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

New York City Council · November 14, 2025

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Opening and procedural instructions

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8:47 → 9:12(25s)

Hearing called to order with procedural announcements (silence devices, do not approach dais) and instructions for signing up to testify; Chair Ressler told the sergeant-at-arms where to direct questions.

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Hearing on Intro 5-21 (standalone Department of Emergency Medical Services) and Intro 12-61 (paraprofessional pay equity). Proponents urged an independent EMS to address pay and retention; FDNY leadership warned separation would be costly and harm response integration. Committee questioned staffing, pay disparities, and capital needs.

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