Zohran Mamdani: “These CSOs will have clear goals, 1.5% in savings in fiscal…”

“Each CSO will issue a public report by March 20 detailing the savings they have found and provide updated assessments every six months. These CSOs will have clear goals, 1.5% in savings in fiscal year 2026 and 2.5% in fiscal year 2027. Our work to find savings, however, is not limited to CSOs. We are pursuing a number of other avenues as well. We are significantly reducing current vacancies and removing hiring constraints to promote effective agency operations.” (07:26–07:35)

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