Personnel, Audits, and Hiring Committee — Los Angeles, CA
Date: 2024-02-06
Time: 08:30

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only.


 REVISED – PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND HIRING COMMITTEE

 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2024 ­ 8:30 AM

 ROOM 401, CITY HALL
 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER TIM McOSKER, CHAIR
 COUNCILMEMBER IMELDA PADILLA
 COUNCILMEMBER HUGO SOTO­MARTINEZ


 (Jason Lopez ­ Legislative Assistant ­ (213) 925­2208 or jason.lopez@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. The live audio can also
be accessed at: (213) 621­CITY (Metro), (818) 904­9450 (Valley), (310) 471­CITY (Westside) and (310) 547­CITY (San Pedro
Area). If the live audio is unavailable via one of these channels, members of the public are encouraged to use one of the other
channels.

The Committee will take public comment from members of the public in­person only; there will be no public comment by
teleconference. Additional information regarding Committee procedures provided at the end of this agenda.


 MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT


 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT


ITEM(S)

 (1) 23­1700
 City Administrative Officer (CAO) report and Ordinances relative to the
 2023­24 Departmental Personnel Ordinances.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.


 (2) 24­0056
 CAO and City Attorney reports and Ordinance relative to amending
 Schedule A of Section 4.61 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code to
 reflect class title changes approved by the Civil Service Commission for
 various positions.
 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.


(2) 24­0056
 CAO and City Attorney reports and Ordinance relative to amending
 Schedule A of Section 4.61 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code to
 reflect class title changes approved by the Civil Service Commission for
 various positions.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.


(3) 18­0117
 CAO and City Attorney reports and Ordinance relative to amending the Los
 Angeles Administrative Code to clarify a provision pertaining to
 suspension of participation in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.


(4) 13­1204­S8
 City Attorney report and Resolution relative to the Fiscal Year 2024­27
 Proposition 56 Healthcare, Research, and Prevention, Tobacco Tax Act of
 2016 grant award.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

 (Referred to the Personnel, Audits, and Hiring, Neighborhoods and
 Community Enrichment, and Budget, Finance, and Innovation
 Committees)


(5) 22­0159
 Personnel Department report relative to the status of the Targeted Local
 Hire and Bridge to Jobs Programs and recruitment strategies.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(6) 14­0955­S8
 Board of Police Commissioners and CAO reports relative to the Fiscal
(5) 22­0159
 Personnel Department report relative to the status of the Targeted Local
 Hire and Bridge to Jobs Programs and recruitment strategies.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(6) 14­0955­S8
 Board of Police Commissioners and CAO reports relative to the Fiscal
 Year 2023­24 Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Program grant.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

 (Referred to the Public Safety and Personnel, Audits, and Hiring
 Committees.)


(7) 22­1262
 CAO and Community Investment and Families Department reports relative
 to the implementation of the Citywide Language Access Plan and the
 inclusion of indigenous languages.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (Referred to the Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging and
 Disability and Personnel, Audits, and Hiring Committees.)


(8) 20­0313­S27
 CAO report relative to the Gartner, Inc. HRP Quality Assurance Services
 Monthly report for December 2023.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

 (Referred to the Personnel, Audits, and Hiring, Government
 Operations, and Budget, Finance and Innovation Committees.)
 CAO report relative to the Gartner, Inc. HRP Quality Assurance Services
 Monthly report for December 2023.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

 (Referred to the Personnel, Audits, and Hiring, Government
 Operations, and Budget, Finance and Innovation Committees.)


 (9) 23­0600­S38
 CONTNUED FROM SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
 Los Angeles Department of Aging (LADOA) and CAO reports relative to a
 plan for time­limited staffing to ensure that the LADOA has the staff and
 resources to successfully execute the Rapid Response Senior Meals
 Program.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

 (Referred to the Personnel, Audits, and Hiring and Budget,
 Finance, and Innovation Committees.)


 (10) 23­1090
 CAO report relative to request made by the Black Planners of Los Angeles
 to register as a Qualified Minority Organization, pursuant to Employee
 Relations Resolution No.1.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.




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., 00­0000) 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 subject­matter jurisdiction of the Committee. The
Committee is not required to take general public comment at special meetings. The Committee may limit the total amount of time for
public comment on any specific agenda item, on all agenda­items collectively, and/or on general public comment, based on the
anticipated time required to hear from public speakers on any given or all agenda items, on the availability of Committee members
and the need to maintain quorum, and on any other relevant factor. The Committee shall not discuss or take action relative to any
general public comment except as explicitly permitted under the Brown Act.

