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Council Member Holden inquires about challenges in hiring and training DVS personnel
1:05:32
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Council Member Robert Holden shifts the conversation to discuss the challenges faced by DVS in hiring and training personnel. He also offers support for advocacy efforts.
- Holden suggests that the committee could advocate on behalf of DVS if they see a drop-off in any particular area of service.
- He asks about the challenges in training new personnel within DVS, acknowledging that it would take time.
- Holden inquires about the possibility of requesting more positions from OMB to provide better administrative and logistical support for veterans.
- He asks the commissioner about the biggest challenges in keeping staff up-to-date on both VA matters in Washington and local issues.
- This segment highlights the council's interest in understanding and potentially addressing DVS's staffing and training challenges.
Robert Holden
1:05:32
Okay.
1:05:33
So and commissioner, if you could let this committee know that we could somehow advocate on your behalf, that if you see a drop off in any particular area that we need to notify Washington and VA, that you let you actually inform my office and the committee's offices and we can at least say things maybe that you couldn't say to to them.
1:06:01
But we could also know where we could help help your cause and certainly help the veterans cause.
1:06:07
I'd that.
1:06:14
Now let's just let's go back to positions that you're trying to fill.
1:06:17
What are some of the bigger challenges like for obviously, training personnel within DBS, it would take some time.
1:06:25
So if you're gonna new hires, if you did have the money for new hires, it would take some time to train the personnel.
1:06:34
But if you had more positions so we're gonna ask OMB for more positions such as having more staff, provide better administrative and logistical support for our veterans, let's say even for the advisory board.
1:06:51
What are some of the biggest challenges you have as commissioner of DVS to keep the staff up to date, not only in what's going on with the VA in Washington, but also on on a local front here.
1:07:10
I think one part
James Hendon
1:07:11
of what you said I want to speak to, it takes time to bring in folks who have certain expertise in this agency.