New CHARTER OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES

SECTION INDEX

9-19-99 Added hypertext links to sections 1100 to 1400

Sections 100 and 1400 are hypertext indexed by section
Sections 1500 and 1600 are not loaded 

Section 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500

Preamble

We the people of the City of Los Angeles, in order to establish a responsive, effective and accountable government through which all voices in our diverse society can be heard; to provide fair representation and distribution of government resources and a safe, harmonious environment based on principles of liberty and equality, do enact this Charter.

ARTICLE I

Incorporation and Powers section 100 to 107
Transition Provisions section 108 to 122

ARTICLE II OFFICERS OF THE CITY

General Provisions Related to Officers section 200 to 222
Executive Branch section 230 to 234
Legislative Branch/Section 240 to 266
City Attorney section 270 to 275
City Clerk section 280 to 293

ARTICLE III FINANCE, BUDGET AND CONTRACTS

Office of Finance Section 300 to 303
General Budget Section 310 to 315
Expenditures section 320
Debt Section 325
Taxation Section 330 to 332
Transfers section 340 to 344
Claims section 350
Miscellaneous Finance Section 360 to 362
Contracts section 370 to 378
Purchases section 380
Sales section 385
Franchises section 390

ARTICLE IV ELECTIONS

General Provisions Relating to Elections section 400 to 412
Primary Nominating and General Municipal Elections section 420 to 427
Recall section 430 to 440
Initiative section 450 to 455
Referendum section 460 to 464
Campaign Finance section 470 to 471

ARTICLE V DEPARTMENTS

General Provisions Related to Departments section 500 to 514
Fire Department section 520 to 522
Library Department section 530 to 535
Personnel Department section 540 to 542
City Planning Department section 550 to 566
Police Department section 570 to 576
Public Works Department section 580 to 582
Recreation and Parks Department section 590 to 597

ARTICLE VI PROPRIETARY DEPARTMENTS

General Provisions for Proprietary Departments section 600 to 610
Department of Airports section 630 to 636
Harbor Department section 650 to 657
Department of Water and Power section 670 to 682

ARTICLE VII CITY ETHICS COMMISSION; SPECIAL PROSECUTOR

section 700 to 712

ARTICLE VIII BOARD OF EDUCATION

section 800 to 805

ARTICLE IX DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT

section 900 to 914

ARTICLE X EMPLOYMENT PROVISIONS

Civil Service section 1000 to 1024
Discipline for Physicians and Psychologists section 1040
Employment in the City Attorney's Office section 1050
Disciplinary Procedures for the Fire Department section 1060
Disciplinary Procedures for the Police Department section 1070

ARTICLE XI PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

General Provisions for Pension and Retirement Systems section 1100 to 1120
Part 1 - Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System section 1150 to 1170
Part 2 - Water and Power Employees' Retirement Plan section 1180 to 1190
Part 3 - Fire and Police Pension Plans
General Provisions section1200 to 1216
Police Services
Tier 1 section 1300 to 1332
Tier 2 section 1400 to 1434
Tier 3 section 1500 to 1528
Tier 4 section 1600 to 1630

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