Brief

The City Administrative Officer initiated a proposal to amend Section 4.119 of the Municipal Code governing compensated personal time off and legal holiday benefits for intermittent City employees. The Personnel and Hiring Committee reviewed the measure on September 9, 2026, and approved it. The file is now eligible for full Council consideration.

Full summary

This file proposes a technical clarifying ordinance affecting how intermittent City employees — workers hired on an as-needed basis without permanent status — qualify for two benefits: compensated personal time off and holiday pay for the unspecified holiday. City Administrative Officer Matthew W. Szabo submitted the proposed amendments to Los Angeles Administrative Code Sections 4.110.1 and 4.119 in August 2026. The core clarification addresses a potential ambiguity in the existing 500-hour eligibility requirement. Under current code, intermittent employees must work six months of City service and 500 hours before they can use accrued compensated personal time off or qualify for the unspecified holiday. The proposed ordinance makes explicit that those 500 hours do not have to be completed within the initial six-month window — they can be accumulated over a longer period — and that an employee is not required to restart the six-month clock if they fell short of 500 hours in their first six months. This codifies what the CAO describes as existing City practice, bringing the written code into alignment with how the policy is already being applied. A secondary change to Section 4.119 adds a cross-reference in Subsection (m) 2, which addresses breaks in City service, pointing readers to Subsection (m) 5, which governs employees returning to City employment after such a break. The CAO reports no fiscal impact from these changes. The Personnel and Hiring Committee received the CAO's report in early September 2026, scheduled it for its September 9 meeting, and approved the item that same day. The ordinance, which has been reviewed and approved as to form and legality by the City Attorney, now awaits consideration and a final vote by the full City Council. The file remains open and does not expire until September 2028.

Activity (4)

• 2026-09-09 Personnel and Hiring Committee approved item(s) .
• 2026-09-04 Personnel and Hiring Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on September 9, 2026.
• 2026-09-01 City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2026-08-28 Document submitted by City Administrative Officer, dated August 28, 2026.

Documents (4)

• 2026-09-09 Communication from Chair, Personnel and Hiring Committee · other
• 2026-09-09 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2026-08-28 Report from City Administrative Officer · report
• 2026-08-28 Attachment to Report dated 8-28-26 - Draft Ordinance · attachment