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Aldebol asks whether exit surveys capture personal reasons for leaving

New York City Council · Oct 16, 2026 · starts 1:01:21 · 1 min 15 sec

Aldebol asks whether departing employees can elaborate on personal reasons and whether parenting responsibilities factor into child care expansion; Outar says the survey does not probe personal reasons, though a separate needs survey informed the center's creation.

Shirley Aldebol

Pursuant to local law 130 of 2023, DCAS has administered exit surveys, many cited personal reasons as their rationale for leaving civil service.

Shirley Aldebol

In the survey, our respondents

Shirley Aldebol

that cite personal reasons as their reason for leaving, are they able to elaborate on the specific reason on the survey?

Shirley Aldebol

If so, do parenting responsibilities come up frequently, and how does that factor into your decision to create this child care program and possibly expand it?

Kadian Outar

The survey as it exists does not ask about for them to really go into what those personal reasons are.

Kadian Outar

So it's currently not being used to influence the child care process.

Kadian Outar

I know there was a separate evaluation.

Kadian Outar

survey process that was issued to employees to determine the needs of the service.

Kadian Outar

And so before the center was created, there was a lot of engagement with employees to determine what their needs were.

Shirley Aldebol

Okay, thank you.