LA County Supervisors move forward a plan aimed at placing a proposed charter amendment before voters in November.
It seeks to set aside a certain amount of funds for investments in underserved communities.
If placed on the ballot and passed, the amendment would require that at least 10% of the County’s unrestricted general funds go toward things such as job training and community-based health and mental health services.
It would also prohibit those funds from being used for law enforcement correctional agencies.
LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva called the measure’s title deceptive.
"You really are not saying in the title that you're going to be defunding law enforcement, prosecutors, and the public safety of LA County," he said.
Supervisor Sheila Kuehl says "To use the word 'defunding' about law enforcement when they continue to get humungous amounts of money, even should this pass, is sort of a joke. No one is defunding the sheriff's department. I would call it, as we have in so many other cases, 'right-sizing.'"
The matter goes back before the board next week for a final vote.
A proposed charter amendment is one step closer to being put before LA County voters in November with a 4 to 1 vote by the Board of Sups. It seeks to set aside at least 10% of the County's unrestricted general funds toward direct community investment & more. @KNX1070
— Margaret Carrero (@KNXmargaret)
July 28, 2020
