(a) The methods for appointment, evaluation and adjustment of compensation for chief administrative officers shall be in accordance with Charter Section 508 and the guidelines established by the City Council as required therein.
The provisions of this article shall apply to the following chief administrative officers:
Class Code Class Title
9296 Chief Legislative Analyst
9359 Chief of Police
0010 City Administrative Officer
9255 City Clerk
9497 City Engineer
9235 City Librarian
7236 Director Bureau of Sanitation
9265 Director Bureau of Street Lighting
4159 Director Bureau of Street Services
9650 Director of Finance
9445 Director of Planning
9242 Director of Public Works
9429 Executive Director Cannabis Department
9423 Executive Director, Civil, Human Rights and Equity Department
9695 Executive Director, Convention Center
9720 Executive Director, Department on Disability
9226 Executive Director, Youth Development Department
9339 Fire Chief
0161 General Manager Airports
9998 General Manager and Chief Engineer, Water and Power
9245 General Manager Animal Services
9250 General Manager Community Development
9277 General Manager, Community Investment for Families Department
9696 General Manager Cultural Affairs
9218 General Manager Department of Aging
9222 General Manager Department of Neighborhood Empowerment
9256 General Manager Department of Transportation
9806 General Manager Economic and Workforce Development Department
9700 General Manager El Pueblo Historical Monument
9272 General Manager Emergency Management Department
9254 General Manager General Services Department
9289 General Manager Harbor Department
9380 General Manager Information Technology Agency
9150 General Manager - LACERS
9267 General Manager - LAFPP
9270 General Manager Los Angeles Housing Department
9295 General Manager Personnel Department
9243 General Manager Recreation and Parks
9500 General Manager Zoo Department
0202 Inspector of Public Works
9205 Superintendent of Building
9645 Treasurer
(b) Upon the regular appointment of a person to a position of chief administrative officer, the Mayor shall recommend a proposed bi-weekly salary rate that falls within the salary range for the position to which the person is being appointed. The recommendation shall be referred to the Executive Employee Relations Committee of the City Council for its review. The Committee may adopt the Mayor’s recommendation and forward it to the City Council for action or the Committee may make a new and different recommendation on salary and forward that recommendation to the City Council for action.
(c) Notwithstanding Sections 4.90 and 4.91 of this Code, a person who receives a temporary appointment as a chief administrative officer pursuant to Charter Section 508(c) or a person designated under the provisions of Charter Section 210 to serve as the acting incumbent in the office of the Treasurer, the City Clerk or the City Administrative Officer, shall receive a salary at a bi-weekly rate that is either fifteen percent higher than the salary of the position's highest paid subordinate or is equal to the bi-weekly rate of the prior incumbent, whichever is less. The City Administrative Officer shall calculate the appointment or designation salary rate and notify the Controller of that rate. The Mayor may recommend a salary rate that is different from that provided for in this subdivision. Such recommendation shall be subject to the approval procedure provided in Subsection (b) of this section.
(d) In no case shall the appointment or designation salary rate be lower than the salary range minimum or higher than the salary range maximum.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Ord. No. 138,417.
Added by Ord. No. 138,924, Eff. 7-25-69.
Amended by: Art. 7, Ch. 7, Div.4, Secs. 4.320 through 4.325, repealed by Ord. No. 162,091, Eff. 3-26-87, Oper. 7-1-86; Art. 7, Ch. 7, Div. 4 added, Ord. No. 162,091, Eff. 3-26-87, Oper. 7-1-86; Art. 7, Ch. 7, Div. 4, Secs. 4.320 through 4.324, Ord. No. 162,704, Eff. 9-14-87, Oper. 7-1-87; Subsec. (c), Subdiv. 2., Ord. No. 164,900, Eff. 6-1-89; Ord. No. 166,077, Eff. 7-20-90; Subsec. (d), Ord. No. 167,358, Eff. 10-28-91; Subsec. (d), Subdiv. (1), Ord. No. 167,510, Eff. 12-26-91; In Entirety by Ord. No. 170,695, Eff. 10-19-95, Oper. 10-19-95; Subsec. (b), Ord. No. 171,491, Eff. 1-29-97; Ord. No. 173,308, Eff. 6-30-00, Oper. 7-1-00; Subsecs. (a), (c), (d), and (e), Repealed and Subsec. (a), (b), (c) and (d) Amended by Ord. No. 173,423, Eff. 8-3-00; Subsec. (a), Ord. No. 179,994, Eff. 7-11-08; Subsecs. (a) and (c), Ord. No. 181,782, Eff. 7-19-11; Subsec. (a), Ord. No. 182,789, Eff. 11-19-13; Subsec. (a), Ord. No. 187,387, Eff. 2-17-22; Subsec. (a), Ord. No. 187,934, Eff. 7-10-23.