COMMITTEE INFORMATION, ASSIGNMENTS, AND STRUCTURE

https://clerk.lacity.gov/clerk­services/cps/council­committee­meetings/info­assignments­structure
https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect by entering the Council File number (e.g., 00­0000) 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 subject­matter jurisdiction of the Committee. The
Committee is not required to take general public comment at special meetings. The Committee may limit the total amount of time for
public comment on any specific agenda item, on all agenda­items collectively, and/or on general public comment, based on the
anticipated time required to hear from public speakers on any given or all agenda items, on the availability of Committee members
and the need to maintain quorum, and on any other relevant factor. The Committee shall not discuss or take action relative to any
general public comment except as explicitly permitted under the Brown Act.

COMMITTEE INFORMATION, ASSIGNMENTS, AND STRUCTURE

https://clerk.lacity.gov/clerk­services/cps/council­committee­meetings/info­assignments­structure

SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION

Requests for reasonable modification or accommodation from individuals with disabilities, consistent with the Americans with
Disabilities Act, can be made by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (213) 978­1133. For Telecommunications Relay Service for the
hearing impaired, please see the information below.

NOTICE TO PAID REPRESENTATIVES

If a member of the public is compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require them to register as a
lobbyist and report this activity. More information can be found at Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. or at
ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. Further assistance can be found by contacting the Ethics Commission at (213) 978­1960 or
ethics.commission@lacity.org.

EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES

A member of the public seeking to challenge a City action in court may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the public
hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk prior to the public hearing in time
reasonably to be considered by the Committee members. Any written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk before the City
Council's final action on a matter will become a part of the administrative record.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE (TRS) COMMUNICATIONS

Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability, may be able to avail themselves of both for
peer­to­peer and third­party telecommunications relay service (TRS) communications. Telecommunications Relay Service is a
telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. TRS is available in
all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for local and/or long distance calls. TRS providers ­
generally telephone companies ­ are compensated for the costs of providing TRS from either a state or a federal fund. There is no
cost to the TRS user.

What forms of TRS are available? There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment
available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY­Based TRS; Speech­to­Speech Relay Service; Shared Non­English 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/telecommunications­relay­service­trs.

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,
hard­of­hearing, 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.

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only.


 JOURNAL – PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND HIRING COMMITTEE

 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2024 ­ 8:30 AM

 ROOM 401, CITY HALL
 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER TIM McOSKER, CHAIR
 COUNCILMEMBER IMELDA PADILLA
 COUNCILMEMBER HUGO SOTO­MARTÍNEZ


 (Jason Lopez ­ Legislative Assistant ­ (213) 925­2208 or jason.lopez@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. The live audio can also
be accessed at: (213) 621­CITY (Metro), (818) 904­9450 (Valley), (310) 471­CITY (Westside) and (310) 547­CITY (San Pedro
Area). If the live audio is unavailable via one of these channels, members of the public are encouraged to use one of the other
channels.

The Committee will take public comment from members of the public in­person only; there will be no public comment by
teleconference. Additional information regarding Committee procedures provided at the end of this agenda.


 MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT


 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT


ITEM(S)

 (1) 23­1700
 City Administrative Officer (CAO) report and Ordinances relative to the
 2023­24 Departmental Personnel Ordinances.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

 APPROVED City Administrative Officer report and Ordinances ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
 (2) 24­0056
 CAO and City Attorney reports and Ordinance relative to amending
 Schedule A of Section 4.61 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code to
 reflect class title changes approved by the Civil Service Commission for
 various positions.
 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

 APPROVED City Administrative Officer report and Ordinances ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
(2) 24­0056
 CAO and City Attorney reports and Ordinance relative to amending
 Schedule A of Section 4.61 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code to
 reflect class title changes approved by the Civil Service Commission for
 various positions.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

 APPROVED City Administrative Officer and City Attorney reports and Ordinances
 dated ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
(3) 18­0117
 CAO and City Attorney reports and Ordinance relative to amending the Los
 Angeles Administrative Code to clarify a provision pertaining to
 suspension of participation in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

 APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 1/19/2024 and City Attorney
 reports and Ordinance dated 01­04­24 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
(4) 13­1204­S8
 City Attorney report and Resolution relative to the Fiscal Year 2024­27
 Proposition 56 Healthcare, Research and Prevention Tobacco Tax Act of
 2016 grant award. (The Personnel, Audits and Hiring Committee
 approved this item on February 6, 2024)

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes


 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (This item is referred to the Personnel, Audits and Hiring,
 Neighborhoods and Community Enrichment, and Budget, Finance
 and Innovation Committees)

 APPROVED City Attorney report and Resolution dated 12­26­23 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
(5) 22­0159
 Personnel Department report relative to the status of the Targeted Local
 Hire and Bridge to Jobs Programs and recruitment strategies.
 (This item is referred to the Personnel, Audits and Hiring,
 Neighborhoods and Community Enrichment, and Budget, Finance
 and Innovation Committees)

