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Personnel and Hiring Committee meeting summary
Los AngelesMay 9, 20252 min read
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The committee approved a series of personnel actions including two Civil Service exemptions, additions to the list of recognized employee organizations, salary and leave adjustments (including permanent 12 weeks paid parental leave), alignment of certain hourly salaries with the City minimum wage, and an LADOT item related to a Metro call for projects; one item on using work experience in lieu of education was continued.
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The committee made several decisions that affect City employees and hiring rules. Residents can expect pay and leave changes for City workers (including a permanent 12-week paid parental leave benefit and minimum-wage alignment for certain hourly classes), new recognized employee organizations for payroll deductions, and special hiring exemptions for two technical roles at Los Angeles World Airports and the Fire Department. An item about allowing work experience instead of formal education for some City jobs was postponed for further consideration.
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- Approved exemption of one Chief Information Security Officer position for Los Angeles World Airports from the Civil Service.
- Approved exemption of one Process Safety Engineer position for the Los Angeles Fire Department from the Civil Service.
- Approved adding Actors’ Equity Association and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Locals 741 and 3672 to the list of recognized employee organizations for payroll deductions.
- Approved City Administrative Officer report to implement Charter Amendment FF.
- Approved salaries for new non-represented classifications: Helicopter Mechanic Assistant (Class Code 3641) and Helicopter Mechanic Trainee (Class Code 3640).
- Approved amendments to Military Leave with Pay for civilian and sworn Fire/Police employees.
- Approved updates to certain hourly non-represented class salaries to conform to the Los Angeles Minimum Wage Ordinance.
- Continued the Personnel Department report on permitting work experience to be considered in lieu of education requirements for City job and examination qualification.
- Approved Letters of Agreement amending multiple Memoranda of Understanding to provide 12 weeks (480 hours) of permanent Paid Parental Time.
- Approved the LADOT report related to the LA County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Active Transport, Transit and First/Last Mile Cycle 2 Call for Projects as amended.
- Approved a motion requesting the City Attorney prepare an ordinance ensuring full-time City employees activated for military deployment to the Pacific Region receive the difference between City and military pay and continuation of City benefits retroactive to deployment.
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Personnel and Hiring Committee
May 9, 2025, 3:30 PMROOM 401, CITY HALL, 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012, MEMBERS:, COUNCILMEMBER TIM McOSKER, CHAIRcompleted
Agenda
- 25-0424 Communication from the Mayor relative to the exemption of one Chief Information Security Officer (Class Code 1404) position for the Los Angeles World Airports from the Civil Service pursuant to Charter Section 1001(b). Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted. TIME LIMIT FILE - MAY 13, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MAY 13, 2025)25-0424Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0427 Communication from the Mayor relative to the exemption of one Process Safety Engineer (Class Code 7962) position for the Los Angeles Fire Department from the Civil Service pursuant to Charter Section 1001(b). Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted. TIME LIMIT FILE - MAY 13, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MAY 13, 2025)25-0427Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0390 City Administrative Officer report and Ordinance relative to amending Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 4.203(a) pertaining to “Authorization for Certain Deductions” to add the Actors’ Equity Association and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Locals 741 and 3672 to the list of recognized employee organizations. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted.25-0390Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0391 City Administrative Officer report relative to implementing Charter Amendment FF. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted.25-0391Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0392 City Administrative Officer report and Ordinance relative to amending Schedule A of Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 4.61, to provide salaries for the new, non-represented classifications of Helicopter Mechanic Assistant (Class Code 3641), and Helicopter Mechanic Trainee, (Class Code 3640). Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted.25-0392Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0401 City Administrative Officer report and Ordinance relative to relative to amending Subsection (a) of Los Angeles Administrative Code Sections 4.123 and 4.175, pertaining to Military Leave with Pay for civilian and sworn Fire/Police employees. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted.25-0401Decision: ITEM(S)
- 19-0511-S5 City Administrative Officer report and Ordinance relative to update the salaries of certain non-represented classes paid on an hourly basis to conform to the Los Angeles Minimum Wage Ordinance (Ordinance No. 184320, as amended by Ordinance No. 187456), codified in Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 187.02D, and provide related salary adjustments. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted.19-0511-S5Decision: ITEM(S)
- 24-1094 Personnel Department report relative to permitting for work experience to be considered in lieu of meeting education requirements for City job and examination qualification. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Wilmington Neighborhood Council24-1094Decision: ITEM(S)
- 15-1033-S3 City Administrative Officer report relative to Letters of Agreement amending Memorandum of Understanding Nos. 22, 24, 25, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, and 65 to provide for 12 weeks (480 hours) of permanent Paid Parental Time (PPT). Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted.15-1033-S3Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0416 Los Angeles Department of Transportation report relative to Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Active Transport , Transit and First/Last Mile Cycle 2 Call for Projects. (This item is referred to the Transportation, Personnel and Hiring, Budget and Finance Committees. The Transportation Committee approved the matter as amended on April 23, 2025.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted.25-0416Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0435 Motion (Lee - Blumenfield) relative to requesting the City Attorney to prepare and present an ordinance to ensure that all full-time City employees, who are activated due to the deployment of military personnel in response to the Operational Mission to the Pacific Region, receive the difference between their regular City salaries and their military salaries and continuation of current City benefits retroactive to the date of their deployment. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.25-0435Decision: ITEM(S)
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