CARMEN A. TRUTANICH City Attorney REPORT RE:

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1 City Hal! East 200 N. Main Street Room 800 Los Angeles, CA (213) Tel (213) Fax org www. lacity.org/atty CARMEN A. TRUTANICH City Attorney REPORT RE: REPORT NO. R1z-0404 DEC DRAFT ORDINANCES AUTHORIZING THE EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL FOR 34 DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICES OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES The Honorable City Council of the City of Los Angeles Room 395, City Hall 200 North Spring Street Los Angeles, California Honorable Members: Pursuant to your request, this Office has prepared and now transmits for your consideration the enclosed draft ordinances, approved as to form and legality. These ordinances authorize the employment of personnel for 34 departments and offices of the City of Los Angeles. Council Rule 38 Referral Pursuant to Council Rule 38, the ordinances were referred to the City Administrative Officer (CAO). The CAO recommends adoption of these ordinances. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Senior Assistant City Attorney Zna Portlock Houston at (213) She or another member of this Office will be present when you consider this matter to answer any questions you may have. PBE:ZPH:Ih Transmittal Very truly yours, M:\Labor Relations\Zna Houston\Ordinances\REPORT reauthorizing employment DPO's doc CARME_!jf. TRUTANICH, City Attorney Byl'~6~ PEDRO B. ECHEVERRIA Chief Assistant City Attorney

2 FORM GEN. 160 CITY OF LOS ANGELES INTER-DEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE Date: January 11, 2013 To: From: Honorable Chairperson, Personnel and Animal Welfare Committee Honorable Chairperson, Budget and Finance Committee Miguel A. Santana, City Administrative Office~ 0' j.f_ Subject: DEPARTMENTAL PERSONNEL ORDINANCES Submitted herewith are the below-listed Departmental Personnel Ordinances (DPO), which have been prepared in accordance with Mayor and City Council actions on the Budget, and have been approved by the City Attorney as to form and legality. 1. Aging 2. Animal Services 3. Building and Safety 4. City Administrative Officer 5. City Attorney 6. City Clerk 7. Community Development 8. Controller 9. Convention Center 10. Council 11. Cultural Affairs 12. Disability 13. El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument Authority 14. Emergency Management 15. Employee Relations Board 16. Ethics 17. Finance 18. Fire 19. General Services 20. Housing Department 21. Information Technology Agency 22. Mayor 23. Neighborhood Empowerment 24. Personnel 25. Planning 26. Police

3 Honorable Chairperson, Personnel Committee Public Works - Board Office 28. Public Works- Bureau of Contract Administration 29. Public Works- Bureau of Engineering 30. Public Works- Bureau of Sanitation 31. Public Works - Bureau of Street Lighting 32. Public Works - Bureau of Street Services 33. Transportation 34. Zoo Also included is a Summary of Personnel Ordinance Changes. Section A of the Summary details any changes or corrections to the listing of positions in the DPOs that occurred subsequent to adoption of the Personnel Authority Resolution (Council: July 24, 2012; Mayor: August 3, 2012; C.F ). Section B of the Summary describes any necessary changes to the provisions (text portion) of the DPOs from the previous DPOs. FISCAL IMPACT RECOMMENDATION Funding for these positions is consistent with the Adopted Budget. That the Council, subject to the approval of the Mayor, approve the Departmental Personnel Ordinances attached hereto. MAS:CEC:JL: h Attachments

4 SUMMARY OF DEPARTMENTAL PERSONNEL ORDINANCE SECTION A M POSITION CHANGES Position changes from the Proposed Detail of Positions and Salaries document, not included in the Personnel Authority Resolution: GENERAL SERVICES The following change corrects an inadvertent deletion of a Materials Testing Technician I, as the department does not have any position authorities at the pay grade level L This correction reflects the deletion of the appropriate pay grade for a Materials Testing Technician II. ADD Regular Authority No. Code Class Title Materials Testing Technician I DELETE No. 1 Regular Authority Code Class Title Materials Testing Technician II

5 SUMMARY OF DEPARTMENTAL PERSONNEL ORDINANCE SECTION A - POSITION CHANGES Position changes from the Proposed Detajl of Positions and Salaries document, not included in the Personnel Authority Resolution: BUREAU OF SANITATION The following changes reflect pay grade determinations made subsequent to submission of the Proposed Detail of Positions and Salaries document and the Personnel Authority Resolution. ADD No. 3 Regular Authority Code Class Title Refuse Collection Truck Operator II Solid Waste Disposal Superintendent II Wastewater Treatment Operator Ill Management Analyst II DELETE No. 3 Regular Authority Code Class Title Refuse Collection Truck Operator I Solid Waste Disposal Superintendent I Wastewater Treatment Operator I Management Analyst I 2

