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Personnel and Hiring Committee meeting summary

Los AngelesFeb 28, 20252 min read

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The committee approved salary designations for two new job classifications, approved multiple Civil Service exemptions and DWP MOU amendments, recorded a Personnel Department report on LAPD communications staffing, and approved motions on modernizing employment practices and reviewing vacancy rates. Most actions were approved unanimously by present members with Councilmember Rodriguez absent.

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Committee members voted to set pay for two new city job titles and to exempt specific grant‑funded or CAO positions from normal Civil Service rules so those roles can be filled more quickly. The meeting also recorded a report on police communications staffing and approved motions to update city hiring practices and examine department vacancy rates — steps that may speed hiring and shape how city services are staffed. These decisions do not immediately change services for residents but may affect how and how fast the City fills positions that deliver those services.

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Approved ordinance to amend Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 4.61 establishing salaries for Principal Clean Water Manager (Class Code 4129) and Zoo Curator of Animal Wellbeing (Class Code 4278) — Approved Yes (2), Absent (1) Rodriguez.
Approved CAO report exempting six CAO positions from Civil Service under Charter Section 1001(d)(4) for the Homelessness Outreach Engagement Framework — Approved Yes (2), Absent (1) Rodriguez.
Approved EWDD reports exempting 36 grant‑funded EWDD positions from Civil Service pursuant to Charter Section 1001(d)(4); EWDD reports received and filed as noted — Approved Yes (2), Absent (1) Rodriguez.
Approved Los Angeles Department of Water and Power report to amend Footnotes 7 and 15 to the 2022–2025 Management Employees Unit Memorandum of Understanding — Approved Yes (2), Absent (1) Rodriguez.
Noted and filed Personnel Department report on LAPD Communications Division staffing levels, call load, and recruitment; item was referred to the Public Safety and Personnel and Hiring Committees — Note & File Yes (2), Absent (1) Rodriguez.
Approved motion to modernize and enhance City employment practices within the Charter reform process; referred to Personnel and Hiring and Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committees — Approved Yes (2), Absent (1) Rodriguez.
Approved motion regarding vacancy rates for City Departments in connection with Fiscal Year 2025‑26; referred to Personnel and Hiring and Budget and Finance Committees — Approved Yes (2), Absent (1) Rodriguez.

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