{"id":66390,"date":"2024-07-30T19:58:47","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T02:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=66390"},"modified":"2024-07-30T19:58:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T02:58:47","slug":"la-county-governance-and-ethics-reforms-to-be-placed-on-november-ballot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=66390","title":{"rendered":"LA COUNTY GOVERNANCE AND ETHICS REFORMS TO BE PLACED ON NOVEMBER BALLOT"},"content":{"rendered":"

The charter\u00a0amendment\u00a0creates an\u00a0elected County Executive & Ethics\u00a0Commission, expands the\u00a0Board of Supervisors, and more<\/em><\/p>\n

Los Angeles, CA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 At today\u2019s meeting, the Board of Supervisors took historic action to put the most comprehensive governance and ethics reform package for Los Angeles County on the ballot this November. Voters will now decide on a County Charter amendment that\u00a0creates an elected County Executive; expands the Board of Supervisors\u00a0<\/strong>from five to nine seats; and\u00a0establishes common-sense\u00a0ethics reforms<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

As part of\u00a0Item 6<\/a>\u00a0on the agenda, the Board approved putting the following measure on the November 5 ballot:<\/p>\n

LOS ANGELES COUNTY GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, ETHICS AND ACCOUNTABILITY CHARTER AMENDMENT. Shall the measure amending the Los Angeles County Charter to create an elected County Executive; create an independent\u00a0Ethics Commission to increase restrictions on lobbying and investigate misconduct;\u00a0establish a nonpartisan Legislative Analyst to review proposed County policies; increase\u00a0the Board of Supervisors from five to nine elected members; require County\u00a0departments to present annual budgets in public meetings; using existing funding\u00a0sources with no additional taxes to implement, as detailed in the charter amendment\u00a0ordinance, be adopted?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The motion calling for County Charter ordinance changes was authored by Chair Lindsey P. Horvath and Supervisor Janice Hahn. The second reading of the ordinance was approved today through\u00a0Item 7<\/a>\u00a0on the agenda.<\/p>\n

\u201cChange is now in the hands of Los Angeles County voters who will tell us whether it\u2019s time for a more representative, transparent, accountable, and effective Los Angeles County,\u201d\u00a0said Chair Lindsey P. Horvath<\/strong>. \u201cIf voters call for change, I stand ready to champion implementation through a broad-based public process that centers the voices of our most marginalized communities. This is the very beginning of a going-forward process that invites everyone into shaping a 21st century model for governance that works for Los Angeles County.\u201d<\/p>\n

“When asked, residents overwhelmingly say they support reforming LA County government. They tell us they want smaller, more representative districts, checks and balances, and commonsense ethics reforms that hold officials accountable,”\u00a0said Supervisor Janice Hahn<\/strong>.\u00a0“At the end of the day, this is not the Supervisors\u2019 government. This is the people\u2019s government. And this November, the people will get to decide how they want it to work.”<\/p>\n

The Los Angeles County governance structure has not changed much since it was adopted in 1912 when the population was 500,000, segregation was the law of the land, and women didn’t have the right to vote. If approved by voters this November, the charter amendments would kick off a\u00a0public process led by the Governance Reform Task Force to implement governance and ethics reforms<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The charter amendment would create distinct executive and legislative branches of the government through a directly elected County Executive. The elected County Executive would function much like a Mayor, Governor, or President, with the Board of Supervisors serving as the legislative branch like a City Council, State Legislature, or Congress.<\/p>\n

The charter amendment would also expand the Board from five to nine seats to increase representation and create opportunities for a Board that reflects the diversity of Los Angeles County. A Board of nine Supervisors has been\u00a0studied for decades<\/a>. It is a measured approach to bring the public closer to their elected representatives by cutting districts nearly in half.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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