Brief

The Personnel Department introduced a citywide layoff management protocol in June 2025 to establish procedures for workforce reductions across city departments. The proposal has generated extensive input from multiple departments including Sanitation, Youth Development, Aging, and Civil Rights, along with a community impact statement from Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council. The Personnel and Hiring Committee approved the measure as amended on June 12, 2026, but it remains pending final consideration in the Budget and Finance Committee.

Full summary

When the City Council adopted the 2025-26 budget, it eliminated a number of filled positions across city departments. Rather than immediately laying off the employees still occupying those positions, the Personnel Department and City Administrative Officer pursued a strategy to keep workers employed while seeking alternatives. The CAO issued substitute employment authorities in the city's Workday payroll system to provide a legal employment basis for affected workers, buying time for departments to find vacancies, promotions, or other transitions that could prevent actual layoffs. To fund those substitute authorities, the city negotiated Letters of Agreement with two labor groups: the Engineers and Architects Association and the Coalition of Los Angeles City Unions. Those agreements required workers to take unpaid holidays, with the resulting savings used to cover the cost of the substitute positions. All potential layoffs were held in abeyance under those agreements, which expire July 1, 2026. As of June 4, 2026, 70 employees remained in substitute authority positions pending resolution, spread across eight departments: the Police Department accounted for the largest share with 45 employees, followed by the Bureau of Sanitation (7), Information Technology Agency (8), Personnel Department (3), Civil Human Rights and Equity Department (2), Department on Disability (2), Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (2), and Youth Development Department (1). The Personnel and Hiring Committee reviewed ongoing status reports from the CAO and Personnel Department at nearly every meeting from June 2025 through June 2026, repeatedly continuing the item as the situation evolved. Multiple affected departments also submitted their own impact assessments during the fall of 2025. Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council filed a community impact statement in support, contingent on amendments. On June 12, 2026, the committee voted 2-0 (with one member absent) to recommend that the full Council instruct the Personnel Department to cease layoff processing altogether, citing the 2026-27 adopted budget as providing sufficient vacancies and funding to place all remaining workers into authorized positions through attrition, promotions, and available openings. The CAO reports no fiscal impact from this recommendation, and the committee has moved to close out all prior reports on the file. The recommendation now goes to the full City Council for final action, which would officially end the yearlong layoff management process without any permanent separations.

Activity (154)

