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Council reconsiders and reverses vote on exempt civil service appointments
Summary
Councilmember Walters successfully moved to reconsider item 12 and then changed her vote, producing a 12-1 recorded approval that expresses opposition to exempting certain civil service positions.
The Los Angeles City Council on Friday reconsidered item 12, a matter involving exemptions from civil service hiring rules, and recorded a change of position by Councilmember Rita Walters.
Walters asked the council to reopen item 12 to change her earlier vote and to register opposition to exempting certain civil service positions. She said she had previously objected to exempt appointments and remained concerned about the practice even when charter-authorized.
After reconsideration and limited debate there were 12 ayes and one no; the clerk recorded the vote as 12-1. The council’s action reopens the record and documents Walters’ changed vote and stated opposition; the transcript does not show the item adopting a specific policy change beyond the recorded reconsideration and vote.
