Brief

The Personnel Department initiated a Citywide Layoff Management process in June 2025 to coordinate potential workforce reductions across city government. The file has generated extensive input from multiple departments—including Sanitation, Water and Power, Youth Development, Aging, and others—documenting impacts and mitigation strategies. The matter remains under review by the Personnel and Hiring Committee and Budget and Finance Committee, with regular continuances and departmental submissions through May 2026, suggesting active but unresolved deliberation.

Full summary

The Personnel Department's Citywide Layoff Management file, opened in June 2025, establishes a coordination mechanism for managing potential workforce reductions stemming from positions eliminated in the 2025-26 Adopted Budget. When the budget took effect July 1, 2025, roughly 614 filled positions across more than two dozen departments had been cut. Because affected employees were still recorded in the City's HR and payroll system, Workday, the City Administrative Officer issued substitute employment authority to keep those workers on payroll while the formal layoff process proceeded. The Personnel Department and CAO have been working with individual departments to find ways to transition employees into other roles and reduce the ultimate number of layoffs. The number of employees still in eliminated positions has fallen sharply over the course of the fiscal year. From a peak of roughly 595 employees in substitute authority positions as of July 1, 2025, the count dropped to 72 as of May 7, 2026. The remaining 72 positions span several departments, with the Police Department accounting for the largest share (46 positions), followed by Public Works Sanitation (7), the Information Technology Agency (9), Personnel (3), and smaller numbers in Civil + Human Rights and Equity, Disability, Neighborhood Empowerment, and Youth Development. Affected job classifications include administrative clerks, management analysts, senior environmental compliance inspectors, and communications information representatives, among others. All 72 remaining potential layoffs are currently on hold under Letters of Agreement negotiated with two employee unions — the Engineers and Architects Association (EAA) and the Coalition of Los Angeles City Unions. Those agreements require union members to take up to five unpaid holidays, with the savings used to fund the substitute authority positions that are keeping affected employees employed. Under the LOAs, Coalition and EAA members took an unpaid holiday on February 9, 2026, and EAA members took one additional unpaid hour during a pay period ending in early April 2026. The file has been reviewed regularly by the Personnel and Hiring Committee since mid-2025, with the CAO and Personnel Department submitting updated status reports roughly every two to four weeks. The committee has continued the item repeatedly without advancing it to a full Council vote. As of May 2026, the most recent CAO report, authored by City Administrative Officer Matthew W. Szabo, was submitted for informational purposes only, with a recommendation that the Council note and file it. The Budget and Finance Committee is also listed as a pending jurisdiction. The file does not expire until May 2028, and the ongoing union agreements suggest the City is managing the situation administratively rather than moving toward formal layoff proceedings in the near term.

Activity (148)

• 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 (77)

• 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