SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIVE OVERSIGHT

Exempt | Location: Civic Center

Per diem Salary

$450.00

contact information

Anita Carter
(213) 473-9100
anita.carter@lacity.org

job description

LOS ANGELES PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT
BOARD OF CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIVE OVERSIGHT

Solicitation for Profile of Personal Qualifications

The Personnel Department, in conjunction with the City Legislative Analyst and the Office of the City Attorney, is updating a pool of qualified individuals to serve on an as-needed basis on the Special Committee on Investigative Oversight to review complaints of discrimination and sexual harassment filed against the City's elected officials to determine the necessity for investigation. Once a decision is made, the Committee will be charged thereafter with ensuring that the investigation is thorough and complete. Members of the Special Committee on Investigative Oversight will be paid a stipend for their service on the Committee. The current stipend is $450.00 for each Special Committee Meeting. Committee members may also choose to waive the stipend.

The Committee will be comprised of two former judges, two law school professors (with expertise in the area of employment law), and one member of the American Arbitration Association. Qualified individuals interested in being considered for inclusion in this pool are invited to submit a profile of their personal qualifications including education, work history and references.

DUTIES:

The Special Committee refers the complaint of discrimination or sexual harassment to the Personnel Department for informal resolution efforts, where appropriate; determines whether there is sufficient cause for an investigation; authorizes an investigation by an independent investigator into any complaint of discrimination or sexual harassment; reviews the results of the investigation to determine whether the investigation is complete and if so, forwards the results to the Los Angeles City Council for appropriate action; and makes rules as necessary to carry out the powers and duties of the Special Committee.

REQUIREMENTS:

Experience as a:

Former judge or;
Law school professor with expertise in the area of employment law or;
A member of the American Arbitration Association

NOTICE:

Only qualified candidates will be recommended for inclusion to the pool for Special Committee members.

How to apply

Interested candidates should submit a resume, cover letter of interest, and names, titles, and telephone numbers of references via email or mail as follows:

Los Angeles Personnel Department

Attention: Anita Carter

Email: anita.carter@lacity.org

Los Angeles Personnel Department
Attention: Anita Carter
700 E. Temple Street, Room 380
Los Angeles, CA 90012

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

The filing period may close anytime on or after Friday, June 30, 2023, or until sufficient applications are received. Questions may be directed to Anita Carter at (213) 473-9100

exempt employment

If employment is said to be exempt, it is meant that the employment is exempted from the civil service provisions of the City Charter. In order to receive a regular civil service appointment, employees must have successfully participated in a civil service examination, received a high enough score on the examination to be placed on and receive an appointment from an eligible list, and they must serve a probationary period. Exempt employees do not compete in a civil service examination, they are not placed on an eligible list and receive an appointment from that list, nor do they serve a probationary period. As a result, exempt employees do not have what is referred to as a “property interest” in their job. Exempt employees serve at the will of the appointing authority and can be terminated at any time without cause. Employees with a property interest in their job, i.e. civil service employees, cannot be deprived of their employment(discharged or suspended) without due process.

General Information About Exempt Employment

Exempt employees serve at the will of the appointing authority, and as such, they may be discharged, suspended or otherwise disciplined without cause. Exempt employees have no property interest in their employment, and any procedural benefit or other prerogative extended to them by their appointing authority is not intended to create and does not create any such property interest. No officer or employee of the City may make to any other officer or employee any representation of a property interest in employment which does not correspond to Charter provisions unless the City Council, by ordinance, permits such representation. No unauthorized representation can serve as the basis of an employee's reliance on, or expectation of, a property interest.

Employees Seeking To Become Civil Service Employees

There is no protective leave for an exempt employee appointed to a civil service position. Upon receiving a civil service appointment and passing probation, the former exempt employee will be subject to the Civil Service provisions described in Article X of the City Charter. Upon appointment, the civil service employee will begin to accrue displacement and layoff seniority on the first day of his/her civil service appointment and may file for promotional examinations for which s/he qualifies. A full or half-time exempt employee appointed to a full or half-time civil service position continues to: contribute to the Retirement System; accrue vacation time; accrue sick time; receive anniversary date salary increases; and, receive health and dental benefits identical to those received in the civil service position.

For candidates seeking initial City employment, in accordance with Los Angeles City Ordinance 187134, information regarding COVID-19 vaccination requirements as conditions of employment may be found at: https://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2021/21-0921_ord_187134_8-24-21.pdf.

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