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Personnel and Hiring Committee summary

Los AngelesMar 14, 20253 min read

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The committee approved multiple mayoral requests to exempt specific city positions from Civil Service, approved a CAO contract amendment for an employee training portal, approved motions to integrate labor terms into the City's payroll system and to address sworn hiring in the LAPD, amended the FY2024-25 Personnel Ordinance, and filed/noted several personnel reports. A few items were continued or referred to other committees.

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The committee approved allowing several specific city jobs to be filled outside the usual civil service process, which can speed hiring for those roles. It approved a contract to provide an online training system for City employees and approved steps to ensure the new payroll system reflects labor agreements for firefighters and police. Changes were also made to the City's personnel ordinance and actions on police sworn hiring were advanced. Some complex items (including payroll issues at the Fire Department and a report on sole-source homelessness contracts) were continued or sent to other committees for more review.

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Approved exemption of one Deputy City Engineer position from Civil Service (Council File 25-0249).
Approved exemption of one Assistant General Manager position for the Department of General Services from Civil Service (25-0250).
Approved exemption of one Chief Grants Administrator position for the Economic and Workforce Development Department from Civil Service (25-0251).
Approved exemption of one Assistant General Manager position for the Information Technology Agency from Civil Service (25-0252).
Approved CAO report and First Amended and Restated Professional Services Agreement with Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. for an online training portal and learning management system (25-0187).
Approved exemption of three positions for the Community Investment for Families Department from Civil Service (25-0197).
Noted and filed Personnel Department reports on Targeted Local Hiring and strategic workforce benchmarks (22-0159) and CAO updates on Prioritized Critical Hiring (24-0275).
Approved as amended motion to integrate all labor agreement terms for the Los Angeles Fire Department and Los Angeles Police Department into the City's new payroll system (25-0116).
Approved as amended motion related to sworn hiring in the Los Angeles Police Department (24-0981).
Approved as amended motion to amend Section 1.7 of the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Personnel Ordinance for City Council (24-1700).
Received Personnel Department report on employee development and training programs for Fiscal Year 2023-24 (15-0550-S4).
Continued or referred: Chief Legislative Analyst report on sole-source contracts connected to homelessness and alternative response (23-0600-S115) was referred; ITA report on payroll issues at the Fire Department (25-0073) was continued.

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