Discussion and possible action on providing recommendations for Council File #18-0467 – “Neighborhood Council System Reforms.” The Commission is seeking input from Neighborhood Councils and the public on the following issues:
• Amending the City Charter Article IX to renaming Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE) to Neighborhood Councils Department (NCD) and Board of Neighborhood Commissioners (BONC) to Neighborhood Councils Commission (NCC)
• Amending the Los Angeles Administrative Code to remove “Community Interests Stakeholder”
BOARD OF NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONERS
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
Monday, July 16, 2018
• Amending City Charter Article IX
Section 901.d and 904.f to remove any reference to “selections” and clarify that Neighborhood Council Board members will be elected
• Adjusting Neighborhood Council bylaws to insure equitable distribution of Board seats
• To establish uniform minimum age for voting and board membership
• Adopting policies for training of Chairs and Vice-chairs of Neighborhood Council land use committees
• Adopting policies to allow rollover of funds and acceptance of donations by Neighborhood Councils
• Amending the Los Angeles Administrative Code to remove the expiration of the ability for Neighborhood Councils to accept in-kind or monetary donations
• On costs and other implications of holding same day city wide Nationhood Council elections
• To develop a process to assist Nationhood Councils to access shared space in city facilities as envisioned in Council File 16-0298
• To develop an ongoing compendium of best practices generated from Neighborhood Councils and periodically share with all Neighborhood Councils
• To develop an ongoing compendium of best practices generated from Neighborhood Councils and periodically share with all Neighborhood Councils
• To develop a single points of contact between Neighborhood Councils and city departments.