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Council hears firefighterspayroll failures tied to Workday; staff to report in one week
Summary
At a special meeting, council members and staff discussed widespread payroll errors affecting Los Angeles firefighters after a Workday implementation, considered adding temporary positions and authorized a one-week written report and referral to finance and the council for further action.
City Council members and staff on an item related to the Los Angeles Fire Department(LAFD) payroll met in a special session after public comment revealed ongoing pay problems tied to the city—s new Workday payroll system. The council directed staff to prepare a written report within one week, referred the staffing proposal to the finance process and scheduled consideration by the council as soon as next week.
The discussion matters because payroll errors have left many firefighters with missing or delayed pay and require both operational fixes and retroactive payments; council members and staff debated how many temporary technical positions are needed and how quickly retroactive payments can be completed.
Public commenters opened with sharp criticism over missing firefighter pay. A public commenter identified as "Bob" told the council in Spanish, "¿Dónde en joder está el dinero para los…
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