Special Committee on Investigative Oversight.
Los Angeles Administrative Code § 4.406
in effectSec. 4.406. Special Committee on Investigative Oversight.
(a) There is hereby created a Special Committee on Investigative Oversight. It shall consist of two former judges, who shall not both identify as the same gender, two law school professors, who shall not both identify as the same gender, each with expertise in the area of employment law, and one member of the American Arbitration Association.
(b) The members of the Special Committee shall be chosen from a list of appropriately qualified individuals which shall be developed, maintained and periodically updated by the Personnel Department, the Chief Legislative Analyst and the City Attorneys Office. The list and all updates shall be adopted by the full Council.
(c) Members of the Special Committee shall be paid a stipend for their service on the Committee from an account established and maintained in the office of the Director of the Office of Administrative and Research Services.
(d) The concurring vote of at least three members is required for the Special Committee to take action.
(e) The Special Committee shall be convened by the President of the City Council or the Mayor when notified by the Personnel Department that a discrimination or sexual harassment complaint against an elected official has been received. The members of the Special Committee shall be chosen by the Personnel Department by lot from those individuals who were on the list prior to a complaint being received and who are currently available to serve.
(f) The Special Committee shall have the following powers and duties:
1. to refer the complaint to the Personnel Department for informal resolution efforts, if appropriate;
2. to determine if there is sufficient cause for an investigation;
3. to authorize an investigation by an independent investigator into the complaint of discrimination or sexual harassment;
4. to review the results of the investigation to determine if further investigation is warranted; to refer the matter back to the investigator if further investigation is warranted; and/or to forward the completed investigation to the full Council for appropriate action;
5. to make rules as necessary to carry out the powers and duties of the Committee.
SECTION HISTORY
Section Added by Ord. No. 171,230, Eff. 9-12-96.
Amended by: Ord. No. 173,365, Eff. 7-29-00.
Source: City of Los Angeles, Charter and Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/laac/0-0-0-13422Fetched: 10/24/2026