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Council moves to review Rampart Independent Review Panel recommendations
Summary
The council suspended rules and directed staff to compile and review Rampart Independent Review Panel recommendations, asking the Office of the City Administrative Officer and ORS to prepare a reform matrix and coordinate with the police commission; motion passed unanimously.
Los Angeles City Council members agreed to move quickly on recommendations from the recently released Rampart Independent Review Panel report, directing city staff to assemble and analyze reform proposals.
Councilmember Misakowski introduced a special motion asking the council to "suspend the rules so that we can act today" and to direct the Office of the City Administrative Officer (CLA) and the Office of Revenue and Services (ORS) to review the panel’s police-reform recommendations and assemble them with other reform proposals into a matrix for council and mayoral consideration. The motion also recommended coordinating review with the Police Commission. "This is not to immediately implement anything, but to get us together working on a schedule of review and consideration of the various proposals," the mover said.
The council voted to suspend the rules and approve the request by recorded unanimous vote (10 ayes). Council members described the panel’s work as comprehensive and called for public hearings and a methodical way to evaluate proposals, including consideration of items that might require charter changes.
Next steps: CLA and ORS were asked to report back with a matrix of recommendations and suggested schedules; the motion did not itself adopt specific reforms.
Sources: Council motion and debate at the November 2000 meeting.
