Chair Joseph on CUNY response timeline for budget inquiries
Joseph criticizes CUNY's internal process for responding to committee budget follow-up questions, noting staff waited over three weeks for answers and demanding improved timelines.
Lastly, it was brought to my attention that CUNY needs to improve its internal process to respond in a timely manner to the committee's budget-related follow-up questions.
I should say that it is unacceptable that staff has to wait over three weeks to receive CUNY's answers on budget inquiries.
Information is key in keeping this committee informed, and this timeline to respond to follow-up questions must improve, as we do want to remain good partners.
Before I begin, I'd like to thank the finance staff, Ali Stowe.
Florentine Cabaret, and Caitlin O'Hagan for preparing this hearing, as well as committee staff Julia Goldsmith-Pinkham and Regina Paul for their support.
Finally, I'd like to thank my staff, including Chief of Staff Giovanni Piquan and my Legislative and Budget Director Benjamin Atkinson.
I will now turn it back over to Chair Lee.