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Impact of the 2-for-1 hiring policy on DCAS and other agencies
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Council Member De La Rosa inquires about the impact of the 2-for-1 hiring policy on DCAS and other agencies, particularly those with critical or immediate service demands. DCAS representatives discuss their strategies to address recruitment challenges.
- DCAS uses targeted hiring events to address recruitment challenges
- Acknowledgment of delays in the hiring process due to the 2-for-1 policy
- Discussion of creative ways to address staffing constraints within the policy
Carmen N. De La Rosa
0:15:57
One of the questions that I have for DCAS is about the 2 for 1 hiring policy.
0:16:01
How has the 2 for 1 hiring policy impacted DCAS and other agencies in meeting the staffing needs, especially in departments with critical or immediate service demands?
Katrina Porter
0:16:12
So thank you for that question.
0:16:15
So, you know, DCAS is, you know, no different than any other city agency.
0:16:19
You know, we actually, use different strategies to address some of our recruitment recruitment challenges, you know, such as targeted hiring events.
0:16:31
Most recently we had a targeted event for our attorney population.
0:16:37
But we we try our best to navigate to ensure that there are no, resource service delivery, interruptions for our customers.
0:16:47
Kaden, do you want to talk about anything with OCR?
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Kadian Outar
0:16:53
think so, Katrina's point, it's really about, getting out there and letting folks know about the opportunities that are available and being creative in that way and then being creative in how we, make sure that we're bringing those services to the community so they're aware.
Carmen N. De La Rosa
0:17:07
Yeah.
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I I think, you know, we agree that there have been efforts to recruit and to bring in talent.
0:17:14
But once the talent is brought in, 1, we've seen delays in the hiring process, and 2, this 2 for 1 hiring policy makes it difficult for the person to actually be offered the job.
0:17:26
So are you saying that there's no impact at this moment, with the 2 for 1 hiring?
Katrina Porter
0:17:30
So not saying that there's no impact.
0:17:32
We we, you know, struggle with the same challenges as other agencies, but we do try to come up with creative ways to address, you know, our staffing, constraints.
Carmen N. De La Rosa
0:17:42
So how would you get around that?