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Council Member Williams inquires about racial equity plan submission
3:26:26
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Council Member Nantasha M. Williams inquires about the status of the Administration for Children's Services' racial equity plan submission to the mayor's office. Commissioner Jess Dannhauser confirms that the agency has submitted the plan, which was led by their first deputy commissioner and the Office of Equity Strategies.
- The city is over 430 days late in releasing the racial equity plans required from city agencies.
- Williams, as chair of the civil and human rights committee, sought to get this information on record.
- The exchange highlights ongoing concerns about the timely release of racial equity plans by city agencies.
Nantasha M. Williams
3:26:26
Thank you so much chair.
3:26:28
I actually have to go to a social work kind of convening thing about certain topics so thank you so much.
3:26:36
Just one brief question which is I'm chair of the civil and human rights committee and the city is over four thirty days late on releasing the racial equity plans that require city agencies to produce some type of racial equity plan and just wanted to know what was the status of your agency submitting that plan to the mayor's office?
Jess Dannhauser
3:27:03
We have submitted it.
3:27:05
That work is led by our first deputy commissioner and we have an Office of Equity Strategies that does excellent work across our entire agency.
3:27:16
So we've completed the submission.
Nantasha M. Williams
3:27:19
Thank you, yes we just want to get that on the record because we do understand why they have not released it when according to the last couple of agencies we spoke to they have all submitted their racial equity plans.
3:27:30
Thank you so much and thank you so much chair.