Personnel and Hiring Committee

JOURNAL – PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 2025 - 8:30 AM ROOM ROOM 401, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER TIM McOSKER, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ COUNCILMEMBER HEATHER HUTT (Adam Lid - Legislative Assistant - (213) 978-1076 or adam.lid@lacity.org) Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com The audio for Committee meetings is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.gov/calendar. Additional information regarding Committee procedures provided at the end of this agenda. Spanish language interpretation is available at all Council and Committee meetings. Interpretation services in additional languages are available upon request, at no cost. Please submit your request to clerk.interpretation@lacity.org as soon as possible to allow time for scheduling. You will receive a confirmation reply if an interpreter is available. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 25-1700 City Administrative Officer report and Resolution relative to the 2025- 26 Personnel Authority Resolution. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted.  APPROVED Yes (3) (2) 25-0763 City Administrative Officer report and Resolution relative to the Unfreeze Resolution for Fiscal Year 2025-26. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED Yes (3) (3) 23-0862 City Administrative Officer report relative to proposed amendment to the 2023-27 Memorandum of Understanding for the Police Officers, Lieutenant and Below Representation Unit (MOU 24). Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED Yes (3) (4) 22-0916-S1 Communication from the Mayor relative to the reappointment of Annette Ramirez as the Interim General Manager of the Department of Animal Services for a period of up to six months. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (Referred to the Personnel and Hiring and Arts, Parks, Libraries and Community Enrichment Committees) APPROVED Yes (3) (5) 11-0452-S12  City Administrative Officer report relative to salary for the appointment of Timothy O’Connor to the position of Executive Director, Office of Public Accountability (Class Code 0748). Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Yes (3) (6) 25-0766 City Administrative Officer report relative to proposed Second Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement No. C- 142249 with Benefit Coordinators of America, LLC dba BenefitScape. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted. TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 5, 2025) APPROVED AS AMENDED Yes (3) (7) 24-1094 CONTINUED FROM MAY 9, 2025 Personnel Department reports relative to permitting for work experience to be considered in lieu of meeting education requirements for City job and examination qualification. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Wilmington Neighborhood Council  NOTE & FILE Yes (3) (8) 25-0820 Los Angeles Housing Department report relative to the exemption of three positions from the Civil Service pursuant to Charter Section 1001(d)(4). Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED Yes (3) (9) 25-0823 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power report relative to approval of salary setting for proposed new Duties Description Record for Electric Meter Setter Supervisor (Class Code 3824). Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED Yes (3) (10) 25-0850 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power report relative to salary adjustment for the existing job class of Underground Distribution Construction Mechanic A (Class Code 3812), Duties Description Record No. 94-38310. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED Yes (3) (11) 17-1098  Personnel Department report relative to succession plans submitted by City Departments with reference to Equitable Workforce and Service Restorations Plans. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted. CONTINUED (12) 17-1098-S1 Personnel Department report relative to overview of submitted succession plans; and related matters. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONTIJUED SUPPORTING MATERIALS Materials relating to items on the agenda are available on the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System found at https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect by entering the Council File number (e.g., 00-0000) associated with the agenda item. PUBLIC INPUT AT CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS Members of the public who wish to speak on one or multiple items shall have an opportunity to speak up to one minute per item up to a total of two minutes for two or more agenda items. At regular meetings, members of the public shall also have an opportunity to speak up to one minute for general public comment on any matter within the subject-matter jurisdiction of the Committee. The Committee is not required to take general public comment at special meetings. 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There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY-Based TRS; Speech-to-Speech Relay Service; Shared Non-English Language Relay Service; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video Relay Service. Please visit this site for detail descriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs. Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the caller is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello, this is the relay service…" when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS provider, to a person who is deaf, hard-of-hearing, or has a speech disability. For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit the FCC's Disability Rights Office website.