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Budget proposal recommending alternate qualifications for Housing Inspector and Building Inspector positions.
Under review — the city is proposing adjusted qualifications for Housing and Building Inspector roles to help fill these critical positions, and the Personnel Committee is currently evaluating the changes.
Council is examining civilian workforce attrition and its impact on service delivery as part of 2026 budget planning.
Pending — the Personnel and Hiring Committee is examining why the city's losing civilian workers and how staffing gaps are affecting services, but hasn't scheduled a hearing yet to recommend next steps.
Budget recommendation examining whether LA's fire and police pension employee contribution rates align with other major public pension systems.
Under review — the city is gathering data on how much its fire and police employees contribute to pensions compared to similar cities nationwide, to see if LA's rates are competitive. The Personnel and Hiring Committee is working through it.
Mayor seeks reappointment of Sung Won Sohn to the City Employees Retirement System Board; approved by Personnel Committee.
Under review — the Personnel Committee backed Sung Sohn's reappointment to the city's pension board, and the full City Council has until July 1 to confirm or reject the nomination.
Reappointment of Christine Diaz-Herrera to the Employee Relations Board, approved by committee in June 2026.
Pending — Christine Diaz-Herrera's reappointment to the Employee Relations Board has cleared committee review and heads to a full Council vote by July 1, 2026, to secure her term through mid-2031.
Ordinance freezing city employee medical plan premium subsidies for new retirees, adopted in 2011 and recently re-approved by committee in 2026.
Under review — the city is finalizing ordinances to implement a settlement with police and firefighter unions over how their retiree health subsidies will be calculated going forward. Council's Personnel Committee approved the approach; it now needs full council action to take effect.
Personnel Department seeks City Council approval of the 2027 LAwell civilian benefits program plan year.
Under review — the Personnel Committee recommended approving the 2027 benefits plan covering 59,000 city employees and dependents, and it's now waiting for the full City Council to vote on the program's final authorization.
Councilmember Heather Hutt seeks citywide employee and manager training on domestic violence and intimate partner violence.
Under review — the City Council is considering a motion to audit employee training on domestic and intimate partner violence, aiming to strengthen how city staff recognize and respond to abuse.
Annual personnel authority resolution and departmental ordinances for 2026-27 fiscal year, establishing hiring and staffing limits across city departments.
Pending — the city is authorizing hundreds of staffing positions across departments for the fiscal year starting July 1, 2026, but the Personnel and Hiring Committee hasn't yet approved it, so final council adoption is still ahead.
Mayor seeks exemption from Civil Service rules to hire a Chief Investment Officer for LACERS outside standard recruitment procedures.
Pending — the mayor is asking the City Council to exempt the Chief Investment Officer job at LACERS from civil service rules so the city can hire based on specialized credentials rather than standard exams. It's waiting for the Personnel Committee to review and recommend.
City Administrative Officer seeks council approval to unfreeze positions for the 2026-27 fiscal year budget.
Pending — the city is clearing most job openings for 2026-27, but hundreds of newly created positions across Transportation, Public Works, Fire, and other departments must stay vacant until January to protect salary budgets. The Personnel Committee is still reviewing it.
Labor agreement between the City and the Engineers and Architects Association covering technical rank-and-file employees; approved by committee in June 2026.
Under review — the City Council is considering a one-time $12,000 payment to compensate a LADOT employee for work substantially beyond her civil service classification while serving as Deputy Director of the Charter Reform Commission. The Personnel Committee recommended it in June; Council has yet to vote.
Mayor seeks to exempt a Principal Project Coordinator position in Emergency Management from civil service rules.
Under review — the Personnel Committee endorsed an exemption to hire a Chief Heat Officer without the standard civil service process, but the full City Council must vote by June 30 to move it forward.
Los Angeles adopts state law AB 2561 requiring city agencies to report job vacancy data to comply with new state public employment transparency requirements.
Approved — the city has implemented new state requirements to publicly report on job vacancies and recruitment efforts annually, with the most recent council adoption in May 2026 confirming continued compliance with the law.