Council approves special‑investigator classification for inspector general; discrimination‑unit item sent to personnel committee

The Los Angeles City Council on Sept. 5 approved creation of a special‑investigator classification intended to give the inspector general additional investigative resources and directed a separate item concerning a discrimination unit to the personnel committee for further review.

Council member Goldberg, citing concurrence from the city attorney, the personnel committee and the police commission, said the special investigator classification is necessary to give the inspector general “the resources and the authority” to perform duties required by the city charter. Goldberg moved the item forward; another council member asked that personnel also consider whether the classification should be available to all departments, not only the offices listed in the motion.

Council member Zikowski (spelled in the file as “Zukowski” in the spoken record) concurred that one portion of the package — item 2 in the report — should be sent to the personnel committee for additional discussion. The clerk opened and closed the roll; the motion to adopt the items, with item 2 referred to the personnel committee, was recorded as 10 ayes and approved.

The motion instructs personnel to prepare the class specification and background checks to recruit special investigators consistent with the city attorney’s profile language. The council also asked personnel to consider whether the new classification should be made available citywide, rather than limited to the specific offices identified in the motion.

No hiring was authorized at the meeting; the action was to approve the classification and to send the personnel matter for further committee work.