As of today, we have 75 RSVP's for our Open House on Monday, April 30th.  With the release of the Mayor's proposed budget for next fiscal year and the upcoming elections, there's a lot to talk about so I look forward to seeing everyone on Monday night.  Here's our press release for the Open House.  There's still time to RSVP so please join us! 

We submitted our response to the proposed cut of our two filled staff positions (Sr. Accountant and Neighborhood Empowerment Analyst) to the Budget and Finance Committee. The Department's budget is now scheduled to be heard next week, Wednesday, May 3rd, sometime between the hours of 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. (please click here for the schedule).  You are encouraged to participate in the proceedings to advise the committee regarding your concerns on the budget and the Neighborhood Council elections.    

BongHwan (BH) Kim,

General Manager

Department of Neighborhood Empowerment 

Empower Yourself.   

Empower Your Community. 

Empower LA.

Neighborhood Council Elections 

Message from BH about the Neighborhood Council Elections

Upcoming Neighborhood Council Selections and Elections

Congratulations to Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council for their upcoming selection process on May 19th and to Region 1 Neighborhood Councils for locking down their election date of August 4th!  Election Coordinator Jerry Kvasnicka will be contacting your Neighborhood Council soon to schedule meetings in May to decide on the election days for the other regions. 

New Neighborhood Council FAQ's

We know that you have a lot of questions about the upcoming Neighborhood Council elections.  To help clear up some of the confusion while we are working on the Election Manual, we've put together a Frequently Asked Questions document that will help you sort through the information.

Updated Region and Election Weeks

Thanks to your feedback, we have also updated the list of regions and proposed election weeks based on feedback we received from the Neighborhood Councils and expect at least one last revision once we are certain which Neighborhood Councils are conducting selections.  Please remember the deadline to change the bylaws to hold a selection is May 12th.

Click here for the updated list of regions and proposed election weeks. 

City Attorney draft ordinance - (Letter to the Department/Report)

Click here for the City Clerk Elections Alternatives Survey Results Report.

Click here for our final elections report to the City Council.

IEA Orientation on Thursday, May 3rd

 

Thanks to those who have expressed interest in becoming an Independent Election Administrators (IEA) to assist with the elections. We are holding the first orientation meeting on Thursday, May 3rd, from 6 pm to 8 pm at our office.  If you would like to be an IEA or to RSVP for the meeting, please contact Grayce Liu at grayce.liu@lacity.org or by calling 213-978-1551.

 

Great Election Outreach Ideas

If you haven't already seen it, check out Del Rey Neighborhood Council's election outreach message.

Del Rey Neighborhood Council  Election Trailer

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