LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said Nov. 23 that disciplinary proceedings have begun against five sworn department employees and one civilian employee for violating the city’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate, which requires full vaccination by Dec. 18 and mandates testing at the employees’ expense until then. Moore said the employees were recommended for removal and will “proceed to the civil service termination process.” Employees who have not yet vaccinated receive notices that they must sign, saying they will agree to either get vaccinated or file an exemption request and submit to mandated testing in the meantime. About 70 percent of the notices have been served, and the six Los Angeles police Department employees currently in disciplinary proceedings refused to sign the agreement, Moore said. Employee testing began on Friday. Under the mandate, unvaccinated employees have to submit to two COVID-19 tests per week, and $65 per test will be …