Skip to content
Council Discourse

NYC Council meetings, chaptered and linked by time.

Created by Uzair Qadir

Inspired by Vikram Oberoi's City Meetings

Q&A

Narcisse asks about outside collection agencies and MWBE participation

New York City Council · Aug 11, 2026 · starts 0:18:28 · 1 min 14 sec

Narcisse asks how many outside collection agencies are contracted with DOF and whether minority-owned businesses are used. Deputy Commissioner Hill confirms three agencies are contracted and MWBE requirements apply, though specific MWBE counts need to be confirmed.

Mercedes Narcisse

Okay.

Mercedes Narcisse

I'm going to shift a little bit here.

Mercedes Narcisse

How many...

Mercedes Narcisse

Usually, I mean, the in-house folks do better in some instances.

Mercedes Narcisse

So I want to know how many current outside collection agency are contracted with DOFs to collect ECB's judgments administered?

Richard Lee

Yes, there are currently three.

Richard Lee

Outside agencies that are currently contracted to enforcement.

Mercedes Narcisse

Any structure, do you use minority-owned businesses in that category?

Mercedes Narcisse

How many you have?

Richard Lee

Yes, I'll let our deputy commissioner answer specifics on the agencies.

Annette Hill

Yeah, for the contract, we do have to use minorities.

Annette Hill

It's sent out.

Annette Hill

Yes, MWB.

Annette Hill

Yes, we do use that.

Annette Hill

How many?

Annette Hill

We have three collection agencies, and we do use MWB.

Mercedes Narcisse

How many do you have?

Mercedes Narcisse

I don't get that part.

Mercedes Narcisse

One, two, you have three or three minorities or one or two?

Annette Hill

I don't have that data right in front of me.

Annette Hill

If they're all minorities, I could definitely get back to you on that.

Mercedes Narcisse

Okay.