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Engineers and Architects Association (EAA) / Technical Rank and File Unit (MOU 21) / Letter of Agreement (LOA)

Council File 24-0427-S3

Under review — the City Council is considering a one-time $12,000 payment to compensate a LADOT employee for work substantially beyond her civil service classification while serving as Deputy Director of the Charter Reform Commission. The Personnel Committee recommended it in June; Council has yet to vote.

Introduced
2026-05-01
Last changed
2026-06-12
Status
open
Expires
2028-06-08
Committee
Personnel and Hiring Committee
Initiated by
City Administrative Officer
References
Ordinance: 188303

Brief

The City Administrative Officer submitted a memorandum of understanding and letter of agreement with the Engineers and Architects Association (EAA) covering the Technical Rank and File Unit (MOU 21). The agreement governs wages, benefits, and working conditions for technical engineers and architects employed by the City. The Personnel and Hiring Committee approved the item on June 12, 2026, following referral in early May. The file is now pending final council action.

Full summary

This file addresses a letter of agreement between the City of Los Angeles and the Engineers and Architects Association, which represents the Technical Rank and File Unit under MOU 21. Rather than a broad renegotiation of the full labor contract, the LOA has a single, narrow purpose: authorizing a one-time, non-pensionable cash payment of up to $12,000 to one specific employee currently serving as the Deputy Director of the Charter Reform Commission. The payment is justified on the grounds that the employee, a Los Angeles Department of Transportation Transportation Planning Associate II, was loaned from LADOT to the Mayor's Office in May 2025 to fill the Deputy Director role without any change in job classification or base salary. The Charter Reform Commission, established by Ordinance No. 188303 in August 2024, is charged with reviewing the City Charter and developing recommended amendments for the City Council, the Mayor, and ultimately voters to consider. The Deputy Director manages recruitment, contracting, research, policy analysis, charter reform recommendations, and a citywide public engagement plan — responsibilities that the City Administrative Officer determined fall well outside the scope of a Transportation Planning Associate II classification. The LOA is the mechanism to compensate the employee for that gap between their civil service title and their actual duties. The Executive Employee Relations Committee approved the CAO's recommendation to negotiate the LOA on January 27, 2026. The CAO submitted the resulting agreement on May 1, 2026, and it was referred to the Personnel and Hiring Committee four days later. The committee took up the item on June 12, 2026, and voted 2-0 (with Councilmember Soto-Martinez absent) to recommend Council adoption. The CAO confirmed the cost carries no General Fund impact, as it will be absorbed within the already-adopted Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget. The full Council has not yet acted, and the file remains open pending that vote.

Activity (4)

  • 2026-06-12 Personnel and Hiring Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2026-06-08 Personnel and Hiring Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 12, 2026.
  • 2026-05-05 City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
  • 2026-05-01 Document submitted by City Administrative Officer, dated May 1, 2026.

Documents (2)

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