QUESTION
Does the NYC Department for the Aging have adequate head count to run its programs effectively?
1:45:41
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The NYC Department for the Aging's head count and hiring negotiations are managed with the OMB, resulting in approval for 15 new positions due to growth.
- The NYC Department for the Aging had a 9.3% vacancy rate as of January 2024.
- Mayor announced easing hiring and spending freezes in February 2024.
- Request for 15 new positions approved to address growth and needs.
- The conversation focuses on whether the current head count is sufficient for the agency's operations.
Crystal Hudson
1:45:41
Head count and vacancies.
1:45:44
As of January 2024, NYC aging had a 9.3% vacancy rate with approximate 37 positions vacant.
1:45:52
It was announced on February 21 2024 that the mayor is canceling the peg for the executive plan and quote, the administration is moving from a near full hiring freeze to a 2 for 1 model and easing other than personal spending or OTPS freeze restrictions, end quote.
1:46:11
Does the agency have adequate head count to effectively run all of its programs and initiatives.
Lorraine Cortes-Vasquez
1:46:18
It's a negotiation with OMB, and that's the one of the results of that is the 12 the 15 positions that we ask for because of growth and which they have honored.
Crystal Hudson
1:46:33
Okay.