Feliz explains vote on 913A, raising NYPD civil service exam age
Council Member Oswald Feliz expresses pride in supporting Intro 913A by Council Member Farias, which raises the maximum age for the NYPD civil service exam from 35 to 43. He notes progress on police headcount and calls the bill a way to expand the candidate pool. He also congratulates De La Rosa on the para bill.
Feliz.
Permission to take to my vote.
Permission granted.
Proud to vote aye on all.
I'm especially proud to support intro 913A by Councilmember Farias.
913A, which would raise the age limit for those who would like to take the civil service exam to become a police officer.
Our police department plays an essential role on the issue of public safety, and we must ensure that they have the tools to be able to successfully carry out their important mission.
Now, we've made progress on the issue of police headcount.
We've made progress by removing barriers that get in the way of those who want to serve our city as a police officer.
We've made progress, and there's still room to take the progress even further.
This legislation will allow us to do exactly that by expanding the pool of candidates allowed to take the required exams.
So I'm proud to vote aye on all, including 913A.
And also, congratulations, Carmen De La Rosa, on your bill as well.
Thank you.