Brief

Councilmember Heather Hutt, seconded by Eunisses Hernandez, moved to establish comprehensive training on domestic violence and intimate partner violence for City employees and managers. The motion directs the City to develop and implement a training curriculum covering recognition, response, and support resources. The Personnel and Hiring Committee approved the item on June 26, 2026, and the motion is pending further Council action.

Full summary

Councilmember Heather Hutt introduced this motion on June 16, 2026, citing elevated rates of domestic and intimate partner violence that spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic and have remained high since. The motion directs the Personnel Department, with assistance from the Community Investment Department and the Los Angeles Police Department, to report on what domestic violence and intimate partner violence training currently exists for City employees and managers, and to recommend any updates needed to strengthen Citywide training. The motion frames domestic violence broadly, encompassing physical, sexual, emotional, and psychological abuse in any intimate relationship, and notes that its harms extend well beyond immediate injury to include long-term health consequences, trauma, and reduced workplace performance. The motion also points to the City's existing infrastructure for addressing domestic violence, including the Domestic Abuse Response Team, which pairs Domestic Violence Service Providers with LAPD to deliver crisis intervention and wraparound support to victims and their children. The intent is to complement those external-facing programs with internal training that equips City employees and supervisors to recognize abuse and respond appropriately. The Personnel and Hiring Committee took up the motion at its June 26, 2026 meeting, where members McOsker and Soto-Martinez voted yes and Rodriguez was absent. The committee recommended that the full Council instruct the Personnel Department to move forward with the review and reporting directive. The matter is now awaiting a vote by the full City Council. No fiscal analysis has been completed and no community impact statements have been submitted. The file remains open and does not expire until June 26, 2028.

Activity (3)

• 2026-06-26 Personnel and Hiring Committee approved item(s) .
• 2026-06-22 Personnel and Hiring Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 26, 2026.
• 2026-06-16 Motion referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.

Documents (3)

• 2026-06-26 Report from Personnel and Hiring Committee · report
• 2026-06-26 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2026-06-16 Motion · motion