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Legislation on civil service examination fees and tree maintenance
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Speaker Adams introduces legislation aimed at waiving civil service examination fees for certain applicants and improving tree maintenance processes in the city.
- Introduction 671-A authorizes DCAS to waive civil service examination fees for high school students and first-time applicants
- Introduction 800-A requires the Department of Parks and Recreation to develop and publish criteria for prioritizing tree maintenance
- Introduction 978-A mandates 311 to provide information on tree pruning requests and volunteer training programs
Adrienne E. Adams
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Today, we'll also vote on the following pieces of legislation introduction six seventy one a sponsored by council member Carmen de la Rosa will authorize the Department of Citywide Administrative Services or DCAS to waive the civil service examination fee for high school students in New York City and for individuals who are first time applicants.
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We thank our staff member, Rie Ogasawa.
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Next, we will be voting on a pair of bills to streamline tree maintenance.
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Introduction 800 a sponsored by council member Nantasha Williams, would require the Department of Parks and Recreation to develop criteria by which they prioritize tree maintenance.
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The parks department would also be required to post a description of the criteria used to prioritize tree maintenance on its website.
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Thank you to our staff members Chris Satori, Patrick Mulvihill, and Nick Wodzowski.
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And introduction nine seventy eight a sponsored also sponsored by council member Williams would require the three one one customer service center in coordination with the parks department to provide three one one customers who submit tree pruning related requests with certain information, including links to relevant maps and information about a program to train and certify volunteers in tree pruning.
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Thank you to our staff members, Irene Byhovski and Eric Brown.