Details Meeting Name: Committee on Civil and Human Rights Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 4/25/2024 1:00 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall Jointly with the Committee on Women and Gender Equity and the Committee on Civil Service and Labor Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS Meeting Items (16) 16 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia                     Roll call Not available T2024-1808 *       Oversight - Pay Disparities in the Municipal Workforce. Oversight   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available T2024-1808 *       Oversight - Pay Disparities in the Municipal Workforce. Oversight   Filed, by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0743-2024 * Carmen N. De La Rosa     Requiring city agencies to offer career counseling to municipal employees to advise them of professional development and promotional opportunities. Introduction This bill would require municipal agencies to offer career counseling sessions to eligible municipal employees to advise them of career advancement opportunities. This bill would also require municipal agencies to coordinate with the department of citywide administrative services (DCAS) to conduct outreach to eligible employees regarding the availability of career counseling services, and to create written materials to provide guidance to eligible employees. This bill would require DCAS to submit a report every two years summarizing municipal employees’ utilization of career counseling services, as well as feedback the agencies and DCAS have received. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0743-2024 * Carmen N. De La Rosa     Requiring city agencies to offer career counseling to municipal employees to advise them of professional development and promotional opportunities. Introduction This bill would require municipal agencies to offer career counseling sessions to eligible municipal employees to advise them of career advancement opportunities. This bill would also require municipal agencies to coordinate with the department of citywide administrative services (DCAS) to conduct outreach to eligible employees regarding the availability of career counseling services, and to create written materials to provide guidance to eligible employees. This bill would require DCAS to submit a report every two years summarizing municipal employees’ utilization of career counseling services, as well as feedback the agencies and DCAS have received. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0767-2024 * Crystal Hudson     Requiring the department of citywide administrative services to administer workplace culture surveys. Introduction This bill would require the department of citywide administrative services (DCAS) to create a workplace culture survey, to be completed by municipal employees every two years on an anonymous and voluntary basis. The survey would ask employees about their opinions on their workplace culture, management practices, access to promotional opportunities, and other equity-related concerns. This bill would require the commissioner of DCAS to submit a report on their findings from the survey responses. This bill would also clarify that agencies’ annual reports on their efforts to remedy pay disparities and occupational segregation should include both internal and external outreach. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0767-2024 * Crystal Hudson     Requiring the department of citywide administrative services to administer workplace culture surveys. Introduction This bill would require the department of citywide administrative services (DCAS) to create a workplace culture survey, to be completed by municipal employees every two years on an anonymous and voluntary basis. The survey would ask employees about their opinions on their workplace culture, management practices, access to promotional opportunities, and other equity-related concerns. This bill would require the commissioner of DCAS to submit a report on their findings from the survey responses. This bill would also clarify that agencies’ annual reports on their efforts to remedy pay disparities and occupational segregation should include both internal and external outreach. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0809-2024 * Carmen N. De La Rosa     Requiring the commissioner of citywide administrative services to report on the administration of promotion examinations. Introduction This bill would require the commissioner of the department of citywide administrative services (DCAS) to publish an annual report on DCAS’ website regarding the department’s determination of promotional exam applicant eligibility. In particular, the bill would require the commissioner to report on the factors considered when making determinations to fill municipal vacancies from pools of direct line employees or to expand eligibility to collateral line employees or comparable position employees. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0809-2024 * Carmen N. De La Rosa     Requiring the commissioner of citywide administrative services to report on the administration of promotion examinations. Introduction This bill would require the commissioner of the department of citywide administrative services (DCAS) to publish an annual report on DCAS’ website regarding the department’s determination of promotional exam applicant eligibility. In particular, the bill would require the commissioner to report on the factors considered when making determinations to fill municipal vacancies from pools of direct line employees or to expand eligibility to collateral line employees or comparable position employees. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0828-2024 * Farah N. Louis     Distribution of information relating to careers in civil service at the city university of New York. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) to collaborate with the City University of New York (CUNY) to promote information relating to careers in civil service. DCAS would be required to provide electronic and written materials containing information about the civil service process and any available courses, programs and initiatives relating to careers in civil service to CUNY to distribute to students, prospective students and recent graduates. DCAS would also be required to post such information on its website. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0828-2024 * Farah N. Louis     Distribution of information relating to careers in civil service at the city university of New York. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) to collaborate with the City University of New York (CUNY) to promote information relating to careers in civil service. DCAS would be required to provide electronic and written materials containing information about the civil service process and any available courses, programs and initiatives relating to careers in civil service to CUNY to distribute to students, prospective students and recent graduates. DCAS would also be required to post such information on its website. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0829-2024 * Farah N. Louis     Promotion of civil service examinations. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Citywide Administrative Services to engage in an advertising campaign to promote civil service examinations. This would include promotion on websites and social media as well as advertising on TV, radio, and public transportation. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0829-2024 * Farah N. Louis     Promotion of civil service examinations. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Citywide Administrative Services to engage in an advertising campaign to promote civil service examinations. This would include promotion on websites and social media as well as advertising on TV, radio, and public transportation. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0306-2024 * Carmen N. De La Rosa   Proposed Res. No. 306-A DCAS to grant additional points on promotional exams to examinees who have completed the agency’s Executive Development and Management & Supervision trainings, or to examinees who have earned a degree or certificate from CUNY, or a similarly accredited in Resolution   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0306-2024 * Carmen N. De La Rosa     DCAS to grant additional points on promotional exams to examinees who have completed the agency’s Executive Development and Management & Supervision trainings, or to examinees who have earned a degree or certificate from CUNY, or a similarly accredited in Resolution   Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available                     Not available