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Division 13 — FRANCHISES, PERMITS AND PRIVILEGES›Chapter 5 — REPORTS RULES

Los Angeles Municipal Code Art. 3 Rules of General Application

Los Angeles Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Los Angeles

Cite as: Los Angeles Municipal Code Article 3 · Text as of 2026-10-04

Sec. 19.80. Adoption of Rules.

Any action by and of said departments named in Section 70 authorizing the acquisition or sale of real property, approving of contracts which obligate the City for a longer period of time than one year or which involves values in excess of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000), or which involves a rule of general application to be followed by the public, shall be taken by the head of the department by order or resolution, provided, however, that the Board of Commissioners of the Departments of Airports, Harbor, and Water and Power may each authorize its General Manager to contract on behalf of its department where the contract does not involve values in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000). Every order or resolution adopting a rule of general application to be followed by the public shall be published once in a daily newspaper and shall take effect upon such publication. Such rules when adopted by orders of general managers of departments named in Charter Section 70(c) shall be subject to the approval of the Mayor.

SECTION HISTORY

Based on Charter, Sec. 82. Amended by: Ord. No. 154,252, Eff. 9-11-80; Ord. No. 158,965, Eff. 6-30-84.

CHAPTER 6

[PUBLIC WORKS IMPROVEMENTS]

Article 1 Public Works Improvements 2 Public Works Improvements Arts Program

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