ANALYSIS
This ordinance would call a special election to be held on November 3, 2020, for
the purpose of voting upon an amendment to the Charter of the County of Los Angeles
that would annually allocate in the County's budget no less than ten percent of the
County's locally generated unrestricted revenues in the general fund to address the
disproportionate impact of racial injustice through community investment and
alternatives to incarceration and prohibit using those funds for carceral systems and law
enforcement agencies as detailed in the ordinance adopting the proposed charter
amendment,to be phased in by June 30, 2024.
The ordinance also directs the consolidation of this election with the statewide
general election to be held on the same day.
MARY C. WICKHAM
County Co,~s I~
Serl~'eF~sistant County Counsel
Executive Office
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Requested: 7/20120
Revised: 7!24!20
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ORDINANCE.NO.
An ordinance calling a special election to be held on November 3, 2020,
throughout the County of Los Angeles for the purpose of voting upon an amendment to
the Los Angeles County Charter and directing the consolidation of the election with the
statewide general election to be held on the same day.
The Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles ordains as follows:
SECTION 1. Call of Election and Puruose. A special election is hereby called,
proclaimed and ordered to be held on November 3, 2020, for the purpose of voting upon
a proposed amendment to the Charter of the County of Los Angeles.
SECTION 2. Resolution Establishing Form of Prouosition. The exact form of
the Proposition as it is to appear on the ballot and the complete text of the proposed
amendment is as follows:
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT AND ALTERNATIVES TO
INCARCERATION MINIMUM COUNTY BUDGET ALLOCATION. YES
Shall the measure, annually allocating in the County's budget no
less than ten percent(10%)of the County's locally generated
unrestricted revenues in the general fund to address the
disproportionate impact of racial injustice through community
investment and alternatives to incarceration and prohibiting using
those funds for carceral systems and law enforcement agencies NO
as detailed in the ordinance adopting the proposed charter
amendment, be adopted?
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PROPOSITION
This Proposition (XXXXX)shall become effective only if it is submitted to the
voters at the election held on November 3, 2020 and is approved. The Charter
amendment shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
First: Section 11 of Article III of the Charter of the County of Los Angeles is
amended to read:
Section 11. It shall be the duty of the Board of Supervisors:
(1)To appoint all County officers other than elective o~cers, and all
officers, assistants, deputies,- clerks, attaches[14] and employees whose appointment
is not provided for by this Charter. [15]
(81 To allocate. in comaliance with all laws and regulations, the County's
locally generated unrestricted revenues in the general fund as follows:
A. Set aside a baseline minimum threshold of at least ten percent(10%)of
the County's locally generated unrestricted revenues in the general fund (Net County
Cost), as determined annually in the budget process or as otherwise set forth in the
County Code or regulations, to be allocated on an annual basis after input from among
others the public and County deaartments at a public hearin4 for the following primary
puraoses:
i. Direct Community Investment.
1. Community-based youth development programs.
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2. Job training and iobs to low-income residents focusing on
lobs that support the imalementation of the "Alternatives to Incarceration" work4rouo
recommendations as presented to the County Board of Supervisors on March 10 2020
especialiv construction iobs for the exaansion of affordable and supportive housing
restorative care villages, and a decentralized system of care.
3. Access to capital for small minority-owned businesses with
a focus on Black-owned businesses.
4. Rent assistance. housing vouchers and accomnanvin4
supportive services to those at-risk of losing their housing or without stable housing
5 Capital fundin4 for transitional housing affordable housing
supportive housing and restorative care villages with oriority for shovel-ready oroiects
ii. Alternatives to Incarceration.
1. Community-based restorative justice ptograms:
2. Pre-trial non-custody services and treatment.
3. Community-based health services. health promotion
counseling, wellness and arevention groqrams. and mental health and substance use
disorder services.
4. Non-custodial diversion and reentry pro4rams including
housing and services.
B. The set aside shall not be used for any carceral system or law
enforcement agencies including the Los Angeles County SherifFs Department
Los Angeles County District Attorney's Once Los An4eles County Suaerior Courts or
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Los An4eles Countv Probation Department including any redistribution offunds through
those entities. This restriction does not extend to State law reauirinq the County to fund
court facilities and expenditures. including but not limited to the Trial Court Facilities
Act of 2002(2002 Senate.Bill No. 17321-and Lockyer-Isenberg Trial Court Funding Act
of 1997(1997 Assembiv Bill No. 233) other mandatory fines and fees or any other
County commitments to the extent required by law.
C. The unrestricted revenues that are set aside shall phase in over a three-
near aeriod. beginning Julv 1.2021, and incrementally grow to the full set-aside by
June 30. 2024, pursuant to the procedures codified in the County Budget Act in the
Government Code.
D. The set aside cannot supplant monies otherwise allocated for the same
categories listed in Subsection f8)(A), as defined and set forth in the County Code or
regulations.
E. The Board of Supervisors shall establish an inclusive and transparent
process on the allocation of funds set aside by this Subsection (8)
F. Notwithstanding this Subsection (81 the Board of Supervisors may by a
four-fifths vote. reduce the set-aside in the event of a fiscal emergency as declared
the Board of Supervisors, that threatens the County's ability to fund mandated
arograms.
Second: In the event that the amendment to the Charter of Los Angeles County
contained in this Proposition is rendered inoperative because of the actions of any
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court, legislative or other body, or for any other reason, the provisions of the County
Charter in'effect on November 3, 2020, shall remain in full force and effect.
Third: If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause,
phrase, or word of this Proposition is for any reason held to be invalid or unenforceable,
such invalidity or unenfo~ceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the
remaining sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses,
phrases, or words of this amendment to Section 11 of Article III of the Charter. The
voters of the County of Los Angeles tleclare that they would have independently
adopted each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or
word of this Proposition irrespective of the fact that.any one or more other sections,
subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases, or words of this
amendment to Section 11 of Article III is declared invalid or unenforceable.
SECTION 3. Consolidation. The special election shall be consolidated with the
statewide general election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. The Proposition
shall be placed upon the same ballot as that provided for the general election. The
precincts, polling places, or vote centers, and precinct board members shall be the
same as provided for the statewide general election.
SECTION 4. Proclamation. Pursuant to section 12001 of the Elections Code,
the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles hereby PROCLAIMS that a
special countywide election shall be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, to vote upon
the Charter Amendment described in Section 2 of this Ordinance.
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SECTION 5. Effective Date. Pursuant to Section 9141 of the Elections Code
and Section 25123 of the Government Code, this Ordinance shall take effect upon the
adoption thereof.
SECTION 6. Authority. This Ordinance is adopted pursuant to sections 23720,
23730, and 23731 of the Government Code, and sections 9141, 10402, 10403, and
12001 of the Elections Code.
SECTION 7. Publication. This Ordinance shall be published once before the
expiration of 15 days after its passage in a daily newspaper of general circulation,
printed, published and circulated in the County of Los Angeles pursuant to Government
Code section 25124.
The Executive Officer-Clerk of the Board of Supervisors is ordered to file a copy
of this Ordinance with the Registrar-Recorder at least 88 days prior to the day of the
election.
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