Q&A
Resource requirements and hiring freeze impact on DCWP
1:04:35
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Council Member Farías inquires about the resource requirements for implementing Intro 991 and the impact of the hiring freeze on DCWP. Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga explains the agency's current situation and needs.
- Intro 991 represents a new mandate that will require significant new resources
- There are over 700 hotels in the city, making implementation a big undertaking
- DCWP has been under a strict hiring freeze for almost a year
- The agency has accumulated about a 15% vacancy rate during the hiring freeze
- DCWP wants to work closely with city hall, OMB, and the council to ensure proper resourcing
- The agency needs the ability to hire without preconditions to implement the new mandate effectively
Amanda Farías
1:04:35
That makes a lot more sense.
1:04:41
And then just in your testimony, you spoke about OMB, and you the agency believing that this will require new re insurance 991 would require new re new resources.
1:04:52
Have you folks had any conversations with OMB about additional funds or resources where you were there any cuts the last fiscal year that you were unable to recover and just kind of an idea of what that looks like.
Vilda Vera Mayuga
1:05:10
Thank you.
1:05:10
Thank you for that question.
1:05:11
Yes, as I said in my testimony, this is certainly a new mandate that we know that there's over 700 hotels right in the city.
1:05:18
So suddenly, it's a big it's gonna be a big lift that we welcome because it is an area that we know how to do, but it will require new resources, significant new resources.
1:05:31
And just as importantly, we need to be able to hire without preconditions.
1:05:35
As you know, we've have just been in a strict hiring freeze for almost a year.
1:05:40
And over that time, we basically accumulate about 15% of our agency's vacancy rates.
1:05:47
And so, you know, if this progresses, we want to work closely with city hall and OMB and the council to make sure that we're properly resourced and allowed to hire new resources.
Amanda Farías
1:06:00
Okay.
1:06:01
So it's mostly the hiring freeze that's impacting some of the additional resources that you generally need?
Vilda Vera Mayuga
1:06:07
We just yes.
1:06:08
We've been in the hiring freeze, and then, of course, if there's no resources, we just wanna make sure that we can actually then hire for those new positions that are allocated.
