Garcetti: Some City Hall general managers could lose their jobs

Some of Los Angeles’ 37 department general managers may be asked to step down, Mayor Eric Garcetti said Monday.

As promised during his campaign, Garcetti is asking each of the city’s top agency managers to reapply for their jobs and set out specific goals for their area of service during one-on-one interviews he will be conducting over the next two months.

Garcetti told a morning press conference that he has no “secret list” of those he wants gone. But he clearly has some areas of concern, repeating an earlier statement that he would look particularly closely at the Department of Water and Power, and the Fire Department.

He also cited concerns about the Department of Recreation and Parks.

In the past, Garcetti has voiced discontent with both the city’s library system and information technology operations, which are spread across different departments.

“You’ve got to be able to take on some of the entrenched culture and bureaucracy,’’ Garcetti said. “I want people to have a sense of excitement. If they don’t have a sense of excitement about this place, they probably shouldn’t be here.”

After meeting with reporters, Garcetti walked down a corridor in the mayor’s office and entered another area where all 37 department managers were waiting for him. They applauded as he entered.

That meeting, about an hour long, was held behind closed doors. Garcetti’s staff said the individual meetings with managers would likely begin this week.

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