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Community Hiring Rules

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Rule status: Adopted

Agency: OCH

Effective date: January 23, 2025

Proposed Rule Full Text
OCHProposedRulesImplementingCommunityHiringProgram-PreliminarilyCertified-10.1.24-v2-1.pdf

Adopted Rule Full Text
2024-12-24-Notice-of-Adoption-of-Community-Hiring-Rules.pdf

Hearing transcript
2024_11_13_Public-Hearing-Transcript.pdf

Adopted rule summary:

Pursuant to the authority vested in accordance with Section 3502 of the New York City Charter, the Director of the Office of Community Hiring and Workforce Development (OCH) adopts the new title 74 of the Rules of the City of New York for the implementation of community hiring. These rules set forth the requirements and procedures for Community Hiring that would leverage the City’s purchasing power to require contractors and subcontractors to make best efforts to employ low-income individuals and residents of economically disadvantaged communities.

Comments are now closed.

Online comments: 4

  • Ariel

    How can non profits be added to the directory of approved “referral sources”.

    Comment added October 24, 2024 3:42pm
  • Lourdes Nanong

    This great initiative, if managed well l, could definitely help close economic gaps and boos employment in communities that need it the most.

    Comment added November 4, 2024 8:20am
  • REGINALD H. BOWMAN Chairman Brooklyn East District Council, NYCHA

    Tuesday November 12, 2024

    To Whom It May Concern:

    We, the Public Housing Residents of the Brownsville Community, respectfully submit this Letter of Support and Comment regarding the proposed rules for the operation of the Office of Community Hiring and Workforce Development.

    First, it is a matter of public record that the original framework for the Workforce Development Project was conceived and proposed for legislation by local minority-owned businesses and community-based organizations rooted in Brownsville. This history underscores the importance of maintaining the project’s focus on empowering and benefiting the communities that contributed to its inception.

    Second, we emphasize the need for a collaborative partnership between the Office of Community Hiring and Workforce Development and local organizations. Specifically, we call for a formal partnership with the Central Brooklyn Economic Development Corporation (CBEDC) to ensure that the program effectively serves the residents of public housing developments and the broader local community. CBEDC’s established track record of community engagement and workforce development uniquely positions it to play a vital role in achieving the program’s goals.

    Finally, we respectfully request that our comments and suggestions be incorporated into the creation of the new rules governing the Office of Community Hiring and Workforce Development. Ensuring that community input is reflected in the final framework is critical to building a program that genuinely addresses the needs of the people it is intended to serve.

    Thank you for considering our input and for your ongoing efforts to create opportunities for economically disadvantaged communities.

    Sincerely,
    Reginald H. Bowman
    On behalf of the Public Housing Residents of the Brownsville Community

    Comment added November 12, 2024 3:46pm
  • Felice Farber

    See attached document.

    Comment attachment
    Comments-on-Community-Hire-Proposed-Rule-11.13.24.pdf
    Comment added November 13, 2024 10:07am