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OMB support for DEP's green infrastructure program
1:10:15
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Deputy Commissioner Licata highlights the significant support provided by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for DEP's green infrastructure program. This support includes budgeting assistance, staff approvals, and understanding of resource needs.
- OMB task force members have been supportive partners in program budgeting
- Recently approved 25 additional seasonal staff for the program
- Currently, DEP has about 61 staff dedicated to green infrastructure
- OMB assists with understanding and meeting vehicle needs for maintenance purposes
Angela Licata
1:10:15
And I wanna give a shout out to OMB, our task force, Steven Malmberg and Celina Young and Gianna Parisi, have been really, really supportive and have been really great partners, thought partners, on looking at the budgeting that is necessary to maintain these assets as we grow the program.
1:10:39
They've been very cooperative with us.
1:10:41
We just got an additional 25 seasonals that were approved by OMB that we're trying to onboard.
1:10:48
Currently, we have about 61 staff.
1:10:51
We've also been working very closely with OMB on the types of vehicles that we need for maintenance purposes, and they've been working very hard to help us understand those types of budgetary needs, But we do have a very robust staff.