6 SUMMARY OF DEPARTMENTAL PERSONNEL ORDINANCE SECTION A ~ POSITION CHANGES Position changes from the Proposed Detail of Positions and Salaries document, not included in the Personnel Authority Resolution: TRANSPORTATION The following change reflects a pay grade determination made in that was inadvertently excluded in the Proposed Detail of Positions and Salaries document, the Personnel Authority Resolution, and the Departmental Personnel Ordinance. Subsequently, the pay grade for this position was also inadvertently omitted in the Proposed Detail of Positions and Salaries document and the Personnel Authority Resolution. ADD Regular Authority No. Code Class Title Equipment Specialist II DELETE Regular Authority No. Code Class Title Equipment Specialist I 3

7 SUMMARY OF DEPARTMENTAL PERSONNEL ORDINANCE SECTION B - PROVISION CHANGES Provision changes from the Departmental Personnel Ordinances (DPO): CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER A new Section 1.4 is added to provide for the standard executive position car allowance for the new non-represented class of Executive Director - Office of Public Accountability, Code A new Section 1.5 is added to provide for adjusted compensation for one person in the nonrepresented class of Senior Labor Relations Specialist when designated as the Chief of the Employee Relations Division. CONTROLLER Section 1.4, pertaining to premium level compensation for any person employed in the class of Administrative Deputy Controller, is amended to provide for updated effective dates and salary ranges consistent with wage adjustments for non-represented employees. COUNCIL Sections 1.7 and 1.8, pertaining to premium level compensation for Council Aide VII incumbents who have the additional responsibilities of Chief Deputy or Assistant Chief Deputy, respectively, are amended to provide for updated effective dates and salary ranges consistent with wage adjustm~mts for non-represented employees. Section is revised to clarify that premium level compensation for eligible Council Aide VII incumbents is for duties performed for more than one Councilmember involving more than one Council District. Sections 1 (b)(5) and 1 (b)(6), pertaining to various sworn assignments, are amended to provide updated assignments. Section 1.3 is restored in conjunction with the restoration of the Commission Executive Assistant II position to provide premium level compensation for the position. GENERAL SERVICES Section 1.3, pertaining to premium level compensation for one position of Building Construction and Maintenance Superintendent when assigned to manage several districts, is obsolete and therefore deleted. PERSONNEL Section 1.1 0, pertaining to premium level compensation for one position of Senior Personnel Analyst II when regularly assigned as head of the Classification Division, is amended to reference the Equal Employment Opportunity and Training Division.

8 ORDINANCE NO FINANCE An ordinance authorizing the employment of personnel in the Office of Finance of the City of Los Angeles. THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OFLOS ANGELES DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Employment authorization for Fiscal Year is hereby granted the Office of Finance for the designated number of positions in each code and title as provided in this ordinance. FINANCE No. Code Title (a) Regular Positions: Executive Administrative Assistant II Executive Administrative Assistant Ill Accounting Records Supervisor II Tax Compliance Officer I Tax Compliance Officer II Tax Compliance Officer Ill Director of Cash Management Services Principal Tax Compliance Officer Principal Clerk Chief Tax Compliance Officer I Chief Tax Compliance Officer II Accounting Clerk I Accounting Clerk II Customer Service Specialist Tax Renewal Assistant II Tax Renewal Assistant Ill Senior Tax Renewal Assistant I Clerk Typist Senior Clerk Typist Programmer/Analyst Ill Systems Programmer I Accountant II -1 -

9 (a) Regular Positions: Tax Auditor II Senior Tax Auditor Senior Accountant II Principal Tax Auditor Fiscal Systems Specialist I Departmental Chief Accountant Ill Systems Analyst II Senior Systems Analyst I Senior Systems Analyst H Treasury Accountant I Treasury Accountant II Revenue Manager Finance Collection Investigator II Finance Collection Investigator Ill Investment Officer I Investment Officer II Chief Investment Officer Senior Management Analyst I Senior Management Analyst II Chief Management Analyst Management Analyst I Management Analyst II Director of Systems Director of Finance Assistant Director of Finance 355 (b) To be Employed As Needed in Such Numbers as Required: Tax Renewal Assistant I Tax Renewal Assistant II Tax Renewal Assistant Ill Tax Renewal Assistant IV Senior Tax Renewal Assistant I Senior Tax Renewal Assistant II Senior Tax Renewal Assistant Ill 1502 Student Professional Worker -2-

