REMARKS
Chair Carmen De La Rosa opens Committee on Civil Service and Labor meeting
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Council Member Carmen De La Rosa, chair of the Committee on Civil Service and Labor, opens the meeting by introducing the legislative items to be voted on and highlighting the committee's work on municipal workforce issues. She acknowledges the staff and other council members present.
- Three items are up for vote: Proposed Intro 265-A, Resolution 521, and Resolution 522
- The committee has addressed issues such as pay disparities, high vacancy rates, and employee benefits administration
- De La Rosa expresses commitment to building on the progress made in improving the city and its workforce
Carmen N. De La Rosa
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Good morning.
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I'm council member Carmen Dela Rosa, chair of the committee on civil service and labor.
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Today, the committee will be voting on the following legislative items ahead of the council's final state of meeting of 2024.
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Proposed intro 265 a sponsored by council member Joseph, which would improve benefits enrollment process for city employees.
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Resolution 521 sponsored by majority leader, Amanda Farrias, which calls on the United States Department of Labor to expand the number of OSHA authorized outreach trainers in New York City to 10 designated languages, and resolution 522 sponsored by council member Julie Mannin, which calls on the New York State legislature to pass and the governor to sign a 10225, also known as the good jobs guarantee act, which would establish certain workforce training programs and increase employment opportunities for New Yorkers.
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These bills and resolutions are designed to expand and strengthen our municipal workforce.
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Over the past year, the committee has tackled critical issues affecting municipal workers, including paid disparities, high vacancy rates, and the administrations and the administration of employee benefits.
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Together, this committee and this council have advanced robust legislation to improve the city and its workforce, and we will remain committed to building on this progress in 2025.
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I'd like to thank the committee staff, senior policy analyst, Elizabeth Arts, legislative counsel, Ria Sawara, and finance analyst, Michael Sherman for their work in preparing for this vote.
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I'd also like to thank my staff, chief of staff, James Burke, legislative director, Kiana Diaz, and comms director, Fred Familia.
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I would like to recognize that we've been joined by council members, Joseph, Salam, majority leader, council member, council member, council member, Hanks, and on Zoom council members, Caban, Menon, Moya, and Feliz.
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I now turn to majority leader, Farias, for her remarks on RESO 521.