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Council extends interim CRA administratorcontract 30 days after contentious debate over search process
Summary
After a lengthy debate about process and a public hearing, the Los Angeles City Council voted to extend the interim Community Redevelopment Agency administrator's contract for 30 days and to require briefing by the City Attorney's Office on pending legal matters.
The Los Angeles City Council voted to extend the contract of the interim administrator of the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) for 30 days and continued the matter for further action, after weeks of debate about how and when to begin a national search for a permanent administrator.
The council recorded 11 ayes and 1 no on the 30-day extension; the council also approved a separate motion by Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas asking the City Attorneyto provide a briefing on pending lawsuits and related items at the continued hearing (that motion was recorded as 12 ayes). The extension came after sustained discussion about the agency's stability and the proper role for the council in approving a permanent leader.
Council debate centered on competing proposals: committee and commission recommendations that would keep the interim…
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