• 2026-06-12 Personnel and Hiring Committee approved as amended .
• 2026-06-08 City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2026-06-08 Personnel and Hiring Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 12, 2026.
• 2026-06-05 Personnel Department document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2026-06-05 Document submitted by Personnel Department, dated June 5, 2026.
• 2026-06-05 Document submitted by City Administrative Officer, dated June 5, 2026.
• 2026-05-15 Personnel Department document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2026-05-15 Document submitted by City Administrative Officer, dated May 15, 2026.
• 2026-04-24 Personnel and Hiring Committee continued item to a date to be determined.
• 2026-04-23 Personnel Department document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2026-04-22 Document submitted by Personnel Department, dated April 22, 2026.
• 2026-04-17 City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2026-04-15 Document submitted by City Administrative Officer, dated April 15, 2026.
• 2026-03-17 City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2026-03-17 Document submitted by City Administrative Officer, dated March 17, 2026.
• 2026-03-13 Personnel and Hiring Committee continued item to a date to be determined.
• 2026-03-13 Personnel Department document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2026-03-11 Document submitted by Personnel Department, dated March 11, 2026.
• 2026-03-06 Personnel and Hiring Committee scheduled item for Council on March 13, 2026.
• 2026-02-27 Personnel and Hiring Committee continued item to a date to be determined.
• 2026-02-26 Personnel Department document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2026-02-25 Document submitted by Personnel Department, dated February 25, 2026.
• 2026-02-20 Personnel and Hiring Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on February 27, 2026.
• 2026-02-17 City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2026-02-17 Document submitted by City Administrative Officer, dated February 17, 2026.
• 2026-02-13 Personnel and Hiring Committee continued item to a date to be determined.
• 2026-02-06 Personnel and Hiring Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on February 13, 2026.
• 2026-01-23 Personnel and Hiring Committee continued item to to a date to be determined.
• 2026-01-22 Personnel Department document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2026-01-22 Document submitted by Personnel Department, dated January 20, 2026.
• 2026-01-21 City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2026-01-21 Document submitted by City Administrative Officer, dated January 21, 2026.
• 2026-01-16 Personnel and Hiring Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on January 23, 2026.
• 2025-12-19 City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-12-19 Document submitted by City Administrative Officer, dated December 18, 2025.
• 2025-12-12 Personnel and Hiring Committee continued item to a date to be determined.
• 2025-12-10 Personnel Department document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-12-10 Document submitted by Personnel Department, dated December 10, 2025.
• 2025-12-09 Personnel and Hiring Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on December 12, 2025.
• 2025-12-03 Personnel and Hiring Committee continued item to a date to be determined.
• 2025-12-03 Personnel Department document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-12-02 Document submitted by Personnel Department, dated December 2, 2025.
• 2025-12-01 Personnel and Hiring Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on December 3, 2025.
• 2025-11-21 City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-11-21 Document submitted by City Administrative Officer, dated November 20, 2025.
• 2025-11-05 Personnel and Hiring Committee continued item to a date to be determined.
• 2025-11-03 Personnel Department document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-11-03 Document submitted by Personnel Department, dated November 3, 2025.
• 2025-11-03 Personnel and Hiring Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on November 5, 2025.
• 2025-10-24 Personnel and Hiring Committee continued item to to a date to be determined.
• 2025-10-23 City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-10-23 Document submitted by City Administrative Officer, dated October 23, 2025.
• 2025-10-17 Personnel and Hiring Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on October 24, 2025.
• 2025-10-03 Personnel and Hiring Committee continued item to a date to be determined.
• 2025-10-02 Personnel Department document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-10-01 Personnel and Hiring Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on October 3, 2025.
• 2025-10-01 Document submitted by Personnel Department, dated October 1, 2025.
• 2025-10-01 City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-09-30 Document submitted by City Administrative Officer, dated September 30, 2025.
• 2025-09-12 City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-09-12 Document submitted by City Administrative Officer, dated September 12, 2025.
• 2025-09-12 Personnel and Hiring Committee continued item to a date to be determined.
• 2025-09-10 Personnel Department document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-09-10 Document submitted by Personnel Department, dated September 10, 2025.
• 2025-09-08 Personnel and Hiring Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on September 12, 2025.
• 2025-09-03 Personnel and Hiring Committee continued item to September 12, 2025 .
• 2025-09-02 Personnel Department document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-09-02 City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-09-02 Document submitted by Personnel Department, dated September 2, 2025.
• 2025-08-29 Document submitted by City Administrative Officer, dated August 29, 2025.
• 2025-08-27 Personnel and Hiring Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on September 3, 2025.
• 2025-08-22 Personnel and Hiring Committee continued item to a date to be determined.
• 2025-08-21 Personnel Department document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-08-20 Document submitted by Personnel Department, dated August 20, 2025.
• 2025-08-18 Community Impact Statement submitted by Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council.
• 2025-08-15 Personnel and Hiring Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on August 22, 2025.
• 2025-08-15 City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-08-15 Document submitted by City Administrative Officer, dated August 15, 2025.
• 2025-08-13 Personnel and Hiring Committee continued item to a date to be determined.
• 2025-08-13 Personnel Department document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-08-12 Youth Development Department document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-08-12 Document submitted by Youth Development Department, dated August 12, 2025.
• 2025-08-12 Department of Aging document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-08-12 Community Investment for Families Department document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-08-12 Document submitted by Personnel Department, dated August 12, 2025.
• 2025-08-11 Economic and Workforce Development Department document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-08-11 Document submitted by Economic and Workforce Development Department , dated August 8, 2025.
• 2025-08-11 Document submitted by Youth Development Department, dated August 11, 2025.
