Governing Documents

RESEDA NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL BYLAWS – The approved Bylaws of the Reseda Neighborhood Council

RESEDA NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL STANDING RULES – The current standing rules of the Reseda Neighborhood Council

BOARD OF NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONERS’ CODE OF CONDUCT – The Board of Neighborhood Commissioners establishes this policy to inform Neighborhood Council members of that type of conduct which this Commission and others deem harmful to the Neighborhood Council system

BOARD OF NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONERS’ MINUTES POSTING POLICY – The Board of Neighborhood Commissioners establishes this policy to inform Neighborhood Council members of the minimum requirements for meeting minutes.

BOARD OF NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONERS’ AGENDA POSTING POLICY – The Board of Neighborhood Commissioners establishes this policy to inform Neighborhood Council members of the agenda posting requirements.

BOARD OF NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONERS’ NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL LEADERSHIP ORIENTATION POLICY– The Board of Neighborhood Commissioners establishes this policy on Neighborhood Council Leadership Orientation policies.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT – federal law designed to protect the rights of individuals with disabilities. Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to the operations of state and local governments

NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL FUNDING PROGRAM POLICIES & GUIDELINES – Policies and guidelines covering neighborhood council funding

RALPH M. BROWN ACT – state law requiring open meetings from government agencies and applies to Neighborhood Council meetings

CONFLICT OF INTEREST LAWS – various state and city laws to ensure that government officials are free from bias caused by their own financial interest so they may act in an impartial manner

LOS ANGELES CITY CHARTER – In 1999, the City Charter established the Neighborhood Council System and the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment which supports the Neighborhood Councils “to promote more citizen participation in government and make government more responsive to local needs…” Charter Section 900

THE PLAN FOR A CITYWIDE SYSTEM OF NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS – This Plan details the workings of the Neighborhood Council system.

CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RECORDS ACT – A state law providing the public access to government records. Neighborhood Councils must abide by a strict time line to respond to Public Records Act (PRA) requests

LOCAL ORDINANCE 172728 – Created the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment following the passage of the City Charter

LOCAL ORDINANCE 176704 – Established regulations to implement the Plan for a Citywide System of Neighborhood Councils

LOCAL ORDINANCE 173184 – Created the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment Fund

LOCAL ORDINANCE 175937 – Transferred the responsibility for leasing and renting office and meeting space for Neighborhood Councils from the Department of General Services to the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, thereby streamlining the acquisition of space for Neighborhood Councils

LOCAL ORDINANCE 176477 – Exempts Neighborhood Councils from adopting a conflict of interest code and filing the Form 700 financial disclosure statements