Chair yields to Wong; Wong asks definition of community hire
Won yields to Wong for a second round. Wong asks how a community hire is defined. G. Lee says it is defined by state law based on economic factors: low-income individuals and residents of low-income communities.
I'm going to pass it over to Councilmember Wong to ask a second round of questions.
Thank you, Chair.
Can you define what exactly is a community hire?
Like, do they live in the city or some other qualifications would qualify?
positions as community hires.
So community hire is defined under the state legislation that established community hiring, and it's based on economic factors.
So we look at two types of community hires, those who are low-income individuals and those living in low-income communities.
So do they have to live in New York City or are they going to live anywhere?