Carmen De La Rosa
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Good morning, and welcome to city hall chamber.
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Happy halloween, everyone.
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I'm Casa Member, Carmen Dela Rosa, Chair of the Civil Service And Labor Committee.
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Welcome to today's joint he being held in collaboration with my good friend and neighbor.
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Chair Denowitz, and the Higher Education Committee to discuss various pathways into New York City civil service workforce.
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Every year, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers take civil service exams.
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In the hopes of joining the municipal workforce, our city agencies are staffed by hardworking, dedicated New Yorkers who deliver essential city services across the Five boroughs.
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We are immensely grateful to the to these employees who keep our city running smoothly every day.
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Beyond ensuring we retain such exemplary staff.
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Over the past few years, the city council has taken action to expand recruitment efforts and to bring more talent into civil service.
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In 2022, the city council enacted local law tool, which directs DCAS to establish a civil service ambassador program.
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This initiative aims to engage and educate potential candidates about employment opportunities within the city's workforce.
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Building on the on this progress last year, Decast implemented local law 4, which launched the Public Service Corp's program.
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This program provides internship opportunities to diverse undergraduate and graduate and law students from a wide range of academic disciplines.
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Within the program, managers provide interns with guidance and training, supplying them with the tools and knowledge needed to pursue successful careers in civil service.
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CUNY, as always, has played a pivotal role in helping students navigate the civil service system, providing them with training and expertise needed to thrive.
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In public sector careers, Many KUNY alumni have gone on to become indispensable members of our city's workforce, and we deeply appreciate KUNY's continued commitment to building a strong partnership with the city.
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Our goal at the city council is clear to enhance accessibility to civil service jobs, promote diversity, and equity within the workforce, and set a standard of excellence that city across the country can look to.
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Today, we look forward to hearing from DCAS and CUNY about their ongoing efforts to further these goals.
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I'd like to thank the committee staff for their hard work and preparing for today's hearing public public policy analyst Elizabeth Arts And legislative counsel, Rios Soara.
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I'd also like to thank my staff half, James Burke, my chief of staff, deputy chief of staff, Kenadias, and communications director, Faith Amelia.
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I would also like to recognize that we've been joined by council member, Youssef Salah, my other neighbor.
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And now I turn it to chair Dinwidds for his opening statement.
