Personnel and Hiring Committee · Held
Los Angeles City Council Personnel and Hiring Committee meeting, September 9, 2026
From official records: On Sept. 9, 2026 Tim McOsker, chair of the Los Angeles City Council's Personnel and Hiring Committee, acting alone with Monica Rodriguez and Hugo Soto-Martinez absent, sent 10 of 12 items to the Council, including a Personnel Department review of whistleblower and anti-retaliation protections, monthly CAO reports on vacancies, hiring and attrition, and a report on oversight of department-level personnel policies. Two succession-plan reports were continued. The Council adopted those three motions Sept. 16, 14-0.
As of October 2, 2026, outcomes for the September 9, 2026 meeting of the Personnel and Hiring Committee of the Los Angeles City Council come from official records posted so far, such as council files, recorded votes and filed statements. Some results may be missing until the full minutes are posted and read.
| Where | Room 401 |
|---|---|
| Agenda | Official agenda (posted September 4, 2026) |
| Video | Recording |
Committee members, per the committee communications: Tim McOsker (chair), Monica Rodriguez and Hugo Soto-Martinez. Rodriguez and Soto-Martinez are recorded absent, so each recommendation went to the Council as a communication from the chair with McOsker voting yes.
Council follow-up, per each council file: items 1, 3, 7, 10, 11 and 12 were adopted Sept. 16, 14-0, with Heather Hutt absent (CF 26-1199); items 5 and 6 on Sept. 15, 14-0 (CF 26-1174); item 2 on Sept. 22, 13-0 (CF 26-1200-S52). No Council vote on item 4 was posted as of Oct. 1, 2026 (CF 26-1237).
10. Report on City whistleblower and anti-retaliation protections, including recordings as evidence
- What it does: Tells Personnel and the City Attorney to report on how employees report misconduct, confidentiality, how retaliation complaints are investigated, safeguards on evaluations, discipline and promotions, independent review of adverse actions, training, and lawful ways to preserve evidence including recordings; then to recommend stronger protections (chair’s communication).
- Who brought it: Monica Rodriguez, seconded by Hugo Soto-Martinez (CF 26-1199).
- Neighborhood council positions: North Hollywood Northeast filed a statement on Sept. 23, after the vote (CIS).
- What happened: Approved by the chair (chair’s communication).
- What’s next: The Council adopted it Sept. 16, 14-0 (CF 26-1199).
11. Monthly CAO reports on City vacancies, hiring, attrition and transfers
- What it does: Directs the CAO and Personnel to report monthly on authorized, filled and vacant positions by department and class, recruitments and offers, progress on Targeted Local Hire and Bridge-to-Jobs, attrition, use of the Expedited Transfer Process, and retention efforts (chair’s communication).
- Who brought it: Tim McOsker, seconded by Katy Yaroslavsky (CF 26-1229).
- What happened: Approved by the chair (chair’s communication).
- What’s next: The Council adopted it Sept. 16, 14-0 (CF 26-1229).
12. Report on who reviews department-specific personnel policies, with citywide recommendations
- What it does: Directs Personnel, with the City Attorney, CAO and Chief Legislative Analyst, to report on departments’ authority to set their own personnel directives, how those are approved and reviewed, and the roles of Personnel and the Civil Service Commission, then to recommend consistent citywide rules and when matters should go to the Council (chair’s communication).
- Who brought it: Tim McOsker, seconded by Heather Hutt (CF 26-1275).
- What happened: Approved by the chair (chair’s communication).
- What’s next: The Council adopted it Sept. 16, 14-0 (CF 26-1275).
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Report on City whistleblower and anti-retaliation protections, including recordings as evidence | Approved by the chair |
| 11 | Monthly CAO reports on City vacancies, hiring, attrition and transfers | Approved by the chair |
| 12 | Report on who reviews department-specific personnel policies, with citywide recommendations | Approved by the chair |
| 1 | Reappoint Andrea Ambriz to the Board of Fire and Police Pensions through June 30, 2031 | Approved by the chair |
| 2 | Appoint Anabel Cuevas to the Board of Civil Service Commissioners through June 30, 2031 | Approved by the chair |
| 3 | Retroactive one-year extension of the Wage Works contract for employee spending accounts through 2024 | Approved by the chair |
| 4 | Ordinance clarifying the 500-hour rule for intermittent employees' paid time off and holidays | Approved by the chair |
| 5 | Exempt one LAX Assistant Airport Police Chief position from civil service | Approved by the chair |
| 6 | Exempt one Deputy General Manager Airports I position from civil service | Approved by the chair |
| 7 | Exempt two Community Investment Department Chief Management Analyst positions from civil service | Approved by the chair |
| 8 | Personnel Department reports on department succession plans | Continued to a date to be determined |
| 9 | Personnel Department overview of submitted succession plans | Continued to a date to be determined |