Los Angeles County Municipal Code Ch. 6.94 Department of Parks and Recreation

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(Ord. 2026-0010 §§ 42—44, 2026; Ord. 2026-0002 §§ 56, 57, 2026; Ord. 2025-0040 § 41, 2025; Ord. 2025-0035 § 17, 2025; Ord. 2025-0021 §§ 7, 8, 2025; Ord. 2025-0014 § 8, 2025; Ord. 2025-0001 § 53, 2025; Ord. 2024-0051 §§ 39, 40, 2024; Ord. 2024-0045 § 8, 2024; Ord. 2024-0034 §§ 63, 64, 2024; Ord. 2024-0024 § 20, 2024; Ord. 2024-0013 § 14, 2024; Ord. 2024- 0007 § 21, 2024; Ord. 2024-0002 § 50, 2024; Ord. 2023-0049 § 18, 2023; Ord. 2023-0042 §§ 47, 48, 2023; Ord. 2023-0033 §§ 59, 60, 2023; Ord. 2023-0021 §§ 5, 6, 2023; Ord. 2023-0016 §§ 17, 18, 2023; Ord. 2023-0012 §§ 56, 57, 2023; Ord. 2022- 0050 §§ 26, 27, 2022; Ord. 2022-0049 §§ 43, 44, 2022; Ord. 2022-0042 § 17, 2022; Ord. 2022-0037 § 46, 2022; Ord. 2022- 0007 §§ 19, 20, 2022; Ord. 2022-0002 § 16, 2022; Ord. 2021-0068 §§ 41, 42, 2021; Ord. 2021-0055 §§ 12—14, 2021; Ord. 2021-0052 § 37, 2021; Ord. 2021-0037 §§ 8-10, 2021; Ord. 2021-0028 §§ 6-8, 2021; Ord. 2021-0027 §§ 40, 41, 2021; Ord. 2021-0005 §§ 39, 40, 2021; Ord. 2020-0069 § 22, 2020; Ord. 2020-0055 §§ 44, 45, 2020; Ord. 2020-0044 §§ 20, 21, 2020; Ord. 2020-0038 §§ 60, 61, 2020; Ord. 2020-0021 § 16, 2020; Ord. 2019-0070 § 39, 2019; Ord. 2019-0052 § 17, 2019; Ord. 2019-0047 § 48, 2019; Ord. 2019-0041 §§ 54, 55, 2019; Ord. 2019-0015 § 26, 2019; Ord. 2019-0005 § 10, 2019; Ord. 2018- 0050 § 45, 2018; Ord. 2018-0029 § 29, 2018; Ord. 2018-0026 §§ 30, 31, 2018; Ord. 2018-0023 §§ 68, 69, 2018; Ord. 2018- 0009 §§ 25-27, 2018; Ord. 2017-0054 § 48, 2017; Ord. 2017-0045 §§ 28, 29, 2017; Ord. 2017-0037 § 46, 2017; Ord. 2017- 0032 §§ 27, 28, 2017; Ord. 2017-0026 §§ 57, 58, 2017; Ord. 2017-0014 §§ 13, 14, 2017; Ord. 2017-0011 § 21, 2017; Ord. 2016-0041 §§ 46, 47, 2016; Ord. 2016-0038 § 24, 2016; Ord. 2016-0030 §§ 61, 62, 2016; Ord. 2016-0025 §§ 21, 22, 2016; Ord. 2016-0006 § 41, 2016; Ord. 2015-0047 § 27, 2015; Ord. 2015-0037 §§ 49, 50, 2015; Ord. 2015-0031 §§ 9, 10, 2015; Ord. 2015-0019 § 54, 2015; Ord. 2015-0015 § 21, 2015; Ord. 2015-0002 §§ 51-53, 2015; Ord. 2014-0046 §§ 29, 30, 2014; Ord. 2014-0041 §§ 63, 64, 2014; Ord. 2014-0036 § 24, 2014; Ord. 2014-0026 § 68, 2014; Ord. 2014-0002 §§ 44, 45, 2014; Ord. 2013-0032 §§ 49, 50, 2013; Ord. 2013-0021 § 53, 2013; Ord. 2012-0058 § 41, 2012; Ord. 2012-0038 § 17, 2012; Ord. 2012-0035 §§ 36, 37, 2012; Ord. 2012-0026 § 59, 2012; Ord. 2012-0002 §§ 45, 46, 2012; Ord. 2011-0057 §§ 51, 52, 2011; Ord. 2011-0036 §§ 62-64, 2011; Ord. 2011-0013 §§ 42-44, 2011; Ord. 2011-0003 §§ 41, 42, 2011; Ord. 2010-0046 §§ 39, 40, 2010; Ord. 2010-0041 §§ 34, 35, 2010; Ord. 2010-0031 §§ 77, 78, 2010; Ord. 2010-0018 § 13, 2010; Ord. 2010-0002 § 59, 2010; Ord. 2009-0047 § 6, 2009; Ord. 2009-0045 §§ 59, 60, 2009; Ord. 2009-0023 §§ 76, 77, 2009; Ord. 2009-0008 §§ 44, 45, 2009; Ord. 2009-0003 §§ 7, 8, 2009; Ord. 2008-0049 § 51, 2008; Ord. 2008-0037 §§ 85-87, 2008; Ord. 2008-0036 § 19, 2008; Ord. 2008-0005 §§ 66, 67, 2008; Ord. 2007-0099 § 45, 2007; Ord. 2007-0096 §§ 66, 67, 2007; Ord. 2007-0079 §§ 74, 75, 2007; Ord. 2007-0059 § 43, 2007; Ord. 2007-0058 §§ 60, 61, 2007; Ord. 2007-0049 §§ 66, 67, 2007; Ord. 2007-0030 § 26, 2007; Ord. 2007-0005 §§ 54-56, 2007; Ord. 2006-0078 § 31, 2006; Ord. 2006-0077 §§ 98, 99, 2006; Ord. 2006-0053 § 2 (part), 2006.)