• 2025-08-11 Document submitted by Community Investment for Families Department, dated August 11, 2025.
• 2025-08-11 Document submitted by Department of Aging, dated August 8, 2025.
• 2025-08-08 Personnel and Hiring Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on August 13, 2025.
• 2025-08-08 Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-08-08 Document submitted by Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department, dated August 8, 2025.
• 2025-08-07 Department on Disability document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-08-07 Document submitted by Department on Disability, dated August 7, 2025.
• 2025-08-06 Personnel and Hiring Committee continued item to August 13, 2025 .
• 2025-08-06 Bureau of Sanitation document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-08-06 Document submitted by Bureau of Sanitation, dated August 5, 2025.
• 2025-08-06 Bureau of Street Lighting document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-08-06 Document submitted by Bureau of Street Lighting, dated August 5, 2025.
• 2025-08-06 Department of Water and Power document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-08-06 Document submitted by Department of Water and Power, dated August 5, 2025.
• 2025-08-06 Personnel Department document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-08-05 Document submitted by Personnel Department, dated August 5, 2025.
• 2025-08-05 Board of Public Works document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-08-05 Document submitted by Board of Public Works, dated August 5, 2025.
• 2025-08-05 Los Angeles World Airports document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-08-05 Document submitted by Los Angeles World Airports, dated August 4, 2025.
• 2025-08-05 Port of Los Angeles document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-08-05 Document submitted by Port of Los Angeles, dated August 5, 2025.
• 2025-08-05 Los Angeles Police Department document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-08-04 Document submitted by Los Angeles Police Department, dated July 24, 2025.
• 2025-08-04 City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-08-04 Bureau of Street Services document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-08-01 Document submitted by City Administrative Officer, dated August 1, 2025.
• 2025-08-01 Document submitted by Bureau of Street Services, dated July 31, 2025.
• 2025-08-01 Personnel and Hiring Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on August 6, 2025.
• 2025-08-01 Bureau of Contract Administration document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-07-30 Document submitted by Bureau of Contract Administration, dated July 30, 2025.
• 2025-07-25 Bureau of Engineering document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-07-25 Document(s) submitted by Bureau of Engineering, as follows:Bureau of Engineering report, dated July 24, 2025, relative to vacancies and transfer opportunities.
• 2025-07-17 Personnel and Hiring Committee continued item to a date to be determined.
• 2025-07-16 Department of Building and Safety; Department of City Planning; Department of Transportation; Information Technology Agency; Personnel Department document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-07-16 Document(s) submitted by Los Angeles Housing Department, as follows:Los Angeles Housing Department report, dated July 16, 2025, relative to vacancies and transfer opportunities.
• 2025-07-16 Document(s) submitted by Department of Transportation, as follows:Department of Transportation report, dated July 16, 2025, relative to vacancies and transfer opportunities.
• 2025-07-16 Document(s) submitted by Personnel Department, as follows:Personnel Department report, dated July 16, 2025, relative to updates regarding expedited Citywide transfer process for layoff avoidance and preparation for potential layoffs.
• 2025-07-15 Document(s) submitted by Department of City Planning, as follows:Department of City Planning report, dated July 15, 2025, relative to vacancies and transfer opportunities.
• 2025-07-15 Document(s) submitted by Department of Building and Safety, as follows:Department of City Planning report, dated July 14, 2025, relative to vacancies and transfer opportunities.
• 2025-07-15 Personnel and Hiring Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on July 17, 2025.
• 2025-07-15 Document(s) submitted by Information Technology Agency, as follows:Information Technology Agency report, dated July 15, 2025, relative to vacancies and transfer opportunities.
• 2025-07-03 City Clerk document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-07-03 Los Angeles Fire Department document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-07-03 Document(s) submitted by Los Angeles Fire Department, as follows:Fire Department report, dated July 2, 2025, relative to vacancies and transfer opportunities.
• 2025-07-02 Personnel and Hiring Committee continued item to a date to be determined.
• 2025-07-02 Document(s) submitted by City Clerk, as follows:City Clerk report, dated July 2, 2025, relative to vacancies and transfer opportunities.
• 2025-07-01 General Services Department document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-07-01 Document(s) submitted by General Services Department, as follows:Department of General Services report, dated July 1, 2025, relative to vacancies and transfer opportunities.
• 2025-07-01 Personnel Department document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-07-01 Document(s) submitted by Personnel Department, as follows:Personnel Department report, dated July 1, 2025, relative to an update on the Citywide layoff management process.
• 2025-07-01 City Attorney document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-07-01 Document(s) submitted by City Attorney, as follows:City Attorney report, dated July 1, 2025, relative to vacancies and transfer opportunities.
• 2025-06-30 Department of Neighborhood Empowerment document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-06-30 Document(s) submitted by Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, as follows:Department of Neighborhood Empowerment report, dated June 30, 2025, relative to transfers and vacancies.
• 2025-06-30 Personnel and Hiring Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on July 2, 2025.
• 2025-06-27 Emergency Management Department document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-06-27 Personnel Department document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-06-27 Document(s) submitted by Personnel Department, as follows:Personnel Department report, dated June 26, 2025, relative to an update on the Citywide layoff management process.
• 2025-06-27 Personnel and Hiring Committee continued item to a date to be determined.
• 2025-06-26 Document(s) submitted by Emergency Management Department, as follows:Emergency Management Department report, dated June 26 , 2025, relative to the number of vacancies and transfer opportunities, and classifications.
• 2025-06-23 Personnel and Hiring Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 27, 2025.
• 2025-06-18 Personnel and Hiring Committee continued item to June 27, 2025 .
• 2025-06-16 Personnel and Hiring Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 18, 2025.
• 2025-06-13 Personnel Department document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2025-06-12 Document(s) submitted by Personnel Department, as follows:Personnel Department report, dated June 12, 2025, relative to a Citywide layoff management process.

