Abreu asks about enforcement tools and collection staff sufficiency
Abreu asks about DOF collection FTEs and whether the number is sufficient. Deputy Commissioner Hill reports five current staff with plans to reach 12. Lee says DOF will work with available resources and use new staff for one-on-one outreach through the Alternative Enforcement Unit.
And my last set of questions are on enforcement tools, and then I'll have exhausted my questions, unless someone else has any other questions.
DOF mentioned the use of several enforcement tools in the past to collect on ECB debt currently.
How many DOF-employed collection full-time equivalents are on staff?
The full-time equivalents, could you give that?
There are currently five full-time in our account executive unit.
As I mentioned before, we have vacancies and postings, so we expect to have 12 by the time we do a hire.
And do you consider that to be a sufficient number?
We're going to work with the resources that we have.
It is an increase for us, and we're going to use those staff to do the one-on-one expanded sort of outreach, especially for our AEU unit, our alternative enforcement unit,
that will talk to and guide the highest violations.
Considering the amount...
Oh, my volume went up.
I know.
That's why I caught myself in the middle.
It kind of surprised me.
Considering the amount...
the amount of debt outstanding and other resources like the marshals and sheriff's office, I guess I am repeating the question.
Do you feel like you have sufficient DOF collection staff and you say you work with the resources you have?
Yes.
Spoken like a true politician commissioner.
We believe it is sufficient and we're going to work through and improve all the ECP collections.
To make them be more respondent.
And I'm sure you can do more with more, right?
I think everybody would say they can always do more with more.