File #:

Int 0579-2014    Version: * A

Name:

Reporting on the racial and gender makeup of applicants for firefighter civil service examinations, and admission and graduation statistics from the probationary firefighter school.

Type:

Introduction

Status:

Enacted

Committee:

Committee on Fire and Criminal Justice Services

On agenda:

12/8/2014

Enactment date:

6/2/2015

Law number:

2015/049

Title:

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting on the racial and gender makeup of applicants for firefighter civil service examinations, and admission and graduation statistics from the probationary firefighter school.

Sponsors:

Helen K. Rosenthal, Elizabeth S. Crowley, Maria Del Carmen Arroyo, Margaret S. Chin, Costa G. Constantinides, Robert E. Cornegy, Jr., Chaim M. Deutsch, Daniel Dromm , Julissa Ferreras-Copeland, Vincent J. Gentile, Vanessa L. Gibson, Peter A. Koo, Brad S. Lander, Mark Levine, Rosie Mendez, Annabel Palma, Antonio Reynoso, Ydanis A. Rodriguez, Deborah L. Rose, Ritchie J. Torres, Jumaane D. Williams, Rory I. Lancman, Carlos Menchaca, Laurie A. Cumbo, Corey D. Johnson, Darlene Mealy, Inez E. Dickens, Mark Treyger, James G. Van Bramer, Paul A. Vallone, Ben Kallos, Andrew Cohen, I. Daneek Miller, Daniel R. Garodnick, Alan N. Maisel, Mathieu Eugene, Donovan J. Richards, Ruben Wills, Fernando Cabrera , Karen Koslowitz, Stephen T. Levin, Mark S. Weprin, Andy L. King

Council Member Sponsors:

43

Summary:

To become a firefighter with the Fire Department of the City of New York (“FDNY”), an applicant must pass multiple phases of testing and evaluation. This bill would require the FDNY to report on the gender and racial demographics of the applicant pool at every step of this process. The bill would require the FDNY to report these statistics for its most recent application period, and for each application period going forward on a yearly basis. The bill also requires the FDNY to report on its recruiting activities for the firefighter position, including its recruiting expenditures, a list of the recruiting events it attended, and a list of the preparatory materials it creates to assist firefighter applicants.

Attachments:

1. Summary of Int. No. 579-A, 2. Summary of Int. No. 579, 3. Int. No. 579 - 12/8/15, 4. Committee Report 12/10/14, 5. Hearing Testimony 12/10/14, 6. Hearing Transcript 12/10/14, 7. Committee Report 5/12/15, 8. Hearing Transcript 5/12/15, 9. May 14, 2015 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files, 10. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 5-14-15, 11. Fiscal Impact Statement, 12. Mayor's Letter, 13. Minutes of the Stated Meeting - May 14, 2015, 14. Local Law 49