Personnel and Hiring Committee meeting summary
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The committee approved the permanent appointment of Malaika Billups as General Manager of the Personnel Department and approved several personnel-related reports and actions, including a pilot recruitment/training fund transfer for Materials Testing Technicians and the addition of three positions for the Van Nuys Airport Specific Plan. The committee continued review of Los Angeles Fire Department payroll issues and received a verbal status report from the Housing Authority on hiring goals and labor agreements.
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The committee agreed to install a new permanent leader for the city Personnel Department and approved steps to support hiring and training programs for specific classifications. It also accepted annual pension and hiring reports for the record, and approved adding staff for the Van Nuys Airport planning work. A separate review of Fire Department payroll problems was postponed for further consideration. These outcomes mainly guide how the city recruits, trains, and manages staff and may affect how quickly certain projects and hiring programs move forward.
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- Approved appointment of Malaika Billups as permanent General Manager of the Personnel Department (Item 2) — Yes (2), Absent (1) – Rodriguez
- Note & File: Personnel Department report on implementation benchmarks and hiring goals for the Targeted Local Hiring and Strategic Workforce Development Task Force (Item 3)
- Note & File: Department of Fire and Police Pensions Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2023-24 (Item 4) — also referred to the Budget and Finance Committee
- Approved as amended: CAO report and fund transfers for a pilot program to recruit and train candidates for the Materials Testing Technician classification (Item 5)
- Approved: Chief Legislative Analyst report on sole-source contracts related to homelessness and alternative response (Item 6)
- Approved: Addition of three positions for preparation of the Specific Plan for the Van Nuys Airport (Item 8)
- Approved: Motion on recruitment and hiring practices for contractors working on the Pacific Palisades reconstruction (Item 9)
- Continued: Los Angeles Fire Department payroll issues related to the Workday payroll system and Network Staffing System integration (Item 10)
- Discussion held: Housing Authority verbal status report on personnel hiring goals, labor agreements, and HR partnerships in Council District 15 (Item 11)
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- 25-1200-S9 Communication from the Mayor and City Ethics Commission report relative to the appointment of Carlton Jenkins to the Board of Fire and Police Pension Commissioners for the terms ending June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2030. Financial Disclosure Statement : Filed Background Review : Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted. TIME LIMIT FILE - APRIL 28, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - APRIL 25, 2025)25-1200-S9Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0322 Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Malaika Billups as the permanent General Manager of the Personnel Department. Financial Disclosure Statement : Pending Background Review : Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted. TIME LIMIT FILE - MAY 8, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MAY 7, 2025)25-0322Decision: ITEM(S)
- 22-0159 Personnel Department report relative to the implementation benchmarks and hiring goals for the Targeted Local Hiring and Strategic Workforce Development Task Force for February 2025. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted22-0159Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0254 Department of Fire and Police Pensions (LAFPP) report relative to the LAFPP Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2023-24. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (Also referred to the Budget and Finance Committee)25-0254Decision: ITEM(S)
- 24-1258 City Administrative Officer to report in response to Motion (Harris-Dawson – McOsker) relative to fund transfers in connection with a pilot program to recruit and train a pool of candidates for the Materials Testing Technician classification. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Referred to the Personnel and Hiring and Budget and Finance Committees)24-1258Decision: ITEM(S)
- 23-0600-S115 CONTINUED FROM MARCH 14, 2025 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)
- 25-0031 City Administrative Officer report relative to retroactively applying for and accepting the Fiscal Year 2024 Community Oriented Policing Services Hiring Program grant award. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Referred to the Public Safety, Personnel and Hiring, and Budget and Finance Committees)25-0031Decision: ITEM(S)
- 24-0600-S2 CD 6 City Administrative Officer report relative to the addition of three positions for the preparation of the Specific Plan for the Van Nuys Airport. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Referred to the Personnel and Hiring and Budget and Finance Committees)24-0600-S2Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0342 Motion (Rodriguez – Park) relative to recruitment and hiring practices being used by the City and its contractors as part of the Pacific Palisades reconstruction. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (Referred to the Public Works and Personnel and Hiring Committees)25-0342Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0073 CONTINUED FROM MARCH 14, 2025 Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) to report and Information Technology Agency report relative to payroll issues at the LAFD in connection with the Workday payroll system to include payroll issues resulting from Network Staffing System integration with Workday. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted.25-0073Decision: ITEM(S)
- DISCUSSION ITEM Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles verbal status report relative to personnel hiring goals, labor agreements, and other human resources partnerships in Council District 15.(11)Decision: ITEM(S)
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