Commitments.
Los Angeles Administrative Code § 14.7
in effectSec. 14.7. Commitments.
(a) Except as amended by Section 14.8 below no City department or office shall have authority to make, or to imply any commitment to any person, agency or other entity with respect to the grants program, or to any item which is a part thereof, nor shall any purported commitment be binding upon the City, unless (a) those documents which form a binding commitment, or (b) those preliminary documents which disclose the fiscal allocation, time of performance and the services to be provided and authorize a specific officer or employee to execute a final contract on behalf of the City limited to that allocation, time and to those services, have been approved by a majority vote of the City Council, subject to the approval of the Mayor, or approval of the Council over the Mayor’s disapproval by a two-thirds vote. In the event the Mayor does not act thereon within ten (10) days after receipt of the documents, they shall become effective and be as valid as if they had been approved and signed by the Mayor.
(b) Irrespective of the provisions of Subsection (a) above, subject to the approval of the Mayor, the City Engineer is hereby authorized to execute all amendments to Council-approved Federal and State Clean Water Grants that increase a grant by any amount, or that decrease a grant less than $100,000.00. The City Engineer is further authorized, subject to the approval of the Mayor, to execute all amendments to Council-approved Federal and State Clean Water Grants that decrease a grant $100,000.00 or more. The City Engineer shall prepare quarterly reports regarding any action taken pursuant to this subsection, which reports shall be presented to the Mayor and the City Council through the Board of Public Works.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 150,582, Eff. 3-24-78, Oper. 4-1-78.
Amended by: Ord. No. 158,226, Eff. 9-19-83; First Para. Denoted as Subsec. (a), Subsec. (b) added, Ord. No. 169,065, Eff. 11-1-93; Subsec. (a), Ord. No. 170,388, Eff. 3-18-95; Subsec. (b), Ord. No. 173,282, Eff. 6-26-00, Oper. 7-1-00.
Source: City of Los Angeles, Charter and Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/laac/0-0-0-43876Fetched: 10/24/2026