AGENCY TESTIMONY
Introduction and overview of DCAS's commitment to civil service pathways
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Katrina Porter, Chief Human Capital Officer and Deputy Commissioner of the Human Capital Division at DCAS, introduces herself and provides an overview of DCAS's commitment to providing pathways to civil service for New Yorkers. She emphasizes DCAS's focus on equity, effectiveness, and sustainability in supporting city agencies and promoting civil service as a gateway to middle-class jobs.
- Porter is joined by Assistant Commissioner Kadian Otar
- DCAS views civil service promotion through the lens of equity, effectiveness, and sustainability
- Civil service is presented as a pathway to good-paying middle-class jobs
Katrina Porter
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Good morning, Chair Dela Rosa, Chair Delaewitz, and members of the city council's committee on civil service and labor and committee on higher education.
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My name is Katrina Porter, and I am the Chief Human Capital Officer for the City of New York.
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And deputy commissioner of the Human Capital Division at the Department of Citywide Administrative Services, more commonly known as Decast.
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I am joined here today by my colleague, Decast Assistant Commissioner for workforce operations, Kadian Otar.
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I am grateful for the opportunity today to discuss our program and processes with you, and I will be presenting several general but incredibly meaningful ways in which the city provides pathways to civil service for New Yorkers.
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Decast's commitment to equity, effectiveness, and sustainability guides our work in providing city agencies with the resources they need to carry out their respective missions.
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It is through this lens that we view the promotion of civil service which we provide multiple draws to access as a gateway to good paying middle class jobs.
