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Council Member Justin Brannan's opening remarks for FY2026 budget hearing on Department of Corrections
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Council Member Justin Brannan opens the eleventh day of FY2026 executive budget hearings, focusing on the Department of Corrections (DOC) and Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs. He provides an overview of DOC's proposed budget, highlighting key figures and changes from the preliminary plan.
- DOC's proposed FY2026 budget is $1.21 billion, representing less than 1% of the total city budget
- The budget decreased by $869,000 (0.1%) from the preliminary plan in January
- Brannan mentions that his questions will focus on DOC staffing levels, overtime increases, capital budget, vacancy rates, and agency program funding
Justin Brannan
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sergeant.
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Okay.
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Good morning and welcome to the eleventh day and the final week of FY twenty six executive budget hearings.
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I'm council member Justin Brannen.
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I chair the committee on finance.
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Today's hearings will begin with the Department of Corrections followed by the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs.
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I'm pleased to be joined for the first portion of this hearing by my colleague, Councilmember Sandy Nurse, who chairs the Committee on Criminal Justice.
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We've been joined so far this morning by Councilmembers Sanchez, Lewis, Carr, and Moya.
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Welcome to First Deputy Commissioner Francis Torres and your team.
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Thank you for joining us today to answer our questions.
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On 05/01/2025, the administration released their executive plan for FY twenty six to twenty nine with a proposed FY '26 budget of $115,100,000,000.
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DOC's proposed FY '26 budget of $1,210,000,000 represents less than 1% of the administration's proposed budget in the executive plan.
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This is $869,000 less or 0.1% from the amount originally budgeted in the preliminary plan back in January.
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The decrease is attributed to staffing transfers, a decrease in the heat, light and power budget and motor fuel.
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The executive plan also includes an additional baselining for collective bargaining and the lightning law discovery sharing platform.
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As of March 2025, DOC had a little over 1,500 vacancies relative to its FY twenty five budgeted headcount.
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My questions today were largely focused on DOC staffing levels, the large increase in overtime, the capital budget, vacancy rates, agency program funding, and general budget changes.
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But I now want to turn over to my co chair for this hearing, Council Member Nurse, for her opening statement.