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Los Angeles Building and Safety / Assistant Deputy Superintendent of Building I / Vacancy / LA 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games / Los Angeles Convention Center Expansion and Modernization Project

Council File 26-1069

Under review — the City Council is deciding whether to let the Building and Safety Department fill a supervisor role four months early to handle a surge in permits tied to the 2028 Olympics and Convention Center expansion. Both the Budget and Personnel committees need to sign off first.

Introduced
2026-08-04
Last changed
2026-08-26
Status
open
Expires
2028-08-04
Committee
Budget and Finance Committee
Mover
HEATHER HUTT
Second
YSABEL JURADO

Brief

Councilmember Heather Hutt, seconded by Ysabel Jurado, introduced a motion on August 4, 2026, to establish an Assistant Deputy Superintendent of Building I vacancy within the Department of Building and Safety. The position is intended to support the LA 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Los Angeles Convention Center Expansion and Modernization Project. The motion is currently pending review in the Budget and Finance Committee and the Personnel and Hiring Committee.

Full summary

This motion, introduced by Councilmember Heather Hutt and seconded by Ysabel Jurado on August 4, 2026, asks the Council to authorize the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety to fill a currently frozen Assistant Deputy Superintendent of Building I position starting September 1, 2026. The key issue is timing: the FY 2026-27 Adopted Budget funds the position for six months but does not authorize it to be filled until January 1, 2027. Hutt's motion seeks Council approval to unfreeze the position roughly four months early to meet the staffing demands of two major construction initiatives, the LA 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Los Angeles Convention Center Expansion and Modernization Project. The position is described as revenue-generating, meaning it is expected to pay for itself through building permit fees rather than drawing on general fund dollars. The motion notes that the department has sufficient funds within its Building and Safety Permit Enterprise Fund to cover the cost of bringing the position online ahead of schedule, so no new appropriation is required. The early start date is framed as necessary to keep pace with project timelines, given the anticipated surge in construction permit activity tied to both the Olympics and the Convention Center work. The motion invokes Section 4.132 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code as the legal authority for the Council to authorize filling the vacancy outside the normal budget calendar. It was referred on the same day to the Budget and Finance Committee and the Personnel and Hiring Committee, both of which must weigh in before the full Council can vote. As of August 4, 2026, no further committee action has been recorded. The file remains open and expires August 4, 2028.

Activity (2)

  • 2026-08-26 Personnel and Hiring Committee waived consideration of item .
  • 2026-08-04 Motion referred to Budget and Finance Committee; Personnel and Hiring Committee.

Documents (1)

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