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Hearing on Human Resources director postponed after nominee fails to appear

Committee on Legislative Investigations · April 23, 2026

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Summary

The Committee on Legislative Investigations recessed a confirmation hearing for Josiah Falcon, nominee for director of the Department of Human Resources, after the nominee did not appear; the committee said it will reconvene Monday but provided no specific date or time.

The Committee on Legislative Investigations recessed a scheduled confirmation hearing for Josiah Falcon, the nominee for director of the Department of Human Resources, after the nominee did not appear, Chair Isaac Itze Schleifer said.

"Okay, we will go in a 10 minute recess since the candidate is not here for the hearing," Schleifer said, adding, "We'll try to locate [the nominee]." Council President Z. Koon and Councilman Paris Gray were present for the session.

The chair later said the committee would reconvene on Monday to continue consideration of EA 26-0139; the transcript did not specify a date or time for that reconvening. The committee made no formal vote on the nomination during the brief proceeding.

The agenda item was listed as EA 26-0139, identifying Josiah Falcon as the candidate for director of the Department of Human Resources. Committee leaders said they would attempt to locate the nominee during a short recess and return to the hearing, then indicated the matter would be taken up on Monday if the nominee remained unavailable.

No witnesses testified, no motions to advance or defer the nomination were recorded, and no public comment was taken during the segment in the transcript. The hearing record indicates only the procedural recess and the pledge to resume the matter on Monday; specifics about the reconvening (exact date, time, or whether the nominee had notified the committee in advance) were not provided in the transcript.

The committee is expected to take up EA 26-0139 again on Monday; if and when a new hearing time is announced it should appear on the committee's public schedule.