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Model City Charter

23-Jan-06

Boards/ commissions in charter

Planning Commission, Park and Recreation Commission, Library Board

Library, Planning, PRCS, Civil Service

None

Planning, Civil Service, Park and Recreation Commissions

Parks, Playgrounds and Recreation Centers, City Planning, Social Service, and Civil Service Commissions

Citizens Infrastructure Advisory Board

Library Board, Park Commission, Planning Commission, Board of Social Service

Civil Service, Harbor, Water, Planning, Parks and Recreation, and Citizen Police Complaint Commissions

None

Board of Recreation and Parks, Planning Commission, and Personnel Board

Planning, Recreation and Parks, and Airport Commissions; Library, Personnel and Rent Control Board

None

Police commission and independent review process

No police commission.
No police department oversight process or independent review. All complaints are investigated internally.

Police commission not in charter; set in municipal code.
No police department oversight process or independent review. All complaints are investigated internally.

No police commission.
No police department oversight process or independent review. All complaints are investigated internally. Citizens may take complaints to ombudsman, who can review and make recommendations.
Police service provided by Los Angeles Co.

No police commission.
No police department oversight process or independent review. All complaints are investigated internally.

Police Advisory Committee (not in charter) has no oversight authority. No police department oversight process or independent review. All complaints are investigated internally.

No police commission.
No police department oversight process or independent review. All complaints are investigated internally.

Police commission in charter. All complaints are investigated internally. Police commission reviews all completed citizen complaint investigations.

Police commission in charter. All complaints are investigated internally. Police commission reviews completed investigations. Commission can call for additional investigation or initiate its own investigation by Commission investigator (a trained investigator paid for by City Manager's Office). City Manager resolves conflicts between Police Department and Commission.

No police commission.
No police department oversight process or independent review. All complaints are investigated internally.

Not in Model City Charter

City Manager form of government

City Manager

Chief Administrator

City Manager

Administrator

City Administrator

City Manager

Non-interference clause

Yes - see attached

Yes - see page 13

Departments in charter

Finance Department (Director of Finance in charter and under direction of CM)

Public Works, BWP, Library, Planning, PRCS

None

General Government, Public Welfare, Public Safety, Public Works, and Public Service (libraries mentioned, but a library "department" not specifically created)

None

Fire and Police (Water and Health Departments were in charter, but repealed)

Harbor, Water, Law, City Prosecutor, Oil Properties, Public Utilities, Office of City Auditor, and Legislative (mayor is CAO of Legislative Dept; includes Council staff and Clerk)

Departments established by ordinance; water and power utility in charter, police and fire departments mentioned in police and fire retirement section

None