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Plans for addressing contract payment delays

2:07:30

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Council Member Julie Won outlines upcoming plans and actions to address contract payment delays and related issues.

  • Multiple bills will be heard next month to help with contract payment delays.
  • Won acknowledges the challenges faced in previous efforts, such as the cost of living adjustment campaign.
  • She mentions the potential for punitive legislation to be passed, anticipating possible mayoral vetoes.
Julie Won
2:07:30
Yeah we're gonna look into funding the help desk assistance since there's only 14 of them for the whole entire city of New York.
2:07:38
And we've increased the budget lines for hiring but as you heard them testify, they're not hiring because they're not getting approvals.
2:07:48
So it's gonna be really important to have everybody come next month and there's gonna be multiple bills that are gonna be heard to help with contract payment delays.
2:07:57
But I think what Human Services Council was able to do prior to last year for the cost of living adjustment where you had huge turnout.
2:08:06
It was great for the council members because we knew how important the issue was but I gotta say the mayoral admin didn't even blink.
2:08:13
So that's what we're up against but we will keep on trying.
2:08:16
Thank you for your patience and we'll see how it goes.
2:08:19
But we're gonna keep on trying, we're gonna pass bills, know the mayor will probably veto them but I think at this point all of us have had enough.
2:08:27
So there are going to be punitive pieces of legislation that gonna be passed.
2:08:31
Thank you so much.
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