4:03 → 7:21(3m 18s)
Chair Marano opened the hearing, framed veterans as underserved in NYC, said he will magnify veterans' issues, and set the hearing's purpose: to review the Department of Veterans Services (DVS) FY27 preliminary budget and PMMR metrics. He emphasized both increasing funding and improving effectiveness.
The New York City Council Veterans Committee held a hearing on the Department of Veterans Services (DVS) preliminary FY27 budget, questioning Commissioner Yesenia Mata about a projected drop in baseline city funding, program performance data, staffing and the VetConnect and Mission Vet Check programs; the meeting included extended public testimony from veterans and advocates urging increased funding and more oversight of veteran services and shelter placements.
