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QUESTION

What is needed for the New York City Department of Sanitation to continue certain operations without relying on excess staff?

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The commissioner explains that continuing certain operations depends on having a surplus number of sanitation workers.

Sanitation recently hired workers anticipating the programs would continue
With the current surplus staff, the operations can continue running
But without excess staff, the commissioner cannot continue the operations
To avoid relying on surplus staff, a higher budget allocation would be needed

David Carr

0:59:16

You think you'd still be able to do something like you did at the North Shorelight rail.

0:59:19

You you recently did a one in my district and neighbor Travis, you you don't see that those operations are being impeded by being zeroed out.

Jessica Tisch

0:59:27

It will depend on attrition and hiring of sanitation workers.

0:59:32

When I have a surplus number of sanitation workers as I do today because we hired sanitation workers last year, anticipating that those programs were going to continue in perpetuity.

0:59:45

I can continue to run the service.

David Carr

0:59:48

We have to depend on a higher head count in order for you.

0:59:50

Right.

Jessica Tisch

0:59:50

But if I do not have an excess, I cannot.

David Carr

0:59:54

And and what would we need to get you in this final budget adoption in order to continue without that kind of dependency.

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