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”). Most of the City’s other sworn peace officer employees are Members of the Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions (LAFPP).

Charter Amendment FF, a November 5, 2024, ballot measure, amends the Charter and authorizes 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 measure amends certain sections of Article XI, Part 3 of the Charter.

It appears the measure has passed. Once the election results are certified, LACERS will collaborate with LAFPP, the City Administrative Officer, City Council, 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 and LACERS members who paid to transfer into Tier 1 Enhanced. 

Based on prior Charter Amendments, the ordinance is expected to 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. LACERS and LAFPP will provide updates on their respective websites.