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Council debates charter censure procedures, refers ordinance to ad hoc committee
Summary
The Los Angeles City Council extensively debated proposed procedures to implement section 209 of the new city charter on member censure, then voted to send the draft ordinance back to the Charter Implementation Ad Hoc Committee for further work and clearer criteria.
The Los Angeles City Council debated whether to adopt formal procedures for censuring a council member under section 209 of the city’s new charter and, after nearly three hours of discussion, agreed to refer the draft ordinance back to the Charter Implementation Ad Hoc Committee for additional work.
City Attorney staff member Pete Echeverria told the council the ordinance “simply provides that the council may adopt procedures for censure” and described key elements of the proposal: a resolution stating reasons for censure, referral to a committee that would give notice to the member who is the subject of the resolution, an opportunity for that member to respond, and a requirement that adoption of a censure resolution would need a two‑thirds vote of the full council.
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