Los Angeles Municipal Code Art. 1 Creation of the Department

There is hereby created a department of the City of Los Angeles to be known as the Executive Department. The powers and duties of said Department shall not conflict with the powers and duties of any other office or department of the City. That said department shall have powers and duties as follows, to-wit:

(a) To aid and assist the Mayor in the performance of the Mayor’s duties as Mayor;

(b) To enforce, so far as is within its power and assist and require all departments to enforce, all ordinances of the City and the laws

of the State applicable to the City;

(c) To mediate and conciliate employer and labor disputes when requested by either or both disputants;

(d) To require departments of the City to make such reports to the Executive Department, of their several activities as may appear

beneficial to the public interest and which will enable the Mayor to more completely perform the Mayor’s duties as such;

(e) To establish and maintain, in all ways available, an understanding relationship between citizens and the City government and

the several departments;

(f) To inspect the records, files, proceedings and orders of the several departments, and all officers, members of boards and

employees shall cooperate and assist the said Department to this end;

(g) To receive and consider appeals by citizens from orders, actions, omissions of duties, discourteous conduct of officers, boards or

employees, and, after hearing or investigation, make such recommendations

relative to the same, as in its judgment appear reasonably necessary;

(h) To provide for more efficient government by conducting research upon any subject relating to municipal government for the purpose of recommending legislative enactment, executive action, or more efficient administration under existing laws;

(i) To seek for persons available for appointment and to encourage competent persons to offer themselves to public service and to

inquire into all qualifications of persons presently being considered for appointment by the Mayor.

(j) To call and hold meetings from time to time or periodically of the presidents of the several commissions, collectively or in

groups, the general managers of the several departments, collectively or in groups, the secretaries of the several commissions, collectively or in groups, and chiefs of bureaus, and said meetings may include all, or a lesser number than all, of the several presidents, general managers, secretaries or chiefs of bureaus, and may include partly presidents and general managers, or partly general managers and secretaries, or partly presidents and secretaries or partly chiefs of bureaus or any other official personnel herein provided for; and

It shall be specified in any notice of said meetings those officials it desires to attend and it shall be the duty of those officials

designated in said notice to attend any such meetings.

(k) To perform such other and further duties as may be designated by the Mayor but consistent with the provisions of the Charter and State law.

SECTION HISTORY

Based on Ord. No. 82,022.