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LA County Bd of Supervisors Votes 4-1 (Barger Dissenting) To Put Measure On Nov. Ballot That Would Shift At Least 10% Of Available County Funds To These Purposes Instead of LA County Sherff (incaceration) And LA County District Att'u (prosecution)


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(July 29, 2020, 10:35 a.m.) -- The LA County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 (Barger dissenting) on July 28 to put a charter amendment measure on the November ballot that, if approved by a majority of County voters, would annually (on a continuing basis) preclude allocating at least 10% of available County funds to the LA County Sheriff's Dept for incarceration activiies (it runs the county's jails) and to the LA County District Attorney's office (which prosecutes crimes.).

Instead, the measure would allocate that sum to a number of specific enumerated activities; LBREPORT.com publishes them verbatim below.

In testimony prior to the Supervisors' vote, Sheriff Alex Villanueva called the action defunding the Sheriff. Representatives of various law enforcement groups said they submitted written testimony detailing legal issues with the proposed action (implying a legal challenge ma be forthcoming.)

Speakers in support encouraged the Supervisors' action, saying it envisions a new Los Angeles County. Supervisor Sheila Kuehl said the measure doesn't defund the Sheriff because LASD will continue to receive a large amount of County sums.

LBREPORT.com provides details below on where the balot measure would allocate sum shifted from LASD and DA's office. The measure requires a second approval vote next week to advance to the Nov. 3 ballot.

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[From text of ballot measure]...Set aside a baseline minimum threshold of at least ten percent (10%) of the County's locally generated unrestricted revenues in the general fund (Net County Cost), as determined annually in the budget process or as otherwise set forth in the County Code or regulations, to be allocated on an annual basis after input from among others the public and County deaartments at a public hearin4 for the following primary purposes:
i. Direct Community Investment.
1. Community-based youth development program
2. Job training and iobs to low-income residents focusing on lobs that support the imalementation of the "Alternatives to Incarceration" workgroup recommendations as presented to the County Board of Supervisors on March 10 2020 especialiv construction iobs for the exaansion of affordable and supportive housing restorative care villages, and a decentralized system of care.
3. Access to capital for small minority-owned businesses with afocus on Black-owned businesses.
4. Rent assistance. housing vouchers and accompanying supportive services to those at-risk of losing their housing or without stable housing
5 Capital funding for transitional housing affordable housing supportive housing and restorative care villages with priority for shovel-ready oroiects

ii. Alternatives to Incarceration.
1. Community-based restorative justice programs:
2. Pre-trial non-custody services and treatment.
3. Community-based health services. health promotion counseling, wellness and arevention groqrams. and mental health and substance use disorder services.
4. Non-custodial diversion and reentry pro4rams including housing and services

B. The set aside shall not be used for any carceral system or law enforcement agencies including the Los Angeles County SherifFs Department Los Angeles County District Attorney's Once Los An4eles County Suaerior Courts or Los Angeles Countv Probation Department including any redistribution of funds through those entities. This restriction does not extend to State law reauirinq the County to fund court facilities and expenditures. including but not limited to the Trial Court Facilities Act of 2002 (2002 Senate. Bill No. 17321-and Lockyer-Isenberg Trial Court Funding Act of 1997 (1997 Assembiv Bill No. 233) other mandatory fines and fees or any other County commitments to the extent required by law.
C. The unrestricted revenues that are set aside shall phase in over a three year period. beginning Julv 1.2021, and incrementally grow to the full set-aside by June 30. 2024, pursuant to the procedures codified in the County Budget Act in the Government Code.
D. The set aside cannot supplant monies otherwise allocated for the same categories listed in Subsection f8)(A), as defined and set forth in the County Code or regulations.
E. The Board of Supervisors shall establish an inclusive and transparent process on the allocation of funds set aside by this Subsection (8)
F. Notwithstanding this Subsection (81 the Board of Supervisors may by a four-fifths vote. reduce the set-aside in the event of a fiscal emergency as declared the Board of Supervisors, that threatens the County's ability to fund mandated programs.
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