Los Angeles Municipal Code § 8.71 Animal Regulation Division

The Animal Regulation Division shall be under and subject to the control of the Department of Animal Services of the City of Los Angeles. The chief of this division shall be the General Manager of the Department of Animal Services. The chief shall be responsible for animal control during a local emergency. The chief shall develop and arrange for shelter facilities for animals rendered homeless as a result of a local emergency. The chief shall have the power and duty to impound or direct the disposition of privately owned animals for the preservation of life and property during a local emergency. In addition to the regular powers and duties of this office, during a period of local emergency, the chief shall have the power and duty to direct such animal regulation and volunteer personnel as may be necessary to perform the duties under this chapter.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 156,935, Eff. 8-16-82. Amended by: “Department of Animal Regulation” renamed “Department of Animal Services,” Ord. No. 174,661, Eff. 8-9-02.

The Information Technology Division shall be under and subject to the control of the Information Technology Agency of the City of Los Angeles. The Chief of this division shall be the General Manager of the Agency. The chief shall develop plans for the division’s activities and those of the sections comprising the division. The Information Technology Division is comprised of the following sections: Communications, Information Processing, and Telecommunications.

(a) Communications Section. The head of the Communications Section shall develop plans for and provide, restore and maintain

emergency communications services for the Council-controlled department/offices of the City. The head of the section shall also maintain liaison with other City departments providing their own communications services, volunteer radio emergency services and agencies providing public communications services to the City and its citizens. During the period of a local emergency, the section head shall have the power and duty to direct such City and volunteer communications personnel as may be necessary to perform the duties under this chapter. The head of the section shall design, install, maintain and/or restore City data communications networks and City “in facility” telephone networks, and provide related voice communications services (e.g., pagers, voice mail, cellular telephones and command post telephone support).

(b) Information Processing Section. The head of the section shall define, maintain and/or restore critical City computer applications and systems, manage the maintenance and retrieval of data and materials stored at the City's computer recovery site and off-site storage location, and coordinate the repair or replacement of personal computers and related equipment.

(c) Telecommunications Section. The head of the Telecommunications Section shall operate and/or restore the government access cable channel.

(d) 3-1-1 Center. The head of the 3-1-1 center shall develop plans for and provide 3-1-1 services for the City.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 176,905, Eff. 9-21-05.