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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Conclusion and future budget considerations
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Director Jiha concludes his testimony by acknowledging the serious challenges ahead and expressing his commitment to working with the city council on budget priorities.
- Emphasis on the inability of municipalities to backfill federal funding
- Commitment to working with the council to protect citizens' interests in Albany and Washington
- Focus on identifying resources to fund joint priorities
- Aim to support recovery, promote public health and safety, expand opportunity, and improve lives of New Yorkers
Jacques Jiha
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reality is that no municipality has the resources to backfill federal funding.
0:24:15
Put simply, we have some serious challenges ahead of us.
0:24:19
As we get closer to budget adoption, I look forward to working with the council to protect the citizens' interests in Albany and Washington and to identify resources to fund our many joint priorities to support our recovery, promote public health and safety, expand opportunity, and improve the lives of everyday New Yorkers.
0:24:41
Thank you and I look forward to your questions.