City Council

(8) 25-0073 PERSONNEL and HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to payroll issues at the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) in connection with the Workday payroll system. Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (McOsker – Hernandez), SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. REQUEST the Mayor and Controller and INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO), Information Technology Agency, Personnel Department, and LAFD to establish a targeted task force to identify and expeditiously address LAFD sworn payroll issues that it’s are experiencing, specifically focused on identifying the necessary resources and technological fixes that may be necessary. 2. APPROVE and INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to authorize substitute authority for nine positions in the LAFD comprised of the following: a. One Senior Personnel Analyst I b. Two Personnel Records Supervisors c. Five Senior Administrative Clerks d. Two Personnel Analysts e. Four Accounting Clerks f. One Systems Analyst 3. INSTRUCT the CAO to identify funding for the nine substitute authority positions in a subsequent Financial Status Report. Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that the General Fund impact of approving the proposed nine interim substitute authority positions for the remainder of 2024-25 is $236,571. Funding for these nine substitute authorities will be identified in a subsequent Financial Status Report. Should the Mayor and Council elect to continue these resources in 2025 26 the total cost is