Brief

The City Administrative Officer submitted an ordinance amending the Los Angeles Administrative Code to adjust salary ranges for Council Aide I positions in alignment with the Minimum Wage Ordinance. The Personnel and Hiring Committee approved the item on June 26, 2026, and City Council adopted it on July 1, 2026 by a vote of 14-0-1. The ordinance became effective on July 21, 2026 after the Mayor's deadline passed without action.

Full summary

This ordinance fixes a compliance problem created by a prior salary revision. When the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 188655 in June 2025 to revise pay for non-represented employees in Council and Mayoral offices, the resulting salary range for Council Aide I inadvertently set the lowest pay step below the citywide minimum wage. The City Administrative Officer initiated this file to correct that error. The ordinance amends Schedule A of Section 4.61 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code to set a minimum hourly rate of $17.87 for Council Aide I effective July 1, 2025, and $18.42 effective July 1, 2026, matching the increases required under the City's Minimum Wage Ordinance. The CAO reported no additional General Fund impact, as any cost increases would be absorbed within existing budgets of the Council offices that employ these workers. The Controller and CAO were also authorized to correct any clerical or technical errors in the ordinance. The Personnel and Hiring Committee, with Councilmembers McOsker and Soto-Martinez voting yes and Rodriguez absent, recommended approval on June 26, 2026. The full Council adopted the ordinance on July 1, 2026 by a vote of 14-0-1. The Mayor took no action before the July 15 deadline, and the ordinance was published and took effect on July 21, 2026.

Activity (8)

• 2026-07-21 Ordinance posted/published. Ordinance effective date: July 21, 2026.
• 2026-07-05 City Clerk transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is July 15, 2026.
• 2026-07-01 Council adopted item forthwith.
• 2026-06-26 Personnel and Hiring Committee approved item(s) .
• 2026-06-26 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on July 1, 2026.
• 2026-06-22 Personnel and Hiring Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 26, 2026.
• 2026-06-18 City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Personnel and Hiring Committee.
• 2026-06-17 Document submitted by City Administrative Officer, dated June 17, 2026.

Documents (5)

• 2026-07-21 Final Ordinance No. 188997 · other
• 2026-06-26 Report from Personnel and Hiring Committee · report
• 2026-06-26 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2026-06-17 Report from City Administrative Officer · report
• 2026-06-17 Attachment to Report dated 6-17-26 - Draft Ordinance · attachment

Council votes (1)

• 2026-07-01 Vote — 14-0-1 · Regular