The city of Los Angeles is short $158M in revenue and is projected to overspend by $143M in this fiscal year.
L.A. City Councilmember Imelda Padilla reaches out to Peoria Neighborhood Watch Captain Stella Arrington while inviting Neighborhood Council presidents and Neighborhood Watch captains from her Council District 6 to the Los Angeles City Council meeting at Van Nuys City Hall on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. It was the first time in four years, since before the pandemic, that a City Council meeting was held in the Valley.
That means some positions may be spared that aren’t paid from the general fund, such as those funded through grants or other sources, and positions that generate revenue for the city. Blumenfield and other officials acknowledged that eliminating vacant positions means that any previous plans to improve current city services or to launch new programs will almost certainly have to be scrapped – at least in the foreseeable future.
Although the pay increases are costly, elected officials who supported the raises say they’re necessary to attract and retain a high-quality workforce at a time when the city hasthat will result in $394 million in new expenses over the life of the contract, Szabo said. Those raises will cost the city an additional $75 million in the 2024-25 fiscal year alone.
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