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Personnel and Hiring Committee summary
Los AngelesMar 14, 20253 min read
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The committee approved multiple mayoral requests to exempt specific city positions from Civil Service, approved a CAO contract amendment for an employee training portal, approved motions to integrate labor terms into the City's payroll system and to address sworn hiring in the LAPD, amended the FY2024-25 Personnel Ordinance, and filed/noted several personnel reports. A few items were continued or referred to other committees.
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The committee approved allowing several specific city jobs to be filled outside the usual civil service process, which can speed hiring for those roles. It approved a contract to provide an online training system for City employees and approved steps to ensure the new payroll system reflects labor agreements for firefighters and police. Changes were also made to the City's personnel ordinance and actions on police sworn hiring were advanced. Some complex items (including payroll issues at the Fire Department and a report on sole-source homelessness contracts) were continued or sent to other committees for more review.
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- Approved exemption of one Deputy City Engineer position from Civil Service (Council File 25-0249).
- Approved exemption of one Assistant General Manager position for the Department of General Services from Civil Service (25-0250).
- Approved exemption of one Chief Grants Administrator position for the Economic and Workforce Development Department from Civil Service (25-0251).
- Approved exemption of one Assistant General Manager position for the Information Technology Agency from Civil Service (25-0252).
- Approved CAO report and First Amended and Restated Professional Services Agreement with Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. for an online training portal and learning management system (25-0187).
- Approved exemption of three positions for the Community Investment for Families Department from Civil Service (25-0197).
- Noted and filed Personnel Department reports on Targeted Local Hiring and strategic workforce benchmarks (22-0159) and CAO updates on Prioritized Critical Hiring (24-0275).
- Approved as amended motion to integrate all labor agreement terms for the Los Angeles Fire Department and Los Angeles Police Department into the City's new payroll system (25-0116).
- Approved as amended motion related to sworn hiring in the Los Angeles Police Department (24-0981).
- Approved as amended motion to amend Section 1.7 of the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Personnel Ordinance for City Council (24-1700).
- Received Personnel Department report on employee development and training programs for Fiscal Year 2023-24 (15-0550-S4).
- Continued or referred: Chief Legislative Analyst report on sole-source contracts connected to homelessness and alternative response (23-0600-S115) was referred; ITA report on payroll issues at the Fire Department (25-0073) was continued.
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Personnel and Hiring Committee
Mar 14, 2025, 3:30 PMROOM 401, CITY HALL, 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012, MEMBERS:, COUNCILMEMBER TIM McOSKER, CHAIRcompleted
Agenda
- 25-0249 Communication from the Mayor relative to the exemption of one Deputy City Engineer (Class Code 9490) position for the Bureau of Engineering from the Civil Service pursuant to Charter Section 1001(b). Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted. TIME LIMIT FILE - APRIL 2, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - APRIL 2, 2025)25-0249Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0250 Communication from the Mayor relative to the exemption of one Assistant General Manager (Class Code 9257) position for the Department of General Services from the Civil Service pursuant to Charter Section 1001(b). Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted. TIME LIMIT FILE - APRIL 2, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - APRIL 2, 2025)25-0250Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0251 Communication from the Mayor relative to the exemption of one Chief Grants Administrator (Class Code 9182) position for the Economic and Workforce Development Department from the Civil Service pursuant to Charter Section 1001(b). Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted. TIME LIMIT FILE - APRIL 2, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - APRIL 2, 2025)25-0251Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0252 Communication from the Mayor relative to the exemption of one Assistant General Manager (Class Code 9381) position for the Information Technology Agency from the Civil Service pursuant to Charter Section 1001(b). Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted. TIME LIMIT FILE - APRIL 2, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - APRIL 2, 2025)25-0252Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0187 City Administrative Officer (CAO) report relative to proposed First Amended and Restated Professional Services Agreement (Contract No. C-140215) with Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. to provide access to an online training portal and learning management system for City employees. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted. TIME LIMIT FILE - APRIL 5, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - APRIL 4, 2025)25-0187Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0197 Community Investment for Families Department (CFID) report relative to the exemption of three positions for the CFID from the Civil Service pursuant to Charter Section 1001(d)(4). Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted.25-0197Decision: ITEM(S)
- 22-0159 Personnel Department reports relative to the implementation benchmarks and hiring goals for the Targeted Local Hiring and Strategic Workforce Development Task Force for January 2025. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted22-0159Decision: ITEM(S)
- 23-0600-S115 Chief Legislative Analyst report relative to sole-source contracts in connection with homelessness and alternative response. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Referred to the Personnel and Hiring and Budget and Finance Committees)23-0600-S115Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0073 Information Technology Agency report relative to payroll issues at the Los Angeles Fire Department in connection with the Workday payroll system. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted.25-0073Decision: ITEM(S)
- 24-0275 CAO reports relative to Prioritized Critical Hiring process updates for the period August through December 2024 and January through February 2025. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (This item referred to the Personnel and Hiring and Budget and Finance Committees)24-0275Decision: ITEM(S)
- 15-0550-S4 Personnel Department report relative to the employee development and training programs in the City during Fiscal Year 2023-24. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted.15-0550-S4Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0116 Motion (Rodriguez – Lee) relative to integrating all labor agreement terms for both the Los Angeles Fire Department and Los Angeles Police Department into the City's new payroll system. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.25-0116Decision: ITEM(S)
- 24-0981 Motion (McOsker – Blumenfield) relative to the sworn hiring in the LAPD and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.24-0981Decision: ITEM(S)
- 24-1700 Motion (Hutt – McOsker) to amend Section 1.7 of the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Personnel Ordinance for City Council. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.24-1700Decision: ITEM(S)
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