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Commission Services
Commission Services provides staff support to County commissions,
committees and other entities by preparing agendas, minutes, notices,
Board letters, Board-ordered reports, press releases, commission
publications, etc. Among these entities are joint powers authorities
and non-profit corporations which provide the financing mechanisms
for County projects such as the construction of Sheriff's stations,
parks and other public facilities and the acquisition of needed
County equipment through the issuance of long-term, tax-exempt
bonds and/or certificates of participation.
The division also staffs the Business License Commission which
holds hearings on whether to grant, deny, suspend or revoke licenses
to do business within the unincorporated areas of the County.
Commission Services provides similar support to many advisory
commissions which advise the Board of Supervisors on a wide range
of issues of local governance affecting their constituency. The
Commission for Women, the Commission on Disabilities, the Historical
Landmarks/Records Commission and the Quality and Productivity
Commission are a few examples of the wide spectrum of commissions
served by this division.
Commission Services also provides administrative support to
the City Selection Committee which consists of the 88 mayors in
Los Angeles County. The Committee appoints mayors and council
members to serve on multi-jurisdictional agencies such as the
South Coast Air Quality Management District, the Metropolitan
Transportation Authority, the Local Agency Formation Commission,
the Library Commission, the Hazardous Waste Management Advisory
Committee and nominates for appointment members to the California
Coastal Commission.
Other functions of Commission Services include:
- Maintaining complete fact sheets and rosters of all Los
Angeles County committees, commissions, boards and task forces
(approximately 167), in accordance with State law.
- Maintaining a Local Appointments List, pursuant to State
law, at the Los Angeles City Library which reflects all appointive
terms that will expire during the calendar year along with
the name of the incumbent appointee, the name of the commission
or agency, the date the incumbent was last appointed and the
date the term expires.
- Apprising all departments and County commissions of the
legal requirements set forth in the Ralph M. Brown Act, the
Local Government Open Meetings Law.
- Collaborating with community-based groups, women's organizations
and the disabled community on special projects which include
the production of handbooks on domestic violence, a Citizen's
Guide to Appointive Offices in L.A. County Government, and
a handbook on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- Hosting receptions for international delegations concerned
with issues pertaining to women and persons with disabilities.
- Hosting receptions for international delegations concerned
with issues pertaining to women and persons with disabilities.
- Assisting the Commission on Disabilities in obtaining State
and Federal grant funds to provide training workshops on the
Americans with Disabilities Act to consumers and small business
owners in minority communities.
- Assisting the Fish and Game Commission in hosting "Fishing
in the City"events for urban area children, including foster
children and potential "latch key kids."
- Assisting the Census 2000 Complete Count Committee in preparation
for the Year 2000 Census.
- Coordinating and hosting the Women's Health Policy Summit
to improve health services for women.
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