Los Angeles City Council
| Los Angeles City Council | |
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| Type | Unicameral |
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| Council President | Eric Garcetti since January 1, 2006 |
| Members | 15 |
| Voting system | Single-member districts |
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| Los Angeles City Hall 1 John Ferraro Council Chamber, Room 340 Los Angeles, CA 90012-3224 |
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| Los Angeles City Council Website | |
The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles.
The Council is composed of fifteen members elected from single-member districts for four-year terms. The president of the council and the president pro tempore are chosen by the Council at the first regular meeting after June 30 in odd-numbered years. An assistant president pro tempore is appointed by the President.
Regular Council meetings are held in the City Hall on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 10 am except on holidays or if decided by special resolution.[1]
A current annual (July to June) schedule of all Council meetings, broken down by committee, is available as a .pdf download from the Office of the City Clerk.
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[edit] Current members
Officers:
- President of the Council: Eric Garcetti
- President Pro Tempore: Jan Perry
- Assistant President Pro Tempore: Dennis Zine
| District | Name |
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| 1 | Ed Reyes |
| 2 | Paul Krekorian |
| 3 | Dennis Zine |
| 4 | Tom LaBonge |
| 5 | Paul Koretz |
| 6 | Tony Cardenas |
| 7 | Richard Alarcón |
| 8 | Bernard Parks |
| 9 | Jan Perry |
| 10 | Herb Wesson |
| 11 | Bill Rosendahl |
| 12 | Mitchell Englander |
| 13 | Eric Garcetti |
| 14 | José Huizar |
| 15 | Vacant |
[edit] Past councils
[edit] 1850–59 (Common Council)
Los Angeles was governed by a seven-member Common Council under general state law from 1850 to 1889, when a city charter was put into effect.
[edit] 1889–1909 (nine wards)
Under the first charter of the city, granted by the Legislature in 1889, the city was divided into nine wards, with a councilman elected from each one by plurality vote, The first election under that system was held on February 21, 1889, and the last on December 4, 1906.
Two-year terms for the City Council began and ended in December, except for the first term, which started in February 1889 and ended in December 1890. The term of office was lengthened to three years effective with the municipal election of December 4, 1906, which was the last year this ward system was in use.
[edit] 1909–25 (at large)
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Between 1909 and 1925, the council was composed of nine members elected at large in a first-past-the-post voting system.
[edit] 1925 and after (fifteen districts)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Los Angeles City Council". LACity.org. 2009-01-01. http://www.lacity.org/YourGovernment/CityCouncil/index.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- Chronological Record of Los Angeles City Officials: 1850—1938, Compiled under Direction of Municipal Reference Library City Hall, Los Angeles March 1938 (Reprinted 1966)
[edit] External links
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