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Council Member Brannan's opening remarks on MOIA budget hearing
2:11:21
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Council Member Justin Brannan, chair of the finance committee, opens the executive budget hearing for the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA). He introduces the context of the hearing, mentioning the FY26 budget proposal and MOIA's budget allocation.
- Brannan welcomes Commissioner Castro and the MOIA team
- He notes that MOIA's projected FY26 budget is $781,962, less than 1% of the city's total proposed budget
- Brannan indicates his questions will focus on MOIA's priorities, capacity, legal support services, and language access
Justin Brannan
2:11:21
Thank you, sergeant.
2:11:22
Good afternoon, and welcome to second portion of today's executive budget hearings.
2:11:27
We're going to hear, today, this afternoon from the, commissioner Castro and the mayor's office of immigrant affairs.
2:11:35
I'm council member Brannan.
2:11:37
I chair the committee on finance, and I'm pleased to be joined by my friend and colleague, council member Alexis Aviles, who chairs the committee on immigration.
2:11:44
We've been joined this afternoon by council members Salam, Luis, Hanif, and Moya.
2:11:50
Welcome commissioner Castro and your team.
2:11:52
Thank you for joining us today to answer our questions.
2:11:55
On 05/01/2025, the administration released the executive financial plan for f y twenty six to twenty nine with their proposed f y twenty six budget of $115,100,000,000.
2:12:07
Moya's projected f y twenty six budget of $781,962 represents less than 1% of the administration's proposed budget in the executive plan, and it remains unchanged from the amount budgeted for Moya in the administration's preliminary plan back in January.
2:12:26
My questions today were largely focused on Moya's priorities as well as capacity, legal support services, and language access for various city agencies.
2:12:37
But I now wanna turn to my co chair for this hearing, council member Aviles, for her her opening statement.