Animal Services seeks two grant staff positions to run $14.22 million donor grant

The department would add a management analyst and accounting clerk, paid for by holding three animal care technician jobs vacant.

City Council· posted Oct 2Report$14M

Los Angeles Animal Services wants two administrative staff to handle hiring, invoicing and reporting for a $14.22 million grant from the ASPCA and Best Friends Animal Society. The City Administrative Officer recommends approving the positions from October 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, funded by leaving three animal care technician jobs vacant.

What happens next

City Council action on the resolution authority; department to submit a 2027-28 budget request to continue the positions.

How the Council voted on this file
Yes No Absent
  1. 12–0–3
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