A.

1. Persons employed in the department of parks and recreation who are assigned on a permanent basis to the Santa Catalina Island Open Space Easement to provide recreation, maintenance and security services and are required during such assignment to reside on Catalina Island shall be entitled to compensation at a rate four schedules higher than that established for their respective positions in Section 6.28.050 or Section 6.28.140 of this code during such assignment.

Effective with the pay period ending April 15, 2012 and upon notification to the board of supervisors by the chief executive officer that the human resources management system implementing this provision is fully operational, all provisions in Section 6.94.020, subsection A.1 shall remain in effect except that such persons meeting the aforementioned requirements shall be entitled to compensation at a rate 11.6125 percent higher than that established for their respective positions in Section 6.28.050 or Section 6.28.140 of this code during such assignment.

B.

A maximum of 13 persons employed as Supervising Lake Lifeguard, Parks and Recreation (Item No. 2950) or Senior Lake Lifeguard, Parks and Recreation (Item No. 2949) who are regularly assigned on a permanent basis to an underwater recovery team and actively engaged in diving operations at Castaic Lake, Santa Fe Dam, or Bonelli Reservoir, which includes search and recovery, salvage, and underwater maintenance, shall be entitled to compensation at a rate two schedules higher than that established for their position in Section 6.28.140 of this code.

Effective with the pay period ending April 15, 2012 and upon notification to the board of supervisors by the chief executive officer that the human resources management system implementing this provision is fully operational, all provisions in Section 6.94.020, subsection B.1 shall remain in effect except that such persons meeting the aforementioned requirements shall be entitled to compensation at a rate 5.6468 percent higher than that established for their positions in Section 6.28.140 of this code.

C.

Effective October 1, 2018, any person employed as a Lake Aquatics Manager (Item No. 2959) or as a Chief Lake Lifeguard (Item No. 2960) who is certified as an Emergency Medical Technician I or Emergency Medical Technician-P shall be compensated at a rate 22 standard salary levels, or 5.6468 percent higher than that established for said position in Section 6.28.050 of this code provided such person's performance is "Competent" or better. The rate or rates established by this provision shall constitute a base rate.

D.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code, a person employed on an hourly recurrent basis as a Lake Lifeguard, Parks and Recreation (Item No. 2948H) or Senior Lake Lifeguard, Parks and Recreation (Item No. 2949H) who is reinstated pursuant to the Civil Service Rules following a release from hourly recurrent status shall be entitled to have restored any previously earned and unused full-pay sick leave; provided, however, that such leave shall otherwise be deemed available for use in accordance with those conditions and limitations that affect full-pay sick leave benefits earned and accrued by other eligible employees.

E.

