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Personnel and Hiring Committee meeting summary

Los AngelesJun 26, 20263 min read

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The committee approved two mayoral reappointments, several personnel and pay adjustments, amendments to employee agreements, benefits program updates, pension-related cleanup, and a motion requiring domestic violence training; one member (Rodriguez) was absent for votes.

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The committee confirmed two appointments to city employee boards and approved pay and classification changes that affect city staff, including aligning a Council Aide I salary with the city minimum wage. It approved amendments to employee contracts (MOUs), a new salary for a Department of Water and Power director role, updates to civilian benefits for 2027, actions on pension plan provisions, and a requirement for domestic/intimate-partner-violence training for employees and managers. These actions mainly affect City employees and how personnel and benefits are administered; residents can expect continuity in board oversight and continued implementation of employee protections and training.

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Reappointed Christine Diaz-Herrera to the Employee Relations Board (term ending June 30, 2031) — Approved.
Reappointed Sung Sohn to the Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System Board of Administration (term ending June 30, 2031) — Approved.
Amended LA Administrative Code Section 4.61 to update the salary range for the non-represented class Council Aide I to conform to the Los Angeles Minimum Wage Ordinance — Approved.
Approved proposed amendments to the 2024-2027 Memoranda of Understanding for the Administrative and Supervisory Administrative Units (MOUs 01 and 20).
Established a salary for the new non-represented classification Director of Continuous Improvement (Class Code 9603) at the Department of Water and Power — Approved.
Approved CAO and CLA reports on enforcement of workplace violations and related matters, as amended.
Approved implementation of case settlement, amendment to the City Employees' Retirement System Peace Officer Transfer Program, and omnibus cleanup of Fire and Police pension plan provisions.
Approved the Personnel Department report on the Plan Year 2027 LAwell Civilian Benefits Program.
Approved a motion requiring domestic violence/intimate partner violence training for employees and managers.

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