b'2012 On May 15, 2012, the City Council approved a City AdministrativeOfficerreportthatrecommended consolidating the Department of General Services, Office of Public Safety (OPS), into the Police Depart-ment (LAPD). The consolidation was adopted with an effective date of July 1, 2012. OPS employees who successfullytransitiontoaregularLAPDsworn classification had two years to make an irrevocable election to opt out of the Los Angeles City Employ-ees Retirement System and become a member of theFireandPolicePensionSystem.Theopt-out electionmusthavebeenmadenolaterthan December 12, 2014.2013-2014 On June 27, 2013 and January 8, 2014, the City issued ManagementAuditInterimandFinalReports, constitutingthesecondCharter-mandatedaudit of the System. The two audit reports determined that, overall, the System is generally operating in an effective manner. OnAugust8,2014,theCityCounciladopted anordinancetoaddDROPprovisionsforTier6 members. By December 12, 2014, a total of 22 former Office of Public Safety (OPS) employees who transitioned to regular sworn classifications with the Police Depart-ment opted out of the Los Angeles City Employ-eesRetirementSystem(LACERS)andbecame members of Tier 6 of the Fire and Police Pension System.178 LAFPP ANNUAL REPORT 2024 Leo Kaufman Photo'