C and transparency resolutions
- Agencies learn about funding allocations months after services have started
- The registration process for discretionary contracts is treated similarly to large competitive contracts, causing unnecessary delays
- Sedillo proposes treating discretionary contracts more like grants to expedite the payment process
Michael Sedillo
2:55:06
Great question.
2:55:08
For one, we find out at Schedule C who's getting the awards.
2:55:12
So again, by definition retroactive.
2:55:14
Two, throughout the year there are transparency resolutions that further clarify it of course.
2:55:19
And so if you're a city agency, you're finding out in the fall who is getting the funding and months into the services provided.
2:55:27
And if you're a nonprofit provider, you're like, I got a contract that started on July 1, or I was told I got it, am I supposed to start?
2:55:35
And then you have a situation where the registration process takes forever because we treat it as if it was a competitively bid millions of dollar contract, but it's not.
2:55:43
Right?
2:55:43
And so for us, we want to treat them like the grant that they are and be able to when you tell us they're getting this funding, we can move forward and go into an agreement and get them paid immediately.