HOW TO RUN A MEETING Parliamentary procedure is the set of rules and customs governing how meetings and voting are conducted. There are different parliamentary authority models, such as Robert’s Rules of Order, but each Neighborhood Council should select one and proceed accordingly, or else projects don’t get finished and meetings get out of hand [...]
Your Board should have most or all of the following assets. It's a good idea to gather them now while your Board is new, and learn how to use them. Make sure to obtain any necessary login credentials from the previous Board! Website EmpowerLA webpage: Click your Neighborhood Council on this list to see yours [...]
Learn what comes next for newly elected Neighborhood Council Board Members. Three days after an election, the preliminary results will be posted on your Neighborhood Council's Election page at EmpowerLA.org and will be updated with the Final Official Canvass of Votes when the election is certified. There are THREE days to resolve provisional ballots. For [...]
Besides holding official Candidate Forums, another great way to promote your upcoming Election is to invite Candidates to your next Board Meeting so they can introduce themselves and get a taste of what a Board Meeting is like. You may agendize this item, or simply invite Candidates to speak during the public comment period. Either [...]
Election Budgets must be specific and include line-item expenses. In order to ensure elections are a success, the Department will provide expedited funding for election expenses only. This includes Events, Printing, Mailing, Media, Funding Requests for expenses over $2500. For expedited funding, Neighborhood Councils must submit approved, specific, line-item election budgets with board vote count [...]
If a Neighborhood Council fails to register enough candidates to meet a quorum of the board, the election will be cancelled, and the Department will use the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners Loss of Quorum policy to seat a new board. Forty five (45) days prior to the Election, the City Clerk will release the final [...]
To ensure effective and timely responses to Neighborhood Council inquiries, EmpowerLA has set up several emails that are monitored by Department staff. We understand that with so many emails, it is difficult to know who to email. The list below includes the emails that all Neighborhood Council board members and stakeholders may use: Elections@EmpowerLA.org: Anything [...]
Neighborhood Councils must have Board approval for all expenses, including election outreach expenses. This approval must be specific, not simply a general consensus that funds can be spend on outreach or elections or community events. Neighborhood Councils must act now to put a specific Election Outreach Plan, including vendor names and dollar amounts, in front [...]
Candidates can see which seats are open for each of Neighborhood Council by viewing each Neighborhood Council’s EmpowerLA Election page. It is up to each Election Committee to make that information easily available for your stakeholders. Here’s what you can do: Step 1. Go to https://empowerla.org/find-your-council/ Step 2. Click on your NC on the map [...]
Are you making your list and checking it twice? We aren't talking about your holiday gift list. Rather, each Neighborhood Council President or Chair should create their elected leaders' contact list. This list should be composed of your city, county and statewide representatives who you will reach out to, during your 2016 Neighborhood Council Election. [...]
