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City Council approves temporary staffing and funding to resolve LAFD payroll problems
Summary
The Los Angeles City Council approved temporary personnel authorities and funding to resolve long-running payroll errors that have affected members of the Los Angeles Fire Department after the city's adoption of the Workday payroll system and preexisting staffing shortfalls.
The Los Angeles City Council on Friday approved a motion to authorize temporary personnel authorities and short-term funding to resolve persistent payroll discrepancies that have affected the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Councilmember Tim McOsker, chairing the Personnel and Hiring Committee, said the problem predates the city's recent implementation of Workday and involves the complexity of fire department assignments and pay bonuses. "It is a problem that actually precedes Workday," McOsker said, noting that the city has "hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of tickets" that need resolution.
The measure — introduced with amendments circulated before the meeting — directs City Hall to provide immediate staffing capacity to clear backlogged payroll tickets and to pay firefighters and related personnel accurately while…
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