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City Council directs expedited analysis of governor—s proposed budget cuts
Summary
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to ask city analysts to prepare an expedited report on the likely local impacts of recently announced state budget reductions and potential loss of revenue.
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Friday to direct the chief legislative analyst (CLA) and the chief administrative officer (CAO) to prepare an expedited report assessing how the governor—s recently announced state budget cuts could affect the city.
The motion, introduced on the council floor by Councilmember Hahn, asked staff to complete the review "early next week before the holiday" so the council could consider the findings before adjourning, citing proposed reductions that would touch housing, trauma center support and other local programs.
The motion follows newspaper coverage and state budget actions that the council said could have "dire consequences" for city services. "I ask for your aye vote on this very special emergency motion," Councilmember Hahn said when she introduced the request.
Michael Marsh of the CLA—s office told the council the cuts described in press reports include measures affecting both the current fiscal year and the budget yet to be introduced: "Some of these cuts are for the current year budget. Other cuts will be in the budget that is yet to be introduced," Marsh said.
Other council members said the potential reductions could be large enough to force the city to reconsider current spending commitments. Councilmember Brunson described the situation as sudden and severe: "The chickens have come home to roost," he said, blaming energy policies and a downturn in revenues for the state's fiscal position.
The council—s action asks the CLA and CAO to quantify impacts across affected programs and to present the findings to the council at the earliest possible meeting. The item passed on a 13-0 roll call.
The motion does not itself change city policy or budgets; rather, it orders an analysis intended to inform future legislative or budget decisions. The council and staff emphasized the need to understand which programs and revenue streams would be affected and to prepare the city to respond to state-level changes.
The report requested by the council is to include assessments of affected programs, potential shortfalls and suggested next steps for communicating with the governor and state legislature. No additional deadlines or remedies were adopted as part of the motion beyond the expedited report timeline requested by the mover.
The council approved the motion with a unanimous voice vote followed by a 13-0 roll call later in the meeting.