 APPROVED City Attorney report and Resolution dated 12­26­23 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
(5) 22­0159
 Personnel Department report relative to the status of the Targeted Local
 Hire and Bridge to Jobs Programs and recruitment strategies.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 NOTED AND FILED Personnel Department report dated 01­30­24 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
(6) 14­0955­S8
 Board of Police Commissioners and CAO reports relative to the Fiscal
 Year 2023­24 Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Program grant.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

 APPROVED Board of Police Commissioners City Administrative Officer reports dated
 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
(7) 22­1262
 CAO and Community Investment and Families Department reports relative
 to the implementation of the Citywide Language Access Plan and the
 inclusion of indigenous languages.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED City Administrative Officer and Community Investment for Families
 Department reports ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
(8) 20­0313­S27
 CAO report relative to the Gartner, Inc. HRP Quality Assurance Services
 Monthly report for December 2023.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 APPROVED City Administrative Officer and Community Investment for Families
 Department reports ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
 (8) 20­0313­S27
 CAO report relative to the Gartner, Inc. HRP Quality Assurance Services
 Monthly report for December 2023.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

 (Referred to the Personnel, Audits, and Hiring, Government
 Operations, and Budget, Finance and Innovation Committees.)

 NOTED AND FILED City Administrative Officer report dated 01­22­24 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
 (9) 23­0600­S38
 CONTNUED FROM SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
 Los Angeles Department of Aging (LADOA) and CAO reports relative to a
 plan for time­limited staffing to ensure that the LADOA has the staff and
 resources to successfully execute the Rapid Response Senior Meals
 Program.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No


 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

 (Referred to the Personnel, Audits, and Hiring and Budget,
 Finance, and Innovation Committees.)

 NOTED AND FILED Los Angeles Department of Aging and City Administrative Officer
 reports ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
 (10) 23­1090
 CAO report relative to request made by the Black Planners of Los Angeles
 to register as a Qualified Minority Organization, pursuant to Employee
 Relations Resolution No.1.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 01­30­24 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No


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., 00­0000) associated with the agenda item.

PUBLIC INPUT AT CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS
 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 01­30­24 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No


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., 00­0000) 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 subject­matter jurisdiction of the Committee. The
Committee is not required to take general public comment at special meetings. The Committee may limit the total amount of time for
public comment on any specific agenda item, on all agenda­items collectively, and/or on general public comment, based on the
anticipated time required to hear from public speakers on any given or all agenda items, on the availability of Committee members
and the need to maintain quorum, and on any other relevant factor. The Committee shall not discuss or take action relative to any
general public comment except as explicitly permitted under the Brown Act.

COMMITTEE INFORMATION, ASSIGNMENTS, AND STRUCTURE

https://clerk.lacity.gov/clerk­services/cps/council­committee­meetings/info­assignments­structure

SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION

Requests for reasonable modification or accommodation from individuals with disabilities, consistent with the Americans with
Disabilities Act, can be made by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (213) 978­1133. For Telecommunications Relay Service for the
hearing impaired, please see the information below.

NOTICE TO PAID REPRESENTATIVES

If a member of the public is compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require them to register as a
lobbyist and report this activity. More information can be found at Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. or at
ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. Further assistance can be found by contacting the Ethics Commission at (213) 978­1960 or
ethics.commission@lacity.org.

EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES

A member of the public seeking to challenge a City action in court may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the public
hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk prior to the public hearing in time
reasonably to be considered by the Committee members. Any written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk before the City
Council's final action on a matter will become a part of the administrative record.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE (TRS) COMMUNICATIONS

Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability, may be able to avail themselves of both for
peer­to­peer and third­party telecommunications relay service (TRS) communications. Telecommunications Relay Service is a
telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. TRS is available in
all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for local and/or long distance calls. TRS providers ­
generally telephone companies ­ are compensated for the costs of providing TRS from either a state or a federal fund. There is no
cost to the TRS user.

What forms of TRS are available? There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment
available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY­Based TRS; Speech­to­Speech Relay Service; Shared Non­English 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/telecommunications­relay­service­trs.

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,
hard­of­hearing, 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.
all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for local and/or long distance calls. TRS providers ­
generally telephone companies ­ are compensated for the costs of providing TRS from either a state or a federal fund. There is no
cost to the TRS user.

What forms of TRS are available? There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment
available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY­Based TRS; Speech­to­Speech Relay Service; Shared Non­English 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/telecommunications­relay­service­trs.

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,
hard­of­hearing, 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.