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Personnel and Hiring Committee meeting summary
Los AngelesDec 3, 20252 min read
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Committee approved multiple mayoral exemptions of specified positions from civil service, repealed a Non‑Kaiser HMO option in the Administrative Code, extended Deferred Compensation Board member terms, approved a study on council aides issuing illegal dumping citations, and continued several items including homelessness oversight staffing, citywide layoff management, and Convention Center hiring.
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The Committee agreed to let the Mayor fill several senior positions in the Police, Fire, and Housing departments outside the city’s usual civil service hiring process. It also removed a non‑Kaiser HMO option from the city code and lengthened terms for members of the Deferred Compensation Board. The Committee approved looking into whether designated council aides could issue administrative citations for illegal dumping. Several larger topics — homelessness oversight staffing, citywide layoff management, and hiring for the Convention Center project — were continued for further review.
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- Approved exemption of one Assistant Inspector General (Class Code 0603) for the Los Angeles Police Department from civil service.
- Approved exemption of one Chief Information Officer (Class Code 9374) for the Los Angeles Police Department from civil service.
- Approved exemption of one Police Administrator II (Class Code 9196) for the Los Angeles Police Department from civil service.
- Approved exemption of one Public Safety Employee Relations Manager (Class Code 1721) for the Los Angeles Fire Department from civil service.
- Approved re-exemption of one Assistant General Manager (Class Code 9271) for the Los Angeles Housing Department from civil service.
- Approved City Attorney ordinance to amend LAAC Section 4.307 by repealing subsection (d) titled 'Non-Kaiser Full-Network HMO Option.'
- Approved Personnel Department change to increase Board of Deferred Compensation Administration member terms from three to five years.
- Approved Motion to assess feasibility of authorizing designated Council Aide positions to issue administrative citations for illegal dumping.
- Continued items for further review: LAHD Bureau of Homelessness Oversight staffing plan, citywide layoff management follow-ups, and hiring matters related to the Los Angeles Convention Center Expansion and Modernization Project.
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Personnel and Hiring Committee
Dec 3, 2025, 4:30 PMCalled by Committee Chair, SPECIAL – Personnel and Hiring Committee, Wednesday, December 3, 2025 - 8:30 AM, ROOM 401, CITY HALLcompleted
Agenda
- 25-1343 Report from the Mayor relative to the exemption of one Assistant Inspector General (Class Code 0603) position for the Los Angeles Police Department from the Civil Service pursuant to Charter Section 1001(b). Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted. TIME LIMIT FILE - JANUARY 7, 2026 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - DECEMBER 12, 2025)25-1343Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
- 25-1320 Report from the Mayor relative to the exemption of one Chief Information Officer (Class Code 9374) position for the Los Angeles Police Department from the Civil Service pursuant to Charter Section 1001(b). Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted. TIME LIMIT FILE - JANUARY 2, 2026 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - DECEMBER 12, 2025)25-1320Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
- 25-1318 Report from the Mayor relative to the exemption of one Police Administrator II (Class Code 9196) position for the Los Angeles Police Department from the Civil Service pursuant to Charter Section 1001(b). Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted. TIME LIMIT FILE - JANUARY 2, 2026 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - DECEMBER 12, 2025)25-1318Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
- 25-1323 Report from the Mayor relative to the exemption of one Public Safety Employee Relations Manager (Class Code 1721) 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 - JANUARY 2, 2026 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - DECEMBER 12, 2025)25-1323Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
- 25-1404 Report from the Mayor relative to the re-exemption of one Assistant General Manager (Class Code 9271) position for the Los Angeles Housing Department from the Civil Service pursuant to Charter Section 1001(b). Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted. TIME LIMIT FILE - JANUARY 9, 2026 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JANUARY 9, 2026)25-1404Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
- 25-0830 City Attorney report and Ordinance relative to amending Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 4.307 to repeal subsection (d), entitled “Non-Kaiser Full-Network HMO Option.” Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted.25-0830Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
- 25-1298 Personnel Department report relative to revising subsection (e) of Section 4.1407 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) to increase member term lengths for Board of Deferred Compensation Administration from three to five years. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted.25-1298Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
- 25-0207-S1 City Administrative Officer and Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) reports relative to staffing plan, responsibilities and priorities for the LAHD’s Bureau of Homelessness Oversight. (Referred to Housing and Homelessness and Personnel and Hiring Committees) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted25-0207-S1Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
- 25-0660 CD 15 CONTINUED FROM JUNE 18, 2025, JUNE 27, 2025, JULY 2, 2025, JULY 17, 2025, AUGUST 6, 2025, AUGUST 13, 2025, AUGUST 22, 2025, SEPTEMBER 3, 2025, SEPTEMBER 12, 2025, OCTOBER 24, 2025, NOVEMBER 5, 2025 Follow-Up reports from various Departments relative to Citywide Layoff Management and related matters. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes For, If Amended: Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council25-0660Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
- 15-1207-S5 CONTINUED FROM NOVEMBER 5, 2025 Motion (McOsker – Jurado) relative to hiring status in connection with the Los Angeles Convention Center Expansion and Modernization Project. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.15-1207-S5Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
- 25-1304 Motion (Hutt – McOsker) relative to the feasibility of establishing a legal framework authorizing designated Council Aide positions to issue administrative citations for illegal dumping violations under the City’s existing Administrative Citation Enforcement Program structure. (Referred to the Personnel and Hiring and Energy and Environment Committees) Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Mid City Neighborhood Council25-1304Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
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