Overview
- The council approved roughly $1 million to keep the LAPD hiring pipeline open into January and possibly February rather than fund the full request to add 410 officers.
- A larger allocation will be reconsidered in January after the City Administrative Officer presents funding options.
- The CAO warned that expanding mid-year hiring would add about $24 million annually and could strain the city’s reserve fund.
- LAPD leaders say the force has about 8,677 officers, roughly 1,400 fewer than in 2019, with hundreds of departures expected in the coming months.
- Police union leaders backed immediate hiring, while key council budget chairs said they support growing the force only with an identified, sustainable funding source.