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CCHR's current vacancy levels by department
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Council Member Williams asks for a breakdown of CCHR's current vacancy levels by department. CCHR staff provide detailed information on the agency's staffing situation.
- CCHR has a total of 29 vacancies out of 138 positions
- Breakdown of vacancies by department: CRB (5), LEB (15), General Counsel (2), Office of the Chair (4), HR (1), Communications (1), Operations (1)
- Discussion on whether filling these vacancies would be sufficient or if more positions are needed
Nantasha Williams
0:22:48
Okay, what is CCHR's current vacancy level broken down by department?
Mariela Salazar
0:22:57
So we are at a current headcount of 138, we have a hundred and nine active employees with that means that we have 29 vacancies.
0:23:08
We have for CRB we have five vacancies, LEB fifteen, our General Counsel since we just got those two new lines that means that we have two vacancies, office of the chair four, we have one vacancy in our HR team, one in comms, one in our operations.
Nantasha Williams
0:23:33
How many positions are needed for the commission to be fully staffed and was the number communicated to OMB?
0:23:40
So you have these 29 vacancies, do you feel if the vacancies are fulfilled that is enough or could you use more?
Jeanne Victor
0:23:51
You
Annabel Palma
0:23:51
know council woman, madam chair, I think for anyone who has experienced discrimination, no dollar amount will ever be enough, right, to do the critical work that our agency does on a daily basis.
0:24:04
That being said, we have a legal mandate to enforce the law and based on, you know, regardless of the size of our budget.
0:24:12
Right?
0:24:12
And so we have to continue to ensure that New Yorkers are protected.
0:24:15
We will continue to do that.
0:24:16
We will continue to work work with OMB to
Nantasha Williams
0:24:21
advocate for more resources for our agency, but that will not stop the work that has to continue on our mandate.