LA County supervisors back a ballot measure to add 4 seats, elect a county CEO
Despite mounting opposition, a ballot measure that would increase the number of Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from five to nine members, create an elected, not appointed, county executive officer and establish an ethics commission received its first vote of approval on Tuesday, July 23.
The supervisors voted 3-2 on the ballot measure drawn up by the L.A. County Counsel’s Office. All it needs is a second and final vote that’s set for July 30 and the sweeping governance reform — the first multi-pronged charter reform package in more than 100 years that will change the face of county government — will go before voters on Nov. 5.
While the ballot measure moved a giant step closer to county voters, Second District Supervisor Holly Mitchell and Fifth District Supervisor Kathryn Barger voted “no,” after arguing the measure will not be revenue neutral, as it says, but will have to be paid for out of county services and other cutbacks.
“It worries me deeply if we think we can pay for the (board) expansion with existing funds,” Mitchell said, as the supervisors debated the merits.
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