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City staff report fewer eliminated filled positions; police share remains majority of affected roles
Summary
CAO and personnel officials told the committee that eliminated filled positions have fallen from 595 to 184 since July 2025, with 152 of those positions in the police department; personnel said targeted referrals and conditional job offers are moving many employees into other city roles.
The committee heard an update on citywide eliminated filled positions on Feb. 12, 2026, with Kimberly Squire of the City Administrative Officer’s office reporting a drop from 595 eliminated filled positions on July 1, 2025, to 184 as of the CAO’s verbal update.
Squire said 152 of the 184 eliminated filled positions are in the Los Angeles Police Department and described a net reduction of 39 positions since the January 15 report. “It’s expected that these numbers will continue to decrease,” she said, noting transfers and regular…
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