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Calling for Study and Reform of NYS Civil Service System to support recruitment
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RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CALLING FOR STUDY AND REFORM OF NEW YORK STATE CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM TO SUPPORT LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE RECRUITMENT
WHEREAS, in New York, 16.4 percent of the workforce are employed by state, local, or federal level governments, providing needed services to our residents; and
WHEREAS, county governments employ more than 3.6 million public servants nationwide; and
WHEREAS, prior to the COVID pandemic, the public sector employment trend in New York was to do more with less, spurred on by state funding cuts in certain programs, resulting in a total workforce reduction of 4.5 percent from 2010 to 2020; and
WHEREAS, the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed this downturn in public employment levels has only worsened in the last two years, as the number of private sector jobs surpassed its pre-pandemic level, while there are 664,000 fewer people employed in the public sector; and
WHEREAS, the counties of New York have all expressed concerns over recent trends regarding the difficulty to hire and retain quality employees as this downturn in public employment levels is putting more stress on our local governments' abilities to provide needed services; and
WHEREAS, now counties are in a hiring crisis of a shrinking hiring pool and the increase in needed county skilled labor; and
WHEREAS, New York's counties all are seeking to increase employment numbers and create a qualified and diverse workforce; and
WHEREAS, current restrictions caused by New York State Civil Service Laws create hurdles that are stalling local governments' ability to expand their workforce; and
WHEREAS, while current N...
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