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Month: November 2024
Information About Charter Amendment FF
The Los Angeles City Charter (Charter) provides that certain City employees who are sworn peace officers and perform peace officer duties for the City’s Police, Airports, Harbor, and Recreation and Parks Departments are members of the Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System (herein, referred to as “LACERS Peace Officers”). The vast majority of the City’s other sworn peace officer employees are members of Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions (LAFPP).
Charter Amendment FF is on the ballot for the November 5, 2024 General Election. This ballot measure would amend the Charter and authorize the City Council to provide a process whereby LACERS Peace Officers, who are actively employed on January 12, 2025, may make a one-time election to transfer into LAFPP Tier 6. This includes LACERS Peace Officers who did not previously elect to transfer into LAFPP pursuant to prior Charter amendments.
This measure is consistent with Letters of Agreement executed between the City and bargaining units represented by the Los Angeles Airport Peace Officers’ Association. This measure is also consistent with actions taken by the City’s Executive Employee Relations Committee to include sworn employees of the City’s Police and Harbor Departments who are current LACERS members. The proposed measure amends certain sections of Article XI, Part 3 of the Charter.
Once the election results are certified and if it is determined that Charter Amendment FF has been approved by a majority of voters, LAFPP will collaborate with City Council, the Chief Administrative Officer, LACERS, and the Office of City Attorney to draft the implementing ordinance detailing the transfer process. This ordinance will include a refund process for those eligible Tier 6 LAFPP members who previously paid to transfer their City service from LACERS to LAFPP.
Based on prior Charter Amendments, it is expected that the ordinance would be presented to the City Council in early 2025 and approved by spring 2025. Transfers or refunds will not be processed until the City Council approves the ordinance and within the timeframe specified in the ordinance.
For questions related to the ballot measure please contact your labor union. If the measure passes LAFPP will provide updates on our website.