🔴 LIVE: "Creating a Department of Emergency Medical Services and Correcting Paraprofessional Pay"

New York City Council · November 14, 2025

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Opening exchange about EMS separation and impacts

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Council Member Areola asked FDNY/EMS witnesses whether separating EMS from FDNY would jeopardize promotions and the agency; the panel warned of worker departures and risks to department stability if EMS were separated. Chair and members framed the question as a public-safety and workforce issue.

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Hearing on Intro 12-61 ("Respect Check") to create a pay differential for DOE paraprofessionals and related discussion of EMS separation from the FDNY. City Office of Labor Relations and DOE officials testified about collective-bargaining limits and vacancy data; union leaders, paraprofessionals and EMS workers urged the Council to act on pay and organizational change.

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