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Tinian DCCA warns of service gaps and pay disparities; cites communications and vehicle maintenance shortfalls
Summary
Department of Community and Cultural Affairs officials told senators vehicle maintenance, communications and interrupted pay increases are undermining program delivery and staff morale; they said many programs rely on federal grant streams and that disparities in WGIs (withholding/graded increases) leave locally‑funded employees behind.
Lucia Borja, representing the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs on behalf of Director Bonnie Borja, told the Senate Fiscal Affairs Committee that DCCA’s programs are strained by funding shortfalls for vehicle maintenance, utilities, office supplies, and communications.
Borja listed programs DCCA administers on Tinian — Child Care Development Fund (CCDF), Division of Youth Services (DYS), Historic Preservation Office, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, nutrition assistance, and the Aging Center. She said vehicle engine servicing and…
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