AGENCY TESTIMONY
CORE's accomplishments since launch in October 2023
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Linda Tigani highlights CORE's key accomplishments since its launch in October 2023, despite limited resources and initial challenges.
- Launched three months after the charter-identified start date
- Fostered relationships with public and government agencies
- Held introductory meetings with over a dozen organizations
- Launched the CORE website
- Reviewed over 600 applications to fill 6 positions
- Began onboarding the first commission staff in mid-March 2024
- Fully staffed by the end of fiscal year 2024
Linda Tigani
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Core launched on October 11 20 23, 3 months after the identified start date in the New York City charter and has since accomplished an extraordinary amount, in my view, in view of the scarcity of resources.
1:23:20
As the only staff member from October over 2023 to March 2024, I focused on fostering's core relationship with the public and government agencies.
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At this point, I would like to think to take this opportunity to thank the mayor's office of Equity and racial justice who worked to ensure that KORE was in the fiscal 2024 budget, was afforded staff lines, had desk space, and provided support announcing the city's commission, provided administrative support, and collaborating with appointing bodies to identify commissioners.
1:23:58
Within my 1st 3 months, I held over a dozen introductory with organizations that partnered with the racial justice commission.
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I launched the core website with the support of OTI and MOERJ I reviewed more than 600 applications to fill 6 positions on the inaugural team.
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Starting mid March 2024, I began onboarding the 1st commission staff after 6 months of operating as a team of 1.
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Core is closing out fiscal year 2024 fully staffed.