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Budget Department seeks 44 new staff, major procurement overhaul and $300,000 transit mitigation allocation
Summary
The Department of Budget and Fiscal Services asked the Council for dozens of new positions, including a 10‑person expansion of purchasing staff, a $300,000 allocation for the transit construction mitigation fund and a consultant study to modernize procurement systems.
The Department of Budget and Fiscal Services on Thursday presented a package of staffing and systems requests aimed at speeding procurement and reducing backlogs citywide.
Director Kawano told the Council the department is proposing a reorganization that would add 44 full‑time positions across divisions, including 10 new staff in the purchasing section, six hires in Treasury for real property tax work and one additional procurement officer. "We're looking at adding the section that will require, that will require, 7 FTEs," Director Kawano said, describing the new purchasing subsection intended to reduce each buyer's caseload.
The requests are part of an effort to reduce procurement…
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