The person employed in the department of parks and recreation who is assigned to act as superintendent of the Hollywood Bowl shall, in lieu of the compensation set forth in Section 6.28.050 of this code for the position he holds, be compensated as set forth in the contract between the County and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association whenever the contract contains provision for such compensation.

F.

Command Pay.

Eligibility. Beginning January 1, 2006, each safety lifeguard employee employed as a Lake Aquatics Manager (Item No. 2959) or Chief Lake Lifeguard (Item No. 2960) shall be eligible to receive command pay for years of completed aggregate service in the County of Los Angeles, in accordance with the implementation schedule provided in paragraph 4;

The command pay provided for in this Subsection F shall be contingent on completion of the requisite aggregate safety lifeguard service with the County of Los Angeles as set forth in paragraph 4 below. In the case of mergers or consolidations, as provided in Section 6.02.040 of this title, agency hire date as a safety employee shall be recognized for the purpose of determining aggregate service;

The command pay provided in this Subsection F shall only be paid upon departmental certification that the employee's performance is "Competent" or better. Whenever an "Unsatisfactory Performance" or "Improvement Needed Performance" evaluation is filed with the Director of Personnel, command pay shall be cancelled and not restored until a "Competent" or better rating is filed;

Command pay based on years of aggregate service shall be implemented as follows:

a.

25 years.

(1)

Beginning January 1, 2006, in addition to the compensation provided for in Section 6.28.050, an eligible employee under this subsection shall receive additional compensation that is 14 levels higher than he would otherwise be entitled to receive upon the completion of 24 years of aggregate County service;

(2)

Effective with the pay period ending April 15, 2012 and upon notification to the board of supervisors by the chief executive officer that the human resources management system implementing this provision is fully operational, all provisions in Section 6.92.040, subsection F.4.a.(1) shall remain in effect except that such persons meeting the aforementioned requirements shall receive additional compensation that is 3.5574 percent higher than they would otherwise be entitled to receive upon the completion of 24 years of aggregate County service.

b.

30 years.

(1)

Beginning July 1, 2006, in addition to the compensation provided for in Section 6.28.050, an eligible employee under this subsection shall receive additional compensation that is 30 levels higher than he would otherwise be entitled to receive upon the completion of 29 years of aggregate County service;

(2)

Effective with the pay period ending April 15, 2012 and upon notification to the board of supervisors by the chief executive officer that the human resources management system implementing this provision is fully operational, all provisions in Section 6.94.020, subsection F.4.b.(1) shall remain in effect except that such persons meeting the aforementioned requirements shall receive additional compensation that is 7.7783 percent higher than they would otherwise be entitled to receive upon the completion of 29 years of aggregate County service.

G.

Fitness for Life Pay.

a.

Beginning October 1, 2006, the pay rate for a person employed in a safety lifeguard classification listed below, shall be increased 12 levels upon successful completion of the Fitness for Life Program as approved by the Board of Supervisors for represented safety lifeguard employees, provided such person's performance is rated "Competent" or higher.

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b.

Effective with the pay period ending April 15, 2012 and upon notification to the board of supervisors by the chief executive officer that the human resources management system implementing this provision is fully operational, all provisions in Section 6.94.020, subsection G.1.a shall remain in effect except that the pay rate for such persons meeting the aforementioned requirements shall be increased 3.0416 percent.

Effective July 1, 2007, continuation of the bonus provided in Subsection G1 shall be contingent upon successful completion of the annual Fitness for Life Program, as approved by the Board of Supervisors for represented safety lifeguard employees, providing such person's performance is rated "Competent" or higher.

The Fitness for Life Pay provisions shall remain in effect through December 31, 2027. The rate or rates established by this provision do not constitute a base rate.

(Ord. 2026-0004 § 31, 2026; Ord. 2022-0046 § 42, 2022; Ord. 2019-0034 § 15, 2019; Ord. 2012-0017 § 77, 2012; Ord. 2009- 0055 § 12, 2009; Ord. 2008-0036 § 20, 2008; Ord. 2006-0084, § 39, 2006; Ord. 2006-0053 § 2 (part), 2006.)

Each member of the Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation Commission (Item No. 9419) shall receive $25.00 per meeting attended by him, not to exceed $50.00 in any one month.

(Ord. 2012-0017 § 78, 2012; Ord. 2006-0053 § 2 (part), 2006.)