PUBLIC POLICY

PUBLIC POLICY 

Measure G  – Los Angeles County Government Reform Act

Los Angeles County Government Reform as adopted by voters in November 2024 as Measure G is now in the implementation phase under the direction of the Government Reform Task Force.  The Task Force is composed of 13 members appointed by the Supervisors, unions, and 5 selected from applicants by the appointed members.

Now that the Task Force members have chosen a Chair, Martin Rodarte and Vice-Chair, Nancy Yap, adopted bylaws, and set up several ad hoc committees to study and make recommendations on the most timely projects, they are making some progress on their major tasks. A key issue is pushing the Board of Supervisors to determine an appropriate solution to the dilemma that Measure J, passed by the voters in November 2020, which amends the County charter to require at least 10% of locally generated, unrestricted revenue be reinvested into community development and alternatives to incarceration, was never actually entered into the Charter. Measure G provisions cancel this ordinance in 2028.

Task Force meetings are held on Wednesdays at 5 pm at county locations including Magic Johnson Recreation Center in South LA. These meetings are streamed live on a secure system called WebEx. The schedule and agendas, as well as recordings of past meetings, can be found at https://measureg.lacounty.gov/task-force-meetings. Community members can sign up to have email notices sent to them. On the website can be found bios of the 13 Task Force members and the text of Measure G. The next meeting is set for November 12.

Major tasks for the Task force include these items:

  1. By 2026 Establish an independent Ethics Commission and Office of Ethics Compliance with a Compliance Officer
  2. By 2028 Establish a Director of Budget and Management and mandate public budget presentations during Supervisor meetings
  3. Create a position of Legislative Analyst to advise the supervisors on impact of legislation
  4. By 2028 set out criteria for electing a County Executive accountable for the County’s $45 billion budget.
  5. Create a process to Expand the Board of Supervisors from 5 to 9 elected members starting in 2032. Boundaries of the 9 districts will be determined by the Independent Citizen’s Redistricting commission  using data from the 2030 census.
  6. Establish a Charter Review Commission to meet every 10 years to review governance and the County Charter.

More information on the Government Reform Task Force and its responsibilities will be the subject of the LACIC November 9 meeting.

Margo Reeg

Public Policy Chair