PAYMENT FOR TRAVEL OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES FROM THEIR HOMES TO TEMPORARY JOB LOCATION AND FROM JOB-TO-JOB LOCATIONS

Los Angeles Administrative Code div. 4, ch. 5, art. 1

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Los Angeles Administrative Code § 4.220 Definitions.

Sec. 4.220. Definitions. The words and terms defined in this section shall have the following meaning as used in this article: (a) “Temporary Assignment” shall mean a work assignment to a location other than headquarters lasting for a period of 30 days or less. (b) “Headquarters” shall mean those places and assignment to which an officer or employee is required to report for instructions such as the City Hall or any of its branches, various departmental or divisional yards, plants or stations or similar places of assignment. (c) “Department” shall mean any department, bureau or office of the government of the City of Los Angeles, except those departments which, under the charter, have control of their own definite revenues or funds. (d) “Job-to-Job” shall mean the change within a work day from one work assignment location to another requiring travel. (e) A “split shift” shall mean a day’s work consisting of nonconsecutive hours, of two or more working periods, separated by a period of time in excess of two hours, exclusive of meal periods or rest periods. SECTION HISTORY Based on Ord. No. 122,317. Amended by: Ord. No. 141,335, Eff. 1-17-71; Subsec. (e), added by Ord. No. 157,181, Eff. 10-21-82, Oper. 7-1-82.

Los Angeles Administrative Code § 4.221 Authority for Travel Compensation.

Sec. 4.221. Authority for Travel Compensation. Whenever the Board or officer in charge and in control of any department shall determine that it is for the best interest of the city and will promote the proper and efficient conduct of public work to require that any officer or employee of such department report directly from the officer’s or employee’s home to a place of temporary assignment of work in the morning and return directly to the officer’s or employee’s home from a temporary assignment of work in the evening, such officer or employee shall be compensated for travel in the manner hereinafter prescribed. Authority for such compensation shall be obtained in the following manner: (a) Said Board or officer shall be responsible for the administration of payment for travel of qualifying employees from their homes to temporary job locations and return, under the provisions of this article, subject to review by the Director of the Office of Administrative and Research Services. (b) The Director of the Office of Administrative and Research Services shall prescribe the procedure for such review and shall file with the Controller an approved list of all authorities for travel compensation as a basis for payment under this article. SECTION HISTORY Based on Ord. No. 122,137. Amended by: Ord. No. 129,801; Ord. No. 141,335, Eff. 1-17-71; Ord. No. 173,308, Eff. 6-30-00, Oper. 7-1-00.

Los Angeles Administrative Code § 4.221.1 Job-to-Job Compensation.

Sec. 4.221.1. Job-to-Job Compensation. Whenever the Board or officer in charge and in control of any department shall determine that it is for the best interest of the city and will promote the proper and efficient conduct of public work to require that any officer or employee of such department report from job-to-job, such officer or employee shall be compensated for travel as provided in Section 4.222.1. Authority for such compensation shall be obtained as provided in Section 4.221(a) and (b). SECTION HISTORY Added by Ord. No. 141,335, Eff. 1-17-71.

Los Angeles Administrative Code § 4.222 Rate of Payment.

Sec. 4.222. Rate of Payment. Any officer or employee so required to travel directly between the officer’s or employee’s home and place of temporary assignment as provided in Section 4.221 of this Code shall receive payment at the rate of one dollar and twenty cents ($1.20) for each day that such travel occurs. SECTION HISTORY Based on Ord. No. 122,137. Amended by: Ord. No. 141,335, Eff. 1-17-71; Ord. No. 141,591, Eff. 4-3-71; Ord. No. 146,047, Eff. 6-13-74, Oper. 6-9-74; Ord, No. 153,070, Eff. 11-29-79.

Los Angeles Administrative Code § 4.222.1 Job-to-Job Reimbursement.

Sec. 4.222.1. Job-to-Job Reimbursement. Any officer or employee required to travel from “job- to-job” shall receive payment at the rate of one dollar and twenty cents ($1.20) for each day that such travel occurs. SECTION HISTORY Added by Ord. No. 141,335, Eff. 1-17-71. Amended by: Ord. No. 153,070, Eff. 11-29-79.

Los Angeles Administrative Code § 4.222.2 Maximum Reimbursement.

Sec. 4.222.2. Maximum Reimbursement. Any officer or employee who qualifies for reimbursement under the provisions of both Section 4.222 and Section 4.222.1 shall be entitled to receive a maximum of $1.75 per day for each day so qualified. SECTION HISTORY Added by Ord. No. 153,709, Eff. 6-13-80.

Los Angeles Administrative Code § 4.223 Travel between Home and Headquarters.

Sec. 4.223. Travel between Home and Headquarters. No officer or employee of the City shall be compensated for travel between the officer’s or employee’s home and headquarters except as provided in Section 85.05 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. SECTION HISTORY Based on Ord. No. 122,137. Amended by: Ord. No. 141,335, Eff. 1-17-71; Ord. No.165,929, Eff.6-5-90.

Los Angeles Administrative Code § 4.224 Temporary Assignment Becoming Permanent.

Sec. 4.224. Temporary Assignment Becoming Permanent. If any officer or employee who is eligible for payment for travel under the provisions of this article continues to report directly from the officer’s or employee’s home to a temporary assignment for more than 30 days, such assignment shall be deemed thereafter to be permanent and no further payment for travel shall be allowed to the officer or employee while the officer or employee is working on such assignment. SECTION HISTORY Based on Ord. No. 122,137.

Los Angeles Administrative Code § 4.225 Applicability of Article.

Sec. 4.225. Applicability of Article. The provisions of this article shall apply to temporary and job-to-job assignments of work on any day during the week, including Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, regardless of what hour an officer or employee is required to report for work. No payment under this article shall be made to any person who uses a city-owned vehicle or who is reimbursed for transportation expenses under Article 2 of this chapter for travel between the person’s home and a temporary assignment. SECTION HISTORY Based on Ord. No. 122,137. Amended by: Ord. No. 141,335, Eff. 1-17-71.

Los Angeles Administrative Code § 4.226 Forms Required.

Sec. 4.226. Forms Required. The Director of the Office of Administrative and Research Services with the approval of the Controller shall prescribe the report or other forms to be used as a basis for payment under this article. SECTION HISTORY Based on Ord. No. 122,137. Amended by: Ord. No. 141,335, Eff. 1-17-71; Ord. No. 173,308, Eff. 6-30-00, Oper. 7-1-00.

Source: City of Los Angeles, Charter and Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/laac/0-0-0-11689Fetched: 10/24/2026