Personnel and Hiring Committee meeting summary
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The Committee met in Room 401 at City Hall and approved motions on payroll deductions for the Los Angeles Fire and Police Veterans Association; the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Workday payroll implementation; the Los Angeles Police Department hiring process; an Administrative Code amendment to allow the City Employees Ridesharing Trust Fund to reimburse staff costs; an update to crossing guard deployment methodology; and an exemption of one Project Coordinator position for the Los Angeles Housing Department. The Personnel Department report on Citywide Layoff Management was continued. Councilmember Monica Rodriguez was absent for votes.
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Committee members approved several staffing and payroll-related items that affect city operations and employees. Members agreed to let city employees make voluntary paycheck deductions for the Fire and Police Veterans Association and to allow the ridesharing trust fund to pay for staff who run ridesharing and parking programs. The committee reviewed the DWP's move to the Workday payroll system and considered LAPD hiring procedures. One item about citywide layoff management was continued to a future meeting.
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- Approved voluntary payroll deduction program enabling members of the Los Angeles Fire and Police Veterans Association to authorize payroll deductions (Yes 2; Absent 1 Rodriguez).
- Approved motion regarding current status and proactive actions for incorporating the Workday payroll system at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power; concurred with Energy & Environment Committee (Yes 2; Absent 1 Rodriguez).
- Approved motion related to the Los Angeles Police Department hiring process (Yes 2; Absent 1 Rodriguez).
- Approved City Attorney report and Ordinance amending the Los Angeles Administrative Code to allow the City Employees Ridesharing Trust Fund to reimburse costs of positions supporting the City ridesharing and parking program (Yes 2; Absent 1 Rodriguez).
- Approved Los Angeles Department of Transportation report update on crossing guard deployment methodology; concurred with Transportation Committee (Yes 2; Absent 1 Rodriguez).
- Continued Personnel Department report on Citywide Layoff Management (continued from June 18, 2025).
- Approved Los Angeles Housing Department request to exempt one Project Coordinator (Class Code 1537) position from Civil Service pursuant to Charter Section 1001(d)(4) (Yes 2; Absent 1 Rodriguez).
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- 25-0638 Motion (Lee – McOsker) relative to establishing a voluntary payroll deduction program enabling members of the Los Angeles Fire and Police Veterans Association to authorize payroll deductions to support their organization. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.25-0638Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0530 Motion (Rodriguez - Jurado) relative to the current status and proactive actions being implemented of incorporating the new Workday payroll system for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Community Impact Statement: None submitted25-0530Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0601 Motion (Rodriguez – Park) relative to the Los Angeles Police Department hiring process. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.25-0601Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0600-S35 City Attorney report and Ordinance relative to amending the Los Angeles Administrative Code to allow the City Employees Ridesharing Trust Fund to reimburse for the costs of positions supporting the City ridesharing and parking program. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (Referred to the Personnel and Hiring and Budget and Finance Committees)25-0600-S35Decision: ITEM(S)
- 23-0304 Los Angeles Department of Transportation report relative to an update on the crossing guard deployment methodology. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Referred to Personnel and Hiring and Transportation Committees; This matter was considered by the Transportation Committee on June 11, 2025)23-0304Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0660 CONTINUED FROM JUNE 18, 2025 Personnel Department report relative to Citywide Layoff Management. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted.25-0660Decision: ITEM(S)
- 24-1353-S1 Los Angeles Housing Department report relative to the exemption of one Project Coordinator (Class Code 1537) position for the Los Angles Housing Department from the Civil Service pursuant to Charter Section 1001(d)(4). Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted.24-1353-S1Decision: ITEM(S)
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