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Sec. 4.147. Reports of Necessity for Change in Existing Positions or for Additional Positions.
 
   Upon receipt by the Director of the Office of Administrative and Research Services of a copy of the report from the Board of Civil Service Commissioners pursuant to Sections 4.145 and 4.146 of this Code, the Director shall forthwith make such investigation as is required under the provisions of the Charter and shall transmit to the City Council the Director’s report and recommendation on the necessity for any change in existing positions or for the addition of new positions in the department covered in said report from the Board of Civil Service Commissioners.
 
SECTION HISTORY
 
Based on Ord. No. 89,935.
Amended by: Ord. No. 173,308, Eff. 6-30-00, Oper. 7-1-00.
 
 
Sec. 4.148. Amendment and Maintenance of Classification Plan.
 
   (a)   The City Council, upon receipt of the reports and recommendations of the Board of Civil Service Commissioners and the Director of the Office of Administrative and Research Services, shall first determine whether any new positions shall be created, whether the duties of any existing positions shall be changed, whether any existing positions shall be eliminated, and whether any changes shall be made in salary schedules for any class or classes. After action by the Council in respect to any of the foregoing matters, the Classification Plan will forthwith be amended by dividing, combining, altering, or abolishing any class, by creating a new class, or by changing the title of any class in accordance with the action of the Board of Civil Service Commissioners, pursuant to Section 1003 of the Charter; provided, that no new class will be established unless the duties and responsibilities of positions in such class are found to be substantially different from the duties and responsibilities of any other existing class.
 
   (b)   Any action leading to amendment of the Classification Plan may be initiated by the Council, the Board of Civil Service Commissioners, the Board or the Chief Administrative Officer of the Fire Department or Police Department, or by any supervisory official or member of such department by written request to be transmitted to the Board of Civil Service Commissioners.
 
SECTION HISTORY
 
Based on Ord. No. 89,935.
Amended by: Ord. No. 173,308, Eff. 6-30-00, Oper. 7-1-00.
 
 
 
ARTICLE 3
OFFICIAL COPY OF CLASS SPECIFICATIONS IN CLASSIFICATION PLAN
 
 
Section
4.151   Preparation and Maintenance.
4.152   Allocation and Reallocation of Positions to Classes.
4.153   Notifying Members of Official Allocation and Re-allocation of Positions.
4.154   Use of Class Titles of Positions.
 
 
Sec. 4.151. Preparation and Maintenance.
 
   (a)   The General Manager of the Personnel Department shall prepare and maintain a written specification for each class of position in the Police Department and Fire Department, and such class specifications, when approved and adopted by the Board of Civil Service Commissioners, shall constitute the official specifications of classes in said departments. Such specifications shall be based on study of the duties and responsibilities of all positions set forth in this Code, and after conferences with the appointing authorities, the principal supervisory officials, and the members concerned or their duly accredited representatives. Each class specification shall set forth the title of the class, a general statement of duties, a statement of distinguishing features of the work, examples of duties of positions in a class, a statement of qualifications necessary and desirable for efficient performance of the work, and such other pertinent information as the Board of Civil Service Commissioners deems appropriate.
 
   (b)   The General Manager of the Personnel Department is authorized to substitute for the “examples of duties of positions in a class” in each class specification the detailed descriptions of the duties of the pay grade or pay grades in the class which are maintained by the Director of the Office of Administrative and Research Services.
 
   (c)   The official copy of the specifications for each class of positions shall be maintained in the office of the Board of Civil Service Commissioners, and shall indicate the date of adoption or last revision or amendment of the specification for each class. The official copy of the specifications shall be open to inspection by the members and the public under reasonable conditions at all times during business hours. Duplicates of the official copy of any class specification shall be made available to the Council, to any appointing authority or members, and to persons seeking employment in the Fire Department or Police Department of the City, or to any other person interested.
 
SECTION HISTORY
 
Based on Ord. No. 89,935.
Amended by: Subsecs. (b), (c), Ord. No. 140,820, Eff. 8-21-70, Oper. 1-1-71; Subsecs. (b), (c), repeals Ord. No. 140,820, Ord. No. 141,416, Eff. 12-30-70, Oper. 1-1-71; Ord. No. 173,308, Eff. 6-30-00, Oper. 7-1-00.
 
 
Sec. 4.152. Allocation and Reallocation of Positions to Classes.
 
   The allocation of all positions in the Fire Department and Police Department of the City of Los Angeles, as classified by the Board of Civil Service Commissioners under specific classes in the Classification Plan, with appropriate class titles, and as listed in a schedule to be known as Schedule “C” are hereby adopted. Schedule “C” shall be in the custody of the Board of Civil Service Commissioners and shall be currently maintained by the said Board of Civil Service Commissioners in accordance with any amendments to the Classification Plan as provided under Section 4.148 of this Code and pursuant to the provisions of Section 1003 of the Charter; provided that the Council and the appointing authority and any member of the department or the member’s representative shall be permitted to consult Schedule “C” during business hours at reasonable length under conditions prescribed by the Board of Civil Service Commissioners.
 
SECTION HISTORY
 
Based on Ord. No. 89,935.
Amended by: Ord. No. 173,308, Eff. 6-30-00, Oper. 7-1-00.
 
 
Sec. 4.153. Notifying Members of Official Allocation and Re-allocation of Positions.
 
   The appointing authority of the Fire Department or Police Department of the City of Los Angeles shall notify any member in the appointing authority’s department in writing of any reallocation of the position the member holds. Any member of the Fire Department or Police Department of the City of Los Angeles shall have the right at any time to request the review of any alleged error, inequity, or inconsistency in the allocation or reallocation of the member’s position. Such request shall be in writing and shall be addressed to the appointing authority for transmission, with comments and recommendations, to the Board of Civil Service Commissioners. Upon receipt of any such written request, the said Board of Civil Service Commissioners shall refer it to the General Manager of the Personnel Department, who shall forthwith make a study of the duties and other factual information in the statement and shall submit the General Manager’s report and recommendation to the said Board of Civil Service Commissioners for action in the manner set out under Section 4.146 of this Code. The Board of Civil Service Commissioners, at least five (5) days in advance of the public hearing provided for in said Section 4.146, shall give to any member who submits such written request a notice in writing of the time and place of such hearing.
 
SECTION HISTORY
 
Based on Ord. No. 89,935.
 
 
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