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Chair asks current vacancies; Goodwin reports 171 total and 134 probation officers

New York City Council · Oct 26, 2026 · starts 0:19:13 · 27 sec

Brooks-Powers pivots to staff vacancies and asks how many DOP currently has. Goodwin says there are 171 vacancies overall, with 134 in the probation officer title series.

Selvena N. Brooks-Powers

Thank you for that.

Selvena N. Brooks-Powers

I'm going to pivot to staff and vacancies recruitment and retention.

Selvena N. Brooks-Powers

So how many vacancies does the department currently have across all titles and how many are in the probation officer title?

Sharon Goodwin

Right now we have 171 vacancies and 134 are in the probation officer title series.