CITY CHARTER: L.A. COULD BENEFIT FROM PROPS. 1, 2.Byline: Daily News LOS Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. voters will decide the fate of two City Charter amendments in Tuesday's city election. Both require a simple majority vote for approval. Proposition 1 is proposed to alter how police officers are disciplined. It comes in the wake of demand for reform of the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . .
Proposition 1 would make a number of changes in how officers aredisciplined to deal with recommendations made by the Christopher Commission In Los Angeles, the Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department, informally known as the Christopher Commission, was formed in July 1991, in the wake of the Rodney King beating, by then-mayor of Los Angeles Tom Bradley. as well as provide some protections to officers. Under the proposal, the one-year statute of limitations A type of federal or state law that restricts the time within which legal proceedings may be brought. Statutes of limitations, which date back to early Roman Law, are a fundamental part of European and U.S. law. in which thedepartment can discipline officers would be lifted to allow criminalinvestigations to proceed without hindrance hin·drance n. 1. a. The act of hindering. b. The condition of being hindered. 2. One that hinders; an impediment. See Synonyms at obstacle. . Such a move, supporters say, would go a long way in meeting some of the Christopher Commission recommendations about ways to root out bad officers. In addition, the city would no longer be required to provide representation for the officers, allowing them to choose their own attorneys or representatives. The measure also eliminates the double-jeopardy defense of officers in disciplinary proceedings. It also would give more power to the chief of police to control theinformation that is released to the public, easing the concerns of officers that personal information - such as home addresses - would be released. Proposition 2 allows police officers - as well as firefighters - to defer part of their retirement pay while drawing off some of the principal after being with their department for 25 years. It's an attempt to discourage officers from retiring because the city has difficulty hiring new police officers. Mayor Richard Riordan Richard J. Riordan (born May 1, 1930) is a Republican politician from California, U.S. who served as the California Secretary of Education from 2003–2005 and as Mayor of Los Angeles from 1993–2001. Riordan ran for Governor of California unsuccessfully in 2002. said he hopes the proposal will help reduce the attrition rate Noun 1. attrition rate - the rate of shrinkage in size or number rate of attrition rate - a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected" that has been running at the level of 700 officers a year. The mayor said it will help the city retain more experienced officers who work in supervisory roles and keep more officers on the street rather than forcing early promotion or moving them into desk jobs. |
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