Los Angeles
City Council
Agenda Item 12
(12) 240600S37 BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to 202425 budgetary concerns and initial recommendations to restore the Reserve Fund. Recommendations for Council action: 1. RETAIN the Prioritized Critical Hiring Process, pending review and recommendations from the City Administrative Officer (CAO) in future Financial Status Reports. 2. DEFER all requests for interim budget appropriations, including new requests for reappropriations, insofar as they require the use of the General Fund. 3. INSTRUCT City departments to absorb overspending within their budgeted resources and adjust operations, where necessary, to do so. 4. INSTRUCT the CAO to provide recommendations in its Financial Status Reports to protect and restore the Reserve Fund to the five percent Financial Policy minimum. 5. INSTRUCT the CAO, and REQUEST the City Attorney, to report to Council on potential strategies to limit future liability payouts. Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations in the report have no fiscal impact. If adopted, the recommendations will support the City’s efforts to restore the Reserve Fund to the five percent Financial Policy minimum. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations in the report comply with the City’s Financial Policies, as they will help the City take steps to return the Reserve Fund to the five percent policy level, reinforce the Fiscal Policy that interim budget appropriations should only be approved in extreme circumstances; and, reinforce the General Fund Reserves policy discouraging reappropriations, unless the adopted budget or yearend reporting included them. - October 22, 2024 - the report have no fiscal impact. If adopted, the recommendations will support the City’s efforts to restore the Reserve Fund to the five percent Financial Policy minimum. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations in the report comply with the City’s Financial Policies, as they will help the City take steps to return the Reserve Fund to the five percent policy level, reinforce the Fiscal Policy that interim budget appropriations should only be approved in extreme circumstances; and, reinforce the General Fund Reserves policy discouraging reappropriations, unless the adopted budget or yearend reporting included them. Community Impact Statement: None submitted Items for which Public Hearings Have Not Been Held (10 Votes Required for Consideration)