Brief

The Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions submitted a proposal regarding the administration of Board of Fire and Police Pension Commissioners elections, specifically concerning how elected retired members are chosen for the Board. The Personnel and Hiring Committee approved the item on February 27, 2026, and transmitted it to the Budget and Finance Committee, which concurred on June 4, 2026. The matter remains pending final council action.

Full summary

On December 18, 2025, the Board of Fire and Police Pension Commissioners approved proposed amendments to the Los Angeles Administrative Code governing how the Board conducts elections for its elected employee and retired members, and directed General Manager Joseph Salazar to transmit them to the City Council. The amendments, developed in collaboration with the City Clerk's Election Division and the General Services Department, were prompted by two main forces: disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic that required improvised procedural workarounds never reflected in the code, and the city's new payroll system, which creates opportunities to streamline how eligible voter rosters are certified. The proposed changes span more than 40 individual code sections and range from language cleanup to substantive policy shifts. The most significant substantive changes are: moving the regular election deadline from May 31 to April 30 for retired member elections (and codifying April 30 for employee elections), giving more time for a runoff before newly elected members take office on July 1; adding a three-day grace period for mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day, consistent with how the Board of Deferred Compensation handles its elections; extending the window for conducting runoff elections from 45 days to 60 days after certification of the regular election results; expanding the timeframe for special and recall elections from a 90-day maximum to a 120-day maximum, giving administrators more preparation time; designating LAFPP itself as the primary certifier of eligible voter rosters for employee elections, removing the Personnel Department from the routine certification process; and formally codifying remote participation options introduced during the pandemic, including allowing designated observers to monitor ballot counting via livestream and permitting Notice of Intent forms to be submitted by email or other City Clerk-approved methods. The file was referred to both the Personnel and Hiring Committee and the Budget and Finance Committee upon introduction in February 2026. The Personnel and Hiring Committee approved the item on February 27, 2026, and transmitted it to the Budget and Finance Committee. The Budget and Finance Committee concurred on June 4, 2026. Both committees have signaled approval, and the matter is now awaiting a vote by the full City Council. If approved, the Council would also direct the City Attorney to finalize the draft ordinance language and submit it for formal adoption.

Activity (7)

• 2026-06-04 Budget and Finance Committee concurred with the Personnel and Hiring Committee's action of February 27, 2026.
• 2026-06-02 Budget and Finance Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 4, 2026.
• 2026-02-27 Personnel and Hiring Committee transmitted Council File to Budget and Finance Committee.
• 2026-02-27 Personnel and Hiring Committee approved item(s) .
• 2026-02-20 Personnel and Hiring Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on February 27, 2026.
• 2026-02-13 Board of Fire and Police Pension Commissioners document(s) referred to Budget and Finance Committee; Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2026-02-13 Document submitted by Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions, dated February 13, 2026.

Documents (2)

• 2026-02-27 Transmittal Letter · transmittal
• 2026-02-13 Report from Department of Fire and Police Pensions · report