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Personnel and Hiring Committee meeting summary

Los AngelesDec 3, 20252 min read

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Committee approved multiple mayoral exemptions of specified positions from civil service, repealed a Non‑Kaiser HMO option in the Administrative Code, extended Deferred Compensation Board member terms, approved a study on council aides issuing illegal dumping citations, and continued several items including homelessness oversight staffing, citywide layoff management, and Convention Center hiring.

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Los Angeles Convention Center Expansion

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The Committee agreed to let the Mayor fill several senior positions in the Police, Fire, and Housing departments outside the city’s usual civil service hiring process. It also removed a non‑Kaiser HMO option from the city code and lengthened terms for members of the Deferred Compensation Board. The Committee approved looking into whether designated council aides could issue administrative citations for illegal dumping. Several larger topics — homelessness oversight staffing, citywide layoff management, and hiring for the Convention Center project — were continued for further review.

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Approved exemption of one Assistant Inspector General (Class Code 0603) for the Los Angeles Police Department from civil service.
Approved exemption of one Chief Information Officer (Class Code 9374) for the Los Angeles Police Department from civil service.
Approved exemption of one Police Administrator II (Class Code 9196) for the Los Angeles Police Department from civil service.
Approved exemption of one Public Safety Employee Relations Manager (Class Code 1721) for the Los Angeles Fire Department from civil service.
Approved re-exemption of one Assistant General Manager (Class Code 9271) for the Los Angeles Housing Department from civil service.
Approved City Attorney ordinance to amend LAAC Section 4.307 by repealing subsection (d) titled 'Non-Kaiser Full-Network HMO Option.'
Approved Personnel Department change to increase Board of Deferred Compensation Administration member terms from three to five years.
Approved Motion to assess feasibility of authorizing designated Council Aide positions to issue administrative citations for illegal dumping.
Continued items for further review: LAHD Bureau of Homelessness Oversight staffing plan, citywide layoff management follow-ups, and hiring matters related to the Los Angeles Convention Center Expansion and Modernization Project.

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