The Los Angeles City Charter spells out the powers and duties of city departments, offices and elected officials, among other things. Voters have approved 29 changes to the charter since 2000, the last time a new charter went into effect. Just five ballot measures have failed to pass, according to city officials. This year, city officials have put forward two grab-bag measures to amend the charter: Amendment HH and City Charter Amendment II.
The proposed changes in Charter Amendment HH and Charter Amendment II were submitted by city departments and elected officials earlier this year as part of the City Council's effort to enact charter reform. That effort includes appointing a charter reform commission to consider an array of sweeping proposals, such as expanding the size of the 15-member council, with the goal of putting those big-ticket items on the 2026 ballot. Rob Quan, an organizer with the good government group Unrig L.A.