QUESTION
What is the status of appointments for the commission for LGBTQIA+ older adults, and how are vacancies in the Department for the Aging's advisory council affecting this process?
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The Department for the Aging is currently unable to meet the deadline for appointing members to the commission for LGBTQIA+ older adults due to ongoing vacancies in its advisory council.
- The Department for the Aging is facing vacancies in both its advisory council and the commission for LGBTQIA+ older adults.
- There are eight vacancies across the city's boroughs for the advisory council, with two vacancies per borough.
- The Department prioritizes filling advisory council vacancies with individuals representing the LGBTQIA+ community to aid in forming the commission.
- Recommendations from NYC City Council members are needed to proceed with the appointments.
Crystal Hudson
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Can you please provide an update on the implementation of local law 170 of 2023 requiring New York City Aging to establish a commission for LGBT QIA plus older adults within the department.
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All members of this commission are required by local law to be appointed no later than May 4 2024, 1 month from today.
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Have all commission members been appointed?
Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez
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No.
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As I mentioned to you, we have vacancies and I would love to first address the vacancies in the advisory council that we have so that we can look at the vacancies in this commission.
Crystal Hudson
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Okay.
Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez
0:39:47
Alright.
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We have of the 10 vacancies in the advisory council, of the city council's 10 vacancies.
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There are 8 vacancies across the boroughs.
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There's 2 per borough.
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We would love to fill those vacancies with individuals from from the borrowers, and that also can then represent this targeted community so that we can start to work there.
Crystal Hudson
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So sorry.
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I just wanna confirm.
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There are 8 vacancies across the boroughs or 10?
Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez
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There are 8 vacancies.
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There's 10.
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The City Council has 10 seats on the advisory
Crystal Hudson
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council Right.
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And of Super Burrow,
Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez
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and there are 8 vacancies.
Crystal Hudson
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Copy.
Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez
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And would be more than happy to help you facilitate that process through the appointments process.
Crystal Hudson
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The 2 that are filled are from Brooklyn.
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Correct?
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Yep.
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And 1, 1 in Brooklyn, and and one from Queens.
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Okay.
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Thank you.
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1 from Brooklyn and 1 from Queens are filled.
Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez
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But I mean, Brooklyn has 1, Queens has 1, and the other boroughs have too.
Crystal Hudson
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Okay.
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Okay.
Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez
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And we really want cross representation there.
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Absolutely.
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Because that's advisory council is is really the and we and you also have requirements for that advisory council.
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Annual workforce issues.
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You have some we go through some of the local laws with them that are required, and we report to them.
Crystal Hudson
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I'll work with our delegation chairs to make sure we're Perfect.
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Thank you.
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On top of that So thanks for sharing that about the advisory council.
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And then coming back to the commission for LGBTQIA plus older adults.
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Do you think you'll have the members appointed by the May 4th deadline?
Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez
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No.
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We won't because we need we need recommendations from each of you as to Okay.
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Great.
Crystal Hudson
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That was gonna be my next question is how can we support implementation
Valerie Reyes-Jimenez
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efforts.
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So
Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez
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these recommendations, please recommend candidates, and we will work with you with good, getting him through the appointment process.
Crystal Hudson
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Okay.
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We'll be sure to work with you on that as well.
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