Los Angeles Municipal Code Art. 2 El Pueblo De Los Angeles Historical Monument Authority Commission

Section 22.621 Control and Management of Department. 22.622 Composition of the Board. 22.623 Terms of Members of the Board. 22.624 Meetings and Compensation. 22.625 Conflict of Interest. 22.626 Facilities and Equipment on Adjoining Sidewalks, Streets and Ways. 22.627 Limitation as to Real Property. 22.628 General Charter Requirements.

The Department shall be under the control and management of a board of nine commissioners to be known as the Board of El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument Authority Commissioners, hereinafter referred to in this chapter as the “Board”.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 167,902, Eff. 6-13-92. Amended by: Ord. No. 170,869, Eff. 2-22-96

The Board shall be composed of nine persons, all of whom shall be at all times electors of the City. Each member shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by the City Council by majority vote. The members of the Board shall be exempt from all civil service provisions and, to the extent feasible, shall be selected to provide representation of the following disciplines on the Board: Business, Arts/Culture, Law, Community Service, Los Angeles History, Banking and Finance, and Architecture. However, no person shall be appointed or confirmed to the Board who is a current tenant, lessee, or operator of a business in the Monument.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 167,902, Eff. 6-13-92. Amended by: Ord. No. 170,869, Eff. 2-22-96.

The term of office for each member of the Board shall be four (4) years and shall begin with the first day of July of the respective years. Provided, however, that the terms of the initial appointments of Board Members shall begin on the date the appointee is confirmed and sworn into office and end on June 30 of the year indicated below for the respective offices:

Office No. 1 1993 Offices Nos. 2 and 3 1994 Offices Nos. 4 and 5 1995 Offices Nos. 6 and 7 1996

Offices Nos. 8 and 9 1997

Each appointment to fill a vacancy on the Board shall be for the period of the unexpired term.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 167,902, Eff. 6-13-92. Amended by: Ord. No. 170,869, Eff. 2-22-96

The members of the Board shall be paid $50 per meeting for each meeting of the Board attended, not to exceed $250 in any one calendar month.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 167,902, Eff. 6-13-92.

Members of the Board and Board nominees shall be subject to all ethics and conflict of interest laws and regulations applicable to existing boards and commissions of the City of Los Angeles.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 167,902, Eff. 6-13-92.

The Board shall have the power and authority to approve street lights, street and sidewalk surfaces, fixtures and other appliances and furnishings proposed to be located in or on the sidewalks, streets and ways immediately adjoining the Monument in order to maintain and enhance the ambiance and character of the Monument. No such improvements shall be made or installed without the approval of the Board; provided that the incremental costs, if any, of complying with the changes required by the Board to obtain its approval of such proposed improvements shall be paid by the Department. If the Board is unwilling or unable to pay for such incremental costs within a reasonable time and the City Council or the other City department proposing to make such improvements is unable or unwilling to pay for such incremental costs, such improvements shall be deemed approved.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 167,902, Eff. 6-13-92.

Neither the Board nor the Department shall have the power or the right to acquire or sell any real property for or on behalf of itself or of the City.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 167,902, Eff. 6-13-92.

Except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, the provisions of Charter Sections 501-513, inclusive, shall apply to the Board in the same manner and to the same extent as they apply to Charter created departments under the control and management of a board of commissioners. All employees, including the general manager of the Department shall be subject to Article X of the Charter, including Section 1001 concerning exemption from the civil service provisions.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 167,902, Eff. 6-13-92. Amended by: Ord. No. 173,290, Eff. 6-30-00, Oper. 7-1-00.