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QUESTION
Does the NYC Department for the Aging have adequate head count to run its programs effectively?
1:45:41
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The NYC Department for the Aging's head count and hiring negotiations are managed with the OMB, resulting in approval for 15 new positions due to growth.
- The NYC Department for the Aging had a 9.3% vacancy rate as of January 2024.
- Mayor announced easing hiring and spending freezes in February 2024.
- Request for 15 new positions approved to address growth and needs.
- The conversation focuses on whether the current head count is sufficient for the agency's operations.
Crystal Hudson
1:45:41
Head count and vacancies.
1:45:44
As of January 2024, NYC aging had a 9.3% vacancy rate with approximate 37 positions vacant.
1:45:52
It was announced on February 21 2024 that the mayor is canceling the peg for the executive plan and quote, the administration is moving from a near full hiring freeze to a 2 for 1 model and easing other than personal spending or OTPS freeze restrictions, end quote.
1:46:11
Does the agency have adequate head count to effectively run all of its programs and initiatives.
1:46:33
Okay.
Lorraine Cortes-Vasquez
1:46:18
It's a negotiation with OMB, and that's the one of the results of that is the 12 the 15 positions that we ask for because of growth and which they have honored.