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Aldebol asks if restructuring will reduce NGBV staffing

New York City Council · Sep 30, 2026 · starts 0:39:53 · 50 sec

Aldebol asks whether staffing reductions are expected as roles change. Sethi says it is too soon to know the structure, and Delany-Brumsey says the charge is to build a comprehensive approach and appropriately staff and expand domestic violence work.

Shirley Aldebol

Do you foresee reductions in staffing as roles are changed and the office gets put under?

Saloni Sethi

Yeah, it's too soon to be able to say what our literal structure will look like.

Saloni Sethi

However, what I can say is that we know that the charge we've been given is to build a more comprehensive

Ayesha Delany-Brumsey

approach to community safety and that includes ensuring that we are appropriately staffing the work around domestic and gender-based violence.

Ayesha Delany-Brumsey

So our work is to really expand and to ensure that we're building out our staffing.

Ayesha Delany-Brumsey

So while I

Ayesha Delany-Brumsey

It's too soon to know exactly how far we will be able to expand.

Ayesha Delany-Brumsey

That is the charge that's put forward.