Los Angeles Municipal Code Art. 3.5 Use of Independent Contractors Instead of City Employees
Los Angeles Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Los Angeles
Cite as: Los Angeles Municipal Code Article 3.5 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Sec. 10.23. Use of Independent Contractors.¶
Nothing in this article shall be deemed or construed as preventing the City Council, or a Board of Commissioners in the case of those departments having control of their own revenues and funds, from entering into contracts for the performance of work when it is determined by the City Council or the Board of Commissioners that such work can be performed more economically or feasibly by independent contractors than by City employees. The authority of the City Council set forth in this section may be delegated to departments and officers of the City under such rules and procedures as the City Council may prescribe. Nothing in this section shall limit the application of Sections 370 to 378 of the City Charter relating to contracts and competitive bidding for contracts.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Charter Section 126. Amended by: Ord. No. 154,252, Eff. 9-11-80; Ord. No. 173,285, Eff. 6-26-00, Oper. 7-1-00.
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