Personnel and Hiring Committee meeting summary
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The Committee met in Room 401 and considered 12 items on personnel, salary, and staffing matters. The Committee approved the 2025-26 Personnel Authority Resolution (25-1700), the Unfreeze Resolution for FY 2025-26 (25-0763), a proposed amendment to the Police Officers MOU (23-0862), the reappointment of the Interim General Manager of Animal Services (22-0916-S1), salary for the Executive Director of the Office of Public Accountability (11-0452-S12), a second amendment to a benefits vendor contract as amended (25-0766), exemptions of three LAHD positions from civil service (25-0820), and two Los Angeles Department of Water and Power salary/duty description items (25-0823 and 25-0850). Items on succession plans (17-1098 and 17-1098-S1) were continued; the Personnel Department reports on permitting work experience in lieu of education (24-1094) were noted and filed.
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What this means
The committee approved routine personnel and pay-related actions that affect how the City fills and funds certain jobs. Approvals include overall hiring authority for 2025–26, unfreezing positions so they can be filled, agreed changes to police bargaining-unit terms, some specific salary and job-class updates at the utility department, and a short-term reappointment for the interim head of Animal Services. Two items about department succession plans were postponed, so no final action was taken on those today.
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- Approved 2025-26 Personnel Authority Resolution (25-1700)
- Approved Unfreeze Resolution for Fiscal Year 2025-26 (25-0763)
- Approved proposed amendment to the 2023-27 Memorandum of Understanding for the Police Officers, Lieutenant and Below Representation Unit (23-0862)
- Approved reappointment of Annette Ramirez as Interim General Manager, Department of Animal Services, for up to six months (22-0916-S1)
- Approved salary for appointment of Timothy O’Connor as Executive Director, Office of Public Accountability (11-0452-S12)
- Approved as amended Second Amendment to Professional Services Agreement with Benefit Coordinators of America dba BenefitScape (25-0766)
- Noted and filed Personnel Department reports on permitting work experience in lieu of education requirements (24-1094)
- Approved exemption of three Los Angeles Housing Department positions from Civil Service pursuant to Charter Section 1001(d)(4) (25-0820)
- Approved salary setting for new Duties Description Record for Electric Meter Setter Supervisor, LADWP (25-0823)
- Approved salary adjustment for Underground Distribution Construction Mechanic A, LADWP (25-0850)
- Continued Personnel Department report on succession plans submitted by City Departments (17-1098)
- Continued Personnel Department overview of submitted succession plans (17-1098-S1)
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