Personnel, Audits, and Hiring meeting summary
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The committee approved the Plan Year 2025 LAwell program, the City Administrative Officer’s Fiscal Year 2024–25 Unfreeze Resolution, and one LAHD Civil Service exemption. Reports on Targeted Local Hiring, the FY 2023–24 audit engagement letter, and prioritized critical hiring updates were noted and filed; the Human Resources and Payroll Project motion was continued.
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The committee approved several personnel and administrative items that affect city workforce policy and internal operations, including a city employee wellness program (LAwell) and a resolution related to unfreezing positions for FY 2024–25. The Los Angeles Housing Department was allowed to exempt one Senior Project Coordinator position from civil service rules. Reports on hiring benchmarks and the city’s FY2023–24 audit engagement were accepted for the record, and work on the Human Resources and Payroll Project was continued to a future meeting. Most items in the packet state no direct fiscal impact; one CAO hiring update did include a fiscal impact statement.
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- Item 1 (24-0856): Approved Personnel Department report on the Plan Year 2025 LAwell Program.
- Item 2 (22-0159): Noted and filed Personnel Department report on Targeted Local Hiring and Strategic Workforce Development Task Force benchmarks (June 2024).
- Item 3 (24-0680): Noted and filed Controller report on the FY 2023–24 audit engagement letter (Macias, Gini, and O’Connell, LLC) for Contract No. C-144038.
- Item 4 (24-0827): Approved CAO report and Resolution relative to the Fiscal Year 2024–25 Unfreeze Resolution.
- Item 5 (24-0630): Approved LAHD report exempting one Senior Project Coordinator (Class Code 1538) from Civil Service pursuant to Charter Section 1001(d)(4).
- Item 6 (24-0275): Continued/Note & File CAO reports on Prioritized Critical Hiring process updates (referred to multiple committees).
- Item 7 (20-0313-S33): Continued motion regarding implementation of the Human Resources and Payroll Project.
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- 24-0856 Personnel Department report relative to the Plan Year 2025 LAwell Program. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted.24-0856Decision: 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 June 2024. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted22-0159Decision: ITEM(S)
- 24-0680 Controller report relative to the Fiscal Year 2023-24 audit engagement letter for the City’s financial and single audits conducted by Macias, Gini, and O’Connell, LLC in connection with Contract No. C-144038. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted.24-0680Decision: ITEM(S)
- 24-0827 City Administrative Officer (CAO) report and Resolution relative to the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Unfreeze Resolution. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted.24-0827Decision: ITEM(S)
- 24-0630 Los Angeles Housing Department report relative to the exemption of one Senior Project Coordinator (Class Code 1538) from the Civil Service for the LAHD pursuant to Charter Section 1001(d)(4). Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted.24-0630Decision: ITEM(S)
- 24-0275 CONTINUED FROM APRIL 10, 2024 CAO reports relative to Prioritized Critical Hiring process updates. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Referred to Personnel, Audits and Hiring and Budget, Finance and Innovation Committees. Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee noted and filed this item on April 17, 2024.)24-0275Decision: ITEM(S)
- 20-0313-S33 Motion (McOsker – Blumenfield) relative to implementation of the Human Resources and Payroll Project. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.20-0313-S33Decision: ITEM(S)
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