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MOCJ contract staffing and management discussion
3:20:55
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Council Member Justin Brannan inquires about MOCJ's contract staffing, including the number of staff, their titles, and workload. MOCJ representatives provide details on their 13 budgeted positions, average contract handling, and the designation of a chief nonprofit officer.
- MOCJ has 11 current staff members dedicated to contracts, with 2 additional positions in the process of being filled.
- Staff titles include agency chief contracting officer, deputy agency chief contracting officer, contract manager, senior contract manager, and contract analyst.
- The workload varies by seniority and complexity, with some managers handling up to 14 contracts.
Justin Brannan
3:20:55
Thank you very much for your testimony.
3:20:57
I want to jump right in here talking about contracts.
3:21:02
So a significant portion of MACJ's FY twenty six executive budget is allocated for contracts.
3:21:08
Just wanted to go over some general info about Mok J's contracting budget.
3:21:14
In the preliminary plan back in January, Mok J was allocated $135,000 in addition to baseline funding for additional contract staff.
3:21:25
So, could you tell us how many staff budgeted and actual do you have working to process payments and contracts?
Deanna Logan
3:21:33
Thank you.
3:21:34
I'll have our chief operating officer who has been diligently working on staffing us up.
3:21:39
I'm very proud to say that we are a very different place of vacancies sitting before you today.
Candice Julien
3:21:48
Thank you for the question.
3:21:49
Dedicated to contracts, we have 11 staffers.
Justin Brannan
3:21:56
And what are the titles of those positions?
Nantasha M. Williams
3:21:58
They range from
Candice Julien
3:21:59
our agency chief contracting officer, deputy agency chief contracting officer, contract manager, senior contract manager, contract analyst.
3:22:12
And we do have a DCAS Pathway Fellows who is on the procurement and finance track.
Justin Brannan
3:22:18
Would you like more staffers or is 11 enough to handle the capacity?
Candice Julien
3:22:23
We do have 11 staffers.
3:22:24
We have a staffer in the onboarding process and one vacancy that we are in the process of interviewing for.
Justin Brannan
3:22:32
So you're budgeted for 13?
Diana I. Ayala
3:22:34
Correct.
Justin Brannan
3:22:35
Okay.
3:22:35
And what's the average number of contracts being handled by each of those folks?
Candice Julien
3:22:40
It varies by their seniority, by their title.
3:22:45
Our contract managers can handle more complex contracts where they can manage upwards of 14 contracts.
3:22:57
And also it depends on the task at hand.
Justin Brannan
3:23:03
Have you designated a chief nonprofit officer?
Candice Julien
3:23:07
Yes, we have.
Justin Brannan
3:23:08
Okay.
3:23:08
Is that included in those 13?
Nora Daniel
3:23:11
No.
Justin Brannan
3:23:14
And who is the chief nonprofit officer?
Candice Julien
3:23:16
The chief nonprofit officer is the deputy agency chief contracting officer for operations.
Justin Brannan
3:23:23
And what's the person's name?
Candice Julien
3:23:25
Emonica Moy.
Justin Brannan
3:23:28
Okay.
3:23:31
And is that a stand alone position or was it a responsibility added to their existing role?
Candice Julien
3:23:38
Responsibility added to an existing role.