City Council

(7) 24­0981 PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to sworn hiring in the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (McOsker – Blumenfield): 1. INSTRUCT the Personnel Department and LAPD to report monthly to the Personnel, Audits, and Hiring (PAH) Committee with sworn hiring statistics from June 2023 through August 2024, to include: a. The number of police officer applicants b. The number of candidates who enter the academy c. The number of academy graduates d. Attrition numbers e. The impact of the Sworn Hiring Incentive Program f. Any recruitment challenges experienced by the LAPD and other law enforcement agencies. 2. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to report monthly to the PAH Committee with hiring statistics for the three largest law enforcement agencies in California and the ten largest law enforcement agencies in Los Angeles County to include: a. Starting salary and any applicable bonuses/incentive programs. b. Hiring targets c. Number of applicants d. Number of hires e. Attrition rates f. Information on, and performance of, any other hiring/re­hiring programs offered. 3. INSTRUCT the CAO to report in 30 days on the total number of police departments that have closed nationally in the last five years. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.