diff --git a/github-actions/trigger-issue/add-missing-labels-to-issues/check-labels.js b/github-actions/trigger-issue/add-missing-labels-to-issues/check-labels.js
index 5aa85adbfa..8d593c564e 100644
--- a/github-actions/trigger-issue/add-missing-labels-to-issues/check-labels.js
+++ b/github-actions/trigger-issue/add-missing-labels-to-issues/check-labels.js
@@ -2,14 +2,42 @@
 const statusFieldIds = require('../../utils/_data/status-field-ids');
 const queryIssueInfo = require('../../utils/query-issue-info');
 const mutateIssueStatus = require('../../utils/mutate-issue-status');
+const retrieveLabelDirectory = require('../../utils/retrieve-label-directory');
+
+// Use labelKeys to retrieve current labelNames from directory
+const [
+  sizeMissing,
+  featureMissing,
+  complexityMissing,
+  roleMissing,
+  complexity1,
+  complexity2,
+  readyForDevLead,
+  featureAdministrative,
+  size025pt,
+  roleDevLeads
+] = [
+  "sizeMissing",
+  "featureMissing",
+  "complexityMissing",
+  "roleMissing",
+  "complexity1",
+  "complexity2",
+  "readyForDevLead",
+  "featureAdministrative",
+  "size025pt",
+  "roleDevLeads"
+].map(retrieveLabelDirectory);
 
 // Constant variables
-const REQUIRED_LABELS = ['Complexity', 'role', 'Feature', 'size'];
-const LABEL_MISSING = ['Complexity: Missing', 'role missing', 'Feature Missing', 'size: missing'];
-const COMPLEXITY_EXCEPTIONS = ['good first issue'];
+const REQUIRED_LABELS = ['complexity', 'role', 'feature', 'size'];
+const LABEL_MISSING = [complexityMissing, roleMissing, featureMissing, sizeMissing];
+// Exception for the `good first issue` label
+const COMPLEXITY_EXCEPTIONS = [complexity1];
 
-// SPECIAL_CASE is for issue created by reference with issue title "Hack for LA website bot" (from "Review Inactive Team Members")
-const SPECIAL_CASE = ['ready for dev lead','Feature: Administrative','size: 0.25pt','Complexity: Small','role: dev leads'];
+// SPECIAL_CASE is for issue created by reference with issue title "Hack for LA website bot"
+// ("Review Inactive Team Members" from the "Schedule Monthly" workflow)
+const SPECIAL_CASE = [readyForDevLead, featureAdministrative, size025pt, complexity2, roleDevLeads];
 
 // Global variables
 var github;
@@ -86,7 +114,7 @@ function checkLabels(labels) {
     const regExp = new RegExp(`\\b${requiredLabel}\\b`, 'gi');
     const isLabelPresent = labels.some(label => {
       // If the label is in the complexity exceptions array, it also fulfills the complexity requirements
-      if (COMPLEXITY_EXCEPTIONS.includes(label) && requiredLabel === 'Complexity') {
+      if (COMPLEXITY_EXCEPTIONS.includes(label) && requiredLabel === 'complexity') {
         return true;
       }
 
@@ -97,7 +125,7 @@ function checkLabels(labels) {
       labelsToAdd.push(LABEL_MISSING[i]);
     }
   })
-  
+
   return labelsToAdd;
 }
 
diff --git a/github-actions/utils/_data/status-field-ids.js b/github-actions/utils/_data/status-field-ids.js
index 101532db3a..e72d3e6495 100644
--- a/github-actions/utils/_data/status-field-ids.js
+++ b/github-actions/utils/_data/status-field-ids.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
   * The purpose of this utility is to list the (non-changing) GraphQL ids of the 'Status' fields
-  * for the Website Project so that functions will not need to run a GraphQL query when needed
-  *                   SEE BELOW for GraphQL query used to generate this list
+  * for the Website Project so that functions will not need to run a GraphQL query each time
+  *                   SEE BELOW for GraphQL query used to generate the values from this list
   *
   * @params {String} statusField  - Standardized name of status field (see lines 10-27)
   * @returns {String} statusId    - the field id of the selected status
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@
 function statusFieldIds(statusField) {
 
   const statusValues = new Map([
+
+    // Default values for HfLA Website Project 86
+    ["PROJECT_ID", "PVT_kwDOALGKNs4Ajuck"],
+    ["FIELD_ID", "PVTSSF_lADOALGKNs4AjuckzgcCutQ"],
+
+    // Individual Status field values
     ["Agendas", "864392c1"],
     ["Ice_Box", "2b49cbab"],
     ["Emergent_Requests", "d468e876"],    
@@ -40,15 +46,13 @@ query findStatusSubfieldIds ($login: String!, $projNum: Int!, $fieldName: String
   organization(login: $login) {
     projectV2(number: $projNum) {
       id
-      field(name:$fieldName) { 
-        ... on ProjectV2SingleSelectField { 	
-        id options{ 
+      field(name: $fieldName) {
+        ... on ProjectV2SingleSelectField {
+          id 
+          options {
             id
             name
-            ... on ProjectV2SingleSelectFieldOption {
-              id
-            }
-          } 
+          }
         }
       }
     }
@@ -56,9 +60,9 @@ query findStatusSubfieldIds ($login: String!, $projNum: Int!, $fieldName: String
 }
 
 {
-  "login":"hackforla",
+  "login": "hackforla",
   "projNum": 86,
-	"fieldName": "Status"
+  "fieldName": "Status"
 }
 */
 
diff --git a/github-actions/utils/mutate-issue-status.js b/github-actions/utils/mutate-issue-status.js
index 5e4f335ff3..fea00e687e 100644
--- a/github-actions/utils/mutate-issue-status.js
+++ b/github-actions/utils/mutate-issue-status.js
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// Import modules
+const statusFieldIds = require('./_data/status-field-ids');
+
 /**
  * Changes the 'Status' of an issue (with the corresponding itemId) to a newStatusValue
  * @param {String} itemId          -  GraphQL item Id for the issue
@@ -11,8 +14,8 @@ async function mutateIssueStatus(
   newStatusValue
 ) {
   // Defaults for HfLA Website Project 86
-  const WEBSITE_PROJECT_ID = 'PVT_kwDOALGKNs4Ajuck';
-  const STATUS_FIELD_ID = 'PVTSSF_lADOALGKNs4AjuckzgcCutQ';
+  const PROJECT_ID = statusFieldIds("PROJECT_ID");
+  const FIELD_ID = statusFieldIds("FIELD_ID");
 
   const mutation = `mutation($projectId: ID!, $fieldId: ID!, $itemId: ID!, $value: String!) {
     updateProjectV2ItemFieldValue(input: {
@@ -30,8 +33,8 @@ async function mutateIssueStatus(
   }`;
 
   const variables = {
-    projectId: WEBSITE_PROJECT_ID,
-    fieldId: STATUS_FIELD_ID,
+    projectId: PROJECT_ID,
+    fieldId: FIELD_ID,
     itemId: itemId,
     value: newStatusValue,
   };
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ async function mutateIssueStatus(
   try {
     await github.graphql(mutation, variables);
   } catch (error) {
-    throw new Error('Error in mutateItemStatus() function: ' + error);
+    throw new Error('Error in mutateIssueStatus() function: ' + error);
   }
 }