Los Angeles County opens applications for Measure G governance reform task force

Los Angeles County officials urged residents and county workers to apply this week for a 13-member governance reform task force created by Measure G and outlined who is eligible, how members will be chosen and what the panel will do.

County Executive Office Executive Officer Edward Yen said the task force will “research and analyze the current government structure, conduct public outreach, and make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors on a reorganization proposal that implements the voter approved charter amendment.” The first task force meeting is scheduled to convene May 30, 2025, and the work is expected to conclude Dec. 3, 2028, unless the Board extends that timeline.

The task force will be advisory and will not include elected officials, Yen said. He described the body as a mix of community leaders and residents — not elected officeholders — who will advise the Board on changes required by Measure G, including greater public posting time for agenda items, creation of an independent ethics commission and office of ethics compliance, and steps toward an elected county executive and an expansion of the Board from…