LA County BOS Meeting and Fulfilling Measure G

The ballot title for Measure G (which passed) was LOS ANGELES COUNTY GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, ETHICS AND ACCOUNTABILITY CHARTER AMENDMENT. The ballot description included these details of what the measure would enable, enact, establish, create:

• An elected County Executive
• An independent Ethics Commission to increase restrictions on lobbying and investigate misconduct
• Establish a nonpartisan Legislative Analyst to review proposed County policies
• An increase of the Board of Supervisors from five to nine elected members
• Require County departments to present annual budgets in public meetings

using existing funding sources with no additional taxes to implement, as detailed in the charter amendment ordinance. 

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