Freeze or not, Delgadillo finds a way to hire more attorneys. (Politics).Los Angeles City Attorney The Los Angeles City Attorney is an elected official whose job is to prosecute all of the misdemeanor criminal offenses within the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. Rocky Delgadillo Rockard John "Rocky" Delgadillo (born July 15 1960) is the current City Attorney of Los Angeles, California. Career
James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California to lift the city's seven-month-old hiring freeze Noun 1. hiring freeze - a freeze on hiring freeze - fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level; "a freeze on hiring" so he can stock his department with more attorneys. Delgadillo has circumvented the freeze, hiring 57 attorneys by requesting exemptions. He has requested funding for six additional positions for this fiscal year, which began July 1. "Whenever we find remarkable talent, we find a way to bring them on board, hiring freeze or not," Delgadillo said. Of the 57 attorneys hired last year, 29 filled new positions in the office. The balance filled existing positions. The request has the support of Councilman Nick Pacheco Lauro "Nick" Pacheco, Jr. is an American attorney, politician, and a member of the Democratic Party. Pacheco served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council (1999-2003). , chairman of the budget and finance committee, who said he plans to introduce a motion during the next few weeks eliminating the hiring freeze for both the City Attorney and City Controller. "We're trying to create a mechanism to maintain our service levels while at the same time being fiscally conservative," Pacheco said. Calls to Hahn's office for comment were not returned. Last winter, Delgadillo was criticized for requesting $7 million in additional funding -- about $1 million to hire 20 additional staff -- while the city tightened its budget. This year's city budget looks healthier. The city avoided a projected $180 million budget deficit, ending fiscal 2002 with a $94 million surplus, said Bill Fujioka, city administrative officer. Further, the City Attorney's office saw a 5.2 percent increase in budget allocations, one of the highest increases in the city, Fujioka said. The City Attorney's budget for fiscal 2003 is $80.5 million, up from $76.5 million last year, he said. Still, Fujioka said the city wasn't prepared to lift the hiring freeze, which began in November 2001. "There are two critical issues that are still unknowns," Fujioka said. "One is the impact of the state budget. We're concerned that the state, to balance the budget, will reduce funding. Second is secession secession, in art secession, in art, any of several associations of progressive artists, especially those in Munich, Berlin, and Vienna, who withdrew from the established academic societies or exhibitions. , which would have significant financial consequence on the city. So we're taking a very careful, prudent approach." Staff reporter Howard Fine Howard Fine (November 28, 1958) is an American acting teacher, the founder of the Howard Fine Acting Studio in Hollywood, CA, and also a theatre director. Early Life Howard Fine was born on November 28, 1958 in Providence, Rhode Island. He is the youngest of 5 children. can be reached by phone at (323) 549-5225, ext. 227, or by email at hfine@labusinessjournal.com. |
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