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Budget committee backs midyear plan to add LAPD recruits, citing internal offsets
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee approved a CAO plan to fund 130 additional LAPD recruits this fiscal year using department accounts and other internal offsets; the move passed 3–1 amid questions about civilian positions, ongoing costs and the need for clear budget offsets in future years.
The Los Angeles City Budget & Finance Committee voted Jan. 20 to approve a midyear hiring plan that would fund 130 additional sworn hires for the Los Angeles Police Department, a move officials said is intended to address attrition and boost deployment levels.
City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo told the committee the adopted budget had funded 240 recruits and a subsequent action added 40 more; the current proposal would bring total funded hires for fiscal 2025–26 to 280 and a projected deployment level of roughly 8,555 officers once…
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