Brief

The Personnel Department submitted the Plan Year 2027 LAwell Civilian Benefits Program for Council consideration on June 11, 2026. LAwell is the city's benefits program for civilian municipal employees. The Personnel and Hiring Committee approved the item on June 26, 2026. The file remains open and pending final Council action.

Full summary

The Personnel Department initiated this file to secure City Council approval of the Plan Year 2027 LAwell Civilian Benefits Program, which covers approximately 27,000 active civilian city employees and 32,000 of their dependents. LAwell offers a wide range of benefit plans through multiple vendors, including health and wellness plans, administrative services, consulting services, and federally required compliance services. The program is designed to allow employees to customize their benefits to fit their individual and family needs. The LAwell Program is administered by the Personnel Department in partnership with the Joint Labor Management Benefits Committee, a body created in 1990 by the City Council and Mayor and composed of five management and five labor representatives. Each year, the JLMBC reviews data from the Personnel Department, benefits consultants, and service providers, then recommends premiums, rates, and any program design changes for the following plan year. City law requires the Council to formally authorize the benefits program based on those recommendations. The specific benefit plans, premiums, rates, and program design features for 2027 are detailed in the Personnel Department report dated June 4, 2026. The Personnel Department submitted the report on June 11, 2026, and the file was referred to the Personnel and Hiring Committee. The committee took up the item on June 26, 2026, and voted to recommend Council approval, with Councilmembers McOsker and Soto-Martinez voting yes and Councilmember Rodriguez absent. No fiscal impact statement was submitted by the Personnel Department, and neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst completed a financial analysis prior to committee action. The file is now awaiting a final vote by the full City Council. No community impact statements were submitted. The file remains open with an expiration date of June 26, 2028.

Activity (4)

• 2026-06-26 Personnel and Hiring Committee approved item(s) .
• 2026-06-22 Personnel and Hiring Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 26, 2026.
• 2026-06-12 Personnel Department document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2026-06-11 Document submitted by Personnel Department, dated June 4, 2026.

Documents (2)

• 2026-06-26 Report from Personnel and Hiring Committee · report
• 2026-06-04 Report from Personnel Department · report