Government Efficiency Committee approves funding and consolidation plan
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The committee approved three items: (1) funding from the Innovation Fund for a Los Angeles Fire Department Medical Records Requests Tracking System pilot (CAO report; Fiscal Impact: Yes) — vote 3-0; (2) funding from the Innovation Fund for the Los Angeles Police Department Booking Innovation Team pilot (CAO report; Fiscal Impact: Yes) — vote 3-0; and (3) the City Attorney's report and draft ordinance to create a new Community Investment Department by consolidating the Department of Aging, Community Investment for Families Department, Economic and Workforce Development Department, and Youth Development Department (Fiscal Impact: No) — vote 2-1 (Rodriguez No).
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What this means
The committee approved money for two pilot projects that aim to improve how the Fire Department tracks medical-records requests and how the Police Department handles bookings. The committee also approved a draft ordinance to merge four existing departments into a new Community Investment Department, combining services for aging, families, workforce/economic development, and youth. These approvals are recorded in the meeting minutes.
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- Approved CAO report to fund LAFD Medical Records Requests Tracking System pilot from the Innovation Fund (Fiscal Impact: Yes) — Vote: 3 Yes, 0 No.
- Approved CAO report to fund LAPD Booking Innovation Team pilot from the Innovation Fund (Fiscal Impact: Yes) — Vote: 3 Yes, 0 No.
- Approved City Attorney report and draft ordinance to create a new Community Investment Department by consolidating the Department of Aging; Community Investment for Families Department; Economic and Workforce Development Department; and Youth Development Department (Fiscal Impact: No) — Vote: 2 Yes, 1 No (Rodriguez).
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- 26-0499 City Administrative Officer report relative to funding from the Innovation Fund for the Los Angeles Fire Department Medical Records Requests Tracking System pilot project. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted26-0499Decision: ITEM(S)
- 26-0500 City Administrative Officer report relative to funding from the Innovation Fund for the Los Angeles Police Department Booking Innovation Team pilot project. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted26-0500Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0600-S43 City Attorney report and draft Ordinance relative to creating a new Community Investment Department through the consolidation of the Department of Aging, Community Investment for Families Department, Economic and Workforce Development Department, and Youth Development Department. (This item is referred to the Civil Rights, Equity, Aging, Immigration, and Disability (CREAID) Committee, the Economic Development and Jobs Committee, and Government Efficiency, Innovation, and Audits Committee. The CREAID Committee approved the report and draft Ordinance on May 1, 2026.) Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted25-0600-S43Decision: ITEM(S)
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