Brief

The Mayor requested an exemption from civil service requirements for a Principal Project Coordinator (position 9134) in the Emergency Management Department. The Personnel and Hiring Committee approved the exemption request on June 12, 2026. This allows the department to fill the role outside the standard competitive civil service process. The file remains open pending further council action.

Full summary

The Mayor submitted a request on June 2, 2026, seeking an exemption from civil service rules for a Principal Project Coordinator position in the Emergency Management Department. The role is not a generic administrative post: it will serve as the Director of the Climate Emergency Mobilization Office and the City's Chief Heat Officer. The person hired will act as a liaison between the City and communities on climate priorities, manage climate emergency-related matters, and develop a Heat Action and Resilience Plan to guide the City's long-term response to rising temperatures. The exemption is authorized under Charter Section 1001(b), which allows up to 150 City positions to be filled outside the competitive civil service process. As of the June 2 request, 132 such exemptions had already been approved, with two more pending Council action. Approval of this request would make it the 135th of the 150 allowed exemptions, leaving limited remaining capacity under the charter ceiling. The Personnel and Hiring Committee took up the item on June 12, 2026, and voted 2-0 to recommend approval, with Councilmember McOsker and Councilmember Rodriguez voting yes and Councilmember Soto-Martinez absent. The committee's recommendation now goes to the full City Council, which must act by June 30, 2026. No fiscal impact statement was submitted by the Mayor, and neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis.

Activity (5)

• 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.
• 2026-06-03 Mayor document(s) referred to Housing and Homelessness Committee.
• 2026-06-03 Mayor document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2026-06-02 Document submitted by Mayor, dated June 2, 2026.

Documents (2)

• 2026-06-12 Report from Personnel and Hiring Committee · report
• 2026-06-02 Report from Mayor · report