Documents (80)

• 2026-06-12 Report from Personnel and Hiring Committee · report
• 2026-06-05 Report from Personnel Department · report
• 2026-06-05 Report from City Administrative Officer · report
• 2026-05-15 Report from City Administrative Officer · report
• 2026-04-24 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2026-04-22 Report from Personnel Department · report
• 2026-04-15 Report from City Administrative Officer · report
• 2026-03-17 Report from City Administrative Officer · report
• 2026-03-13 Communication(s) from Public · communication
• 2026-03-11 Report from Personnel Department · report
• 2026-02-25 Report from Personnel Department · report
• 2026-02-17 Report from City Administrative Officer · report
• 2026-02-13 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2026-01-23 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2026-01-21 Report from City Administrative Officer · report
• 2026-01-20 Report from Personnel Department · report
• 2025-12-18 Report from City Administrative Officer · report
• 2025-12-10 Report from Personnel Department · report
• 2025-12-03 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2025-12-02 Report from Personnel Department · report
• 2025-11-20 Report from City Administrative Officer · report
• 2025-11-05 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2025-11-03 Report from Personnel Department · report
• 2025-10-24 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2025-10-23 Report from City Administrative Officer · report
• 2025-10-01 Report from Personnel Department · report
• 2025-10-01 Communication(s) from Public · communication
• 2025-09-30 Report from City Administrative Officer · report
• 2025-09-12 Report from City Administrative Officer · report
• 2025-09-12 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2025-09-10 Report from Personnel Department · report
• 2025-09-03 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2025-09-02 Report from Personnel Department · report
• 2025-08-29 Report from City Administrative Officer · report
• 2025-08-20 Report from Personnel Department · report
• 2025-08-20 Communication(s) from Public · communication
• 2025-08-18 Community Impact Statement submitted by Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council · cis
• 2025-08-15 Report from City Administrative Officer · report
• 2025-08-13 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2025-08-12 Report from Personnel Department · report
• 2025-08-12 Revised Report from Youth Development Department · report
• 2025-08-11 Report from Youth Development Department · report
• 2025-08-11 Report from Community Investment for Families Department · report
• 2025-08-08 Report from Department of Aging · report
• 2025-08-08 Report from Economic and Workforce Development Department · report
• 2025-08-08 Report from Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department · report
• 2025-08-07 Report from Department on Disability · report
• 2025-08-06 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2025-08-06 Submittal in Committee from the Bureau of Engineering · other
• 2025-08-05 Report from Bureau of Sanitation · report
• 2025-08-05 Report from Bureau of Street Lighting · report
• 2025-08-05 Report from Department of Water and Power · report
• 2025-08-05 Attachment to Department of Water and Power Report dated 8-05-25 - Transfers from City PPT 1 · attachment
• 2025-08-05 Report from Personnel Department · report
• 2025-08-05 Report from Board of Public Works · report
• 2025-08-05 Report from Port of Los Angeles · report
• 2025-08-04 Report from Los Angeles World Airports · report
• 2025-08-01 Report from City Administrative Officer · report
• 2025-07-31 Report from Bureau of Street Services · report
• 2025-07-30 Report from Bureau of Contract Administration · report
• 2025-07-24 Report from Los Angeles Police Department · report
• 2025-07-24 Report from Bureau of Engineering · report
• 2025-07-16 Report from Personnel Department · report
• 2025-07-16 Report from Department of Transportation · report
• 2025-07-16 Report from Housing Department · report
• 2025-07-15 Report from Information Technology Agency · report
• 2025-07-15 Report from Department of City Planning · report
• 2025-07-14 Report from Department of Building and Safety · report
• 2025-07-02 Report from City Clerk · report
• 2025-07-02 Report from Fire Department · report
• 2025-07-02 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2025-07-01 Report from Department of General Services · report
• 2025-07-01 Report from Personnel Department · report
• 2025-07-01 Report from City Attorney · report
• 2025-07-01 Report from Controller · report
• 2025-06-30 Report from Department of Neighborhood Empowerment · report
• 2025-06-27 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2025-06-26 Report from Emergency Management Department · report
• 2025-06-26 Report from Personnel Department · report
• 2025-06-12 Report from Personnel Department · report