Q&A
Examination of city hiring policies and 2-for-1 hiring freeze
5:45:10
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97 sec
Council Member Brannan inquires about the city's current hiring policies, particularly the 2-for-1 hiring freeze. Director Jiha confirms that the policy is still in effect and explains its necessity given the city's financial situation.
Key points:
- The 2-for-1 hiring policy remains in effect to monitor and control city spending
- Some agencies and positions are exempt from the hiring freeze, including frontline workers
- The policy is deemed necessary due to ongoing financial pressures, including costs associated with housing and feeding asylum seekers
Justin Brannan
5:45:10
So the city's actual full time headcount has declined somewhat in recent months, and it's actually below what it was when the hiring freeze was lifted earlier this year.
5:45:20
Is the 2 for 1 hiring policy still in effect?
Jacques Jiha
5:45:23
Yes.
5:45:23
This the 2 for 1 is still in effect.
5:45:26
It's, as I said, it's it's always still not out of the woods.
5:45:31
We cannot just basically relax all the tools that we have so that people could basically hire left and right as they wish.
5:45:39
We have to keep monitoring the hiring because, as I said, we have about 65,000 folks that we have to take care of and, house and feed in the next year, 2 years.
5:45:52
I don't know for how long.
5:45:53
So, therefore, we have to keep monitoring our spending, monitoring our hiring so that, we could find the resources.
5:46:01
We could fill up the resources that we need to make sure we meet, the, growing demand that is imposing on the city in terms of resources.
Justin Brannan
5:46:09
Are there any agencies that are exempt from the 2 for 1 hiring freeze?
Jacques Jiha
5:46:13
Yeah.
5:46:14
We exempted a number of of AMCs.
5:46:16
We, you know, we gave you the list, before.
5:46:20
We are, the frontline workers, things such as cash assistance, SNAP, folks, FDNY.
5:46:27
You know, we have EMS, 911 dispatch.
5:46:31
We have, fire inspectors.
5:46:34
We have building inspectors.
5:46:36
You know, we have a number of titles.
5:46:38
I could give you the list of all the titles that are exempted from the, to phone.
UNKNOWN
5:46:46
K.
5:46:46
I have 1 or 2
