ADMINISTRATIVE CODE›Division 22 — DEPARTMENTS, BUREAUS AND AGENCIES UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL›Chapter 34 — COMMUNITY INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT
Los Angeles Municipal Code Art. 1 Creation of the Department
Los Angeles Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-19 · Los Angeles
Cite as: Los Angeles Municipal Code Article 1 · Text as of 2026-10-19
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22.1400 Creation of the Department.
22.1401 Purpose of the Department.
Sec. 22.1400. Creation of the Department.¶
The Community Investment Department, referred to in this chapter as the “Department”, is hereby created as a department within the City of Los Angeles government. The Department shall have the powers, duties, and responsibilities set forth in this chapter and elsewhere in the City Charter, Los Angeles Municipal Code, and Los Angeles Administrative Code.
SECTION HISTORY
Article and Section Added by Ord. No. 187,122, Eff. 8-8-21.
Amended by: Ord. No. 188,945, Eff. 6-29-26, Oper. 7-1-26.
Sec. 22.1401. Purpose of the Department.¶
The Department is established to provide planning, coordination, direction, and management of community investment activities and services provided by the City in accordance with federal, state, and local laws, and rules, regulations, guidelines, agreements, and policies established thereunder.
The Department shall, on behalf of the City:
(a) plan, coordinate, direct, and manage various activities, services, and programs provided by the City to support low-income families and poverty reduction initiatives;
(b) provide for proper implementation of workforce development activities, services, and programs within the City;
(c) provide for the proper planning, coordination, promotion, stimulation, implementation, and management of economic development programs and activities within the City as part of an economic development model whereby the City can more readily partner with other public entities and private entities to best leverage public and private funds to foster economic development within the City and to best support business attraction, retention, and expansion as well as job creation and economic growth;
(d) provide for proper planning, coordination, direction, and management of various activities and services provided by the City for older adults; and
(e) provide for proper planning, coordination, direction, and management of various activities and services provided by the City for the City’s youth.
SECTION HISTORY
Article and Section Added by Ord. No. 187,122, Eff. 8-8-21.
Amended by: Ord. No. 188,945, Eff. 6-29-26, Oper. 7-1-26.
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