10 Sec Any person in the class of Tax Auditor II, Code , or Senior Tax Auditor, Code 1519, when assigned full tfme to duties in Sacramento, and who, while so assigned, maintains his/her residence in any area other than the one to which assigned, shall receive reimbursement for all authorized expenses incurred while on the assignment and while traveling to and from the assignment. Any person in one of the above classes assigned to duties in Sacramento who elects to transfer his/her residence to the Sacramento metropolitan area shall receive reimbursement for all authorized expenses incurred in transferring his or her residence to the Sacramento metropolitan area, and in returning the residence to the Los Angeles metropolitan area upon termination of the assignment. The person so residing in the Sacramento metropolitan area shall not receive reimbursement of any other expense incurred while upon the assignment, unless first authorized by the Director of Finance, including necessary temporary travel to and from Los Angeles. Sec The Office of Finance shall take acknowledgements, administer oaths and affirmations in connection with, or arising out of, all applications made to the department regarding claims for refund of Sewerage Facilities Charges. Sec. 1.3 Effective July 1, 2008, any Senior Clerk Typist, Code 1368, or Clerk Typist, Code 1358, who is assigned by Management in the Office of Finance to provide direct services to taxpayers for 50% or more of his/her time in any one day at the City Haii/Figueroa Plaza, Hollywood, Van Nuys, West Los Angeles/Westchester offices, or the "Special Desks" positions, shall receive salary at the second premium level rate above the appropriate step of the salary range prescribed for the class for each day so assigned. Direct services involve real-time communication either in person or via the telephone to perform the following duties: establishing and processing new, renewal, change or cancellation of business tax accounts and permits and/or advising applicants or taxpayers concerning the interpretation and application of ordinances and government codes which pertain to the classification and issuance of business tax certificates, licenses or permits. Sec The Treasurer may appoint and deputize as Deputy Treasurer one employee as specified in Government Code Sections Sec. 2. Upon approval from the Office of the City Administrative Officer, substitute authority positions may be filled using any class of position specified in Schedule "A" of the Los Angeles Administrative Code or approved Memoranda of Understanding (MOU). The approval shall specify the period during which the position shall be filled. The Office of the City Administrative Officer shall maintain a record of the positions approved for filling. Whenever the Office of the City Administrative Officer requires as a condition to the filling of a substitute position that a regular position be left vacant and the vacant regular position is authorized by the Council to receive adjusted compensation provided by the Notes of Schedule "A" of Los Angeles Administrative Code Sections 4.61 and 4.72 or an approv~d MOU, payment of the adjusted -3-

11 compensation may then be made to the person employed in the substitute position if he/she is otheiwise qualified to receive adjusted compensation. Sec. 3. The appointing authority may employ persons and assign duties appropriate to the employee's classification and pay grade in any class of position specified in Schedule "A" of Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 4.61 in lieu of vacant positions in a related occupational series, including related training classes, or if not related, upon approval from the Office of the City Administrative Officer and the Personnel Department, which have been duly authorized in the appropriate department personnel ordinance or resolution of the Council, and which vacant positions have a salary or salary range equal to or higher than the salary or salary range for the class of position in which the persons are to be employ~d; provided, however, that at no time shall the total number of persons employed in the department, office or bureau exceed the total number of positions authorized. Whenever the class of position to be left unfilled as a condition to the filling of a position in accordance with this section is authorized by the Council to receive adjusted compensation provided by the Notes of Schedule "A" of Los Angeles Administrative Code Sections 4.61 and 4.72, payment of the adjusted compensation may then be made to the person employed in accordance with this section if he/she is otheiwise qualified to receive adjusted compensation. Sec. 4. The personnel authority contained in this ordinance shall be limited by the amount of money available on the records of the Controller for the payment of salaries and wages in the appropriate departmental account. Sec. 5. Pursuant to the provisions of Charter Section 252, this ordinance shall become effective upon its publication and shall remain operative until superseded by ordinance. -4-

12 Sec. 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and have it published in accordance with Council policy, either in a daily newspaper circulated in the City of Los Angeles or by posting for ten days in three public places in the City of Los Angeles: one copy on the bulletin board located at the Main Street entrance to the Los Angeles City Hall; one copy on the bulletin board located at the Main Street entrance to the Los Angeles City Hall East; and one copy on the bulletin board located at the Temple Street entrance to the Los Angeles County Hall of Records. I hereby certify that this ordinance was passed by the Council of the City of Los Angeles, at its meeting of JUNE LAGMAY, City Clerk By Deputy Approved Approved as to Form and Legality Mayor CARMEN A. TRUTANICH, City Attorney By?nQ.. ~ ~~ ZNA PORTLOCK HOUSTON Senior Assistant City Attorney Date -.1.-f--1/ _,_Lj-'--""/3=----- File No