CITY GIVES CHARTER PANEL $50,000.Byline: Rick Orlov Daily News Staff Writer A reluctant Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. on Friday approved a $50,000
payment to allow the elected Charter Reform Commission to remain in
business through June 15.
Initially, the council rejected the request for funds after Councilwoman Rita Walters Rita Walters (1930-) is currently the commissioner of the Los Angeles Public Library. Prior to this position, she served on the Los Angeles City Council representing the 9th district. During that time, she chaired the Arts, Health & Humanities Committee. questioned why the commission needed more money and to have a staff of five to continue its work. ``Why do they need five people? The appointed commission is going out of business soon, and they don't have that many people now,'' Walters said. Also, she said she was concerned about comments from the elected commission's chairman, Erwin Chemerinsky Erwin Chemerinsky (born 1953) is a well-known professor of Constitutional law and federal civil procedure, has recently accepted a position at the University of California, Irvine, in the new Donald Bren School of Law, beginning in 2009. , who said the panel might consider placing other charter changes before voters if the current proposal is defeated in the June 8 election. ``I thought their work was done,'' Walters said. But Council President John Ferraro John Ferraro (May 14 1924—April 17 2001) served as a Los Angeles City Councilman from 1966 until his death. Early life Ferraro was born in the working class suburb of Cudahy, California, just south of Los Angeles. was able to get the council to reconsider re·con·sid·er v. re·con·sid·ered, re·con·sid·er·ing, re·con·sid·ers v.tr. 1. To consider again, especially with intent to alter or modify a previous decision. 2. the rejection of the funding request and saw it approved on a 9-1 vote. Walters cast the dissenting dis·sent intr.v. dis·sent·ed, dis·sent·ing, dis·sents 1. To differ in opinion or feeling; disagree. 2. To withhold assent or approval. n. 1. vote. Ferraro said the city had an obligation to be fair with the commission, which remains in operation until June 15 under state law. ``And you have to realize that originally they asked for $350,000, so this is quite a compromise,'' Ferraro said. Chemerinsky said he wants to keep the staff working to help archive all the material collected over its two years of work. |
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