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Council notes deferred‑maintenance report, schedules quarterly risk‑management updates after Cal/OSHA concerns
Summary
Councilmembers noted a city report on deferred maintenance and directed quarterly updates from the city's risk-management team after staff described a shortage of in‑house safety professionals and active Cal/OSHA citations at city facilities; consultants are being used to prioritize work.
The Los Angeles City Council voted to note and file a report on citywide deferred maintenance and loss-prevention, and directed the city's risk-management office to provide quarterly updates to the Government Efficiency Committee on progress addressing Cal/OSHA violations and other safety hazards.
Councilmember Jackie Chick introduced the item and called the issue "a very serious and growing problem" tied to worker-compensation costs and public-safety risks. "I'm talking ... the millions of dollars every year we're spending…
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