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Council approves additional LAPD sworn hires for this year; members warn of $25M ongoing cost
Summary
The council voted (recorded 9–4) to authorize additional LAPD sworn hiring this fiscal year while directing the CAO to identify $25 million in ongoing offsets; debate centered on where ongoing funding will come from and potential impacts on civilians and other city services.
The Los Angeles City Council on Jan. 28 approved a package to continue additional sworn hiring for the Los Angeles Police Department this fiscal year, recording a final vote of 9 ayes and 4 noes. The action follows a CAO report describing options for funding immediate hires and outlining projected ongoing costs.
CAO Matt Zabo told the council that the additional hires for the remainder of this fiscal year would cost roughly $2.7 million for salaries plus about $400,000 and four positions for the personnel department—about…
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