All Los Angeles residents and stakeholders are invited to the Budget Advocates’ 2018 Budget Day at City Hall, which is tomorrow, Saturday, June 23, 2018. This event is free to the public. A full breakfast will be served at 7:30 am in the Rotunda. The formal presentation starts at 8:25 am and ends at 10:30 am inside City Council Chambers. Then, there will [...]
Neighborhood Council members have been targeted lately by scammers trying to get funds from the board or from individual Council members. Read about the types of scams that have happened so far, and how to avoid spending your Council funds – or your own money! – on one of these cons. “UNPAID VENDOR” SCAM Sometime [...]
Do you have feedback and insights to share regarding the delivery of City services in your community? LA's annual Budget Day - happening Saturday June 23rd at City Hall - is your opportunity to share your thoughts on how City services unfold in your area, and advocate for the services your community needs most. [...]
Neighborhood Council members have been targeted lately by scammers trying to get funds from the board or from individual Council members. Read about the types of scams that have happened so far, and how to avoid spending your Council funds - or your own money! - on one of these cons. “UNPAID VENDOR” SCAM Sometime [...]
City Clerk has added a new policy allowing Neighborhood Councils to designate a 3rd signer for board-approved funding documents, if their Treasurer or 2nd Signer is not available to do so. To designate a 3rd signer (aka an "alternate signer" or "tertiary signatory"), the board should first agendize a discussion and vote on who this [...]
Thank you to EmpowerLA's Octaviano Rios for letting us share this thoughtful overview of Mayor Garcetti's 2018 State of the City address, which Octaviano originally wrote for the Harbor area Neighborhood Councils that he supports. He highlights the Mayor's callouts to Neighborhood Councils, and issues that Councils might wish to partner with the Mayor on [...]
Mayor Eric Garcetti released his proposed City budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year on April 19th. The proposal - which is not finalized or adopted until it first passes through a review process that includes the City Council and Chief Administrative Officer - includes plans for Vision Zero, homelessness, sustainability, and preparations for the 2028 [...]
On April 11th, Mayor Garcetti met with the 44 Neighborhood Council Homelessness Liaisons at City Hall, to give them a preview of his plan to end homelessness in Los Angeles. The plan is part of the Mayor’s 2018-19 Budget Proposal, which you can read in its entirety at https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect/index.cfm?fa=ccfi.viewrecord&cfnumber=18-0600. Many thanks to our Homelessness Liaisons [...]
As you may know, the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles lays out their proposed budget on April 20th for the upcoming fiscal year which starts July 1st. Then, the City Council’s Budget and Finance Committee holds a series of hearings on the Mayor’s proposed budget and amends it. After the Budget and Finance Committee finishes their [...]
On Friday March 9th, the Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates met with Mayor Eric Garcetti at City Hall to present their recommendations for the 2018-2019 fiscal year. They were joined by Deputy Mayor for Budget & Innovation Miguel Sangalang, and Mayor Garcetti’s Budget Director, John Chavez. The Mayor noted that the questions raised and points made [...]
