The President of the Los Angeles City Council is the presiding officer of the Los Angeles City Council. The president presides as chair over meetings of the council and assignments to City Council committees and handles parliamentary duties like ruling motions in or out of order. The president automatically becomes an acting mayor when the mayor is out of state. Since 2020, the president has been elected at the first scheduled council meeting in January of even-numbered years.[1]
The office of the President was created with the introduction of the Los Angeles Common Council in 1850, with one of the members of the Council serving as the President.[3][4] The first president of the Common Council was pioneer David W. Alexander, who was elected in 1850 before resigning a year later.[5] In 1889, the Los Angeles City Council was created under the first city charter, though the office stayed relatively the same.[6]
New city charter
In 1965, the job of President Pro Tempore was created to preside during the absence of the President, with the first officer being councilman Thomas D. Shepard. Shepard presided when L. E. Timberlake became acting mayor due to mayor Sam Yorty traveling outside the country.[7] The assistant pro tempore was created in 1977 with councilman Ernani Bernardi as the officer, who presided over meeting if both the President and the President Pro Tempore are out.
Councilman John Ferraro is the longest serving president, serving for 20 years in two terms. The first woman to be elected as the City Council president was Pat Russell, who held the title until 1987 when she was defeated in the City Council elections.[8] The first Latino elected was Alex Padilla in 2001 after defeating incumbent Ruth Galanter; he served as acting mayor days after the 9/11 attacks as mayor James Hahn traveled out of the city.[9][10] The first African-American president was Herb Wesson, who was elected in 2012 and served until 2020. The first Latina president was Nury Martinez, who was elected in 2020 and served until 2022.[11]
^"Ca - Officials". Allgov.com. from the original on December 23, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
^"Alex Padilla has been rising political star since his 20s, when he became L.A.'s youngest councilmember". KTLA. 2020-12-22.
^"New LA City Council president Nury Martinez outlines her vision". Los Angeles Daily News. January 14, 2020.
March 04, 2023
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The President of the Los Angeles City Council is the presiding officer of the Los Angeles City Council The president presides as chair over meetings of the council and assignments to City Council committees and handles parliamentary duties like ruling motions in or out of order The president automatically becomes an acting mayor when the mayor is out of state Since 2020 the president has been elected at the first scheduled council meeting in January of even numbered years 1 President of the Los Angeles City CouncilSeal of the City of Los AngelesFlag of Los AngelesIncumbentPaul Krekoriansince October 18 2022Member ofLos Angeles City CouncilAppointerElected by members of the City CouncilInaugural holderBoyle WorkmanFormation1919DeputyCurren Price President pro tempore WebsiteCity CouncilThe current president is Democrat Paul Krekorian who was elected on October 18 2022 2 Contents 1 History 1 1 Early history 1 2 New city charter 2 Responsibilities 3 List of presidents 1919 present 4 ReferencesHistory EditEarly history Edit The office of the President was created with the introduction of the Los Angeles Common Council in 1850 with one of the members of the Council serving as the President 3 4 The first president of the Common Council was pioneer David W Alexander who was elected in 1850 before resigning a year later 5 In 1889 the Los Angeles City Council was created under the first city charter though the office stayed relatively the same 6 New city charter Edit In 1965 the job of President Pro Tempore was created to preside during the absence of the President with the first officer being councilman Thomas D Shepard Shepard presided when L E Timberlake became acting mayor due to mayor Sam Yorty traveling outside the country 7 The assistant pro tempore was created in 1977 with councilman Ernani Bernardi as the officer who presided over meeting if both the President and the President Pro Tempore are out Councilman John Ferraro is the longest serving president serving for 20 years in two terms The first woman to be elected as the City Council president was Pat Russell who held the title until 1987 when she was defeated in the City Council elections 8 The first Latino elected was Alex Padilla in 2001 after defeating incumbent Ruth Galanter he served as acting mayor days after the 9 11 attacks as mayor James Hahn traveled out of the city 9 10 The first African American president was Herb Wesson who was elected in 2012 and served until 2020 The first Latina president was Nury Martinez who was elected in 2020 and served until 2022 11 Responsibilities Edit Curren D Price 9th district has been the President Pro Tempore since October 25 2022 The Assistant President Pro Tempore has been Vacant since December 14 2020 presiding over meetings of the council giving assignments to City Council committees handling parliamentary duties like ruling motions in or out of order serving as an acting mayor for the Mayor of Los Angeles if the office is vacant List of presidents 1919 present EditNo Portrait Officeholder Tenure start Tenure end Pro Tem Assistant Pro Tem Mayor1 Boyle Workman 4th Wilshire Center July 7 1919 July 5 1921 Office did not exist Office did not exist Meredith P Snyder2 Ralph Luther Criswell 7th Vermont Square July 5 1921 July 1 1923 George E Cryer3 Boyle Workman 4th Wilshire Center July 1 1923 June 30 1925July 1 1925 June 30 19274 William G Bonelli 14th Eagle Rock July 1 1927 June 30 19295 Winfred J Sanborn 9th Boyle Heights July 1 1929 June 30 1931 John Clinton Porter6 Charles H Randall 1st Sun Valley July 1 1931 June 30 19337 Howard W Davis 7th Vermont Square July 1 1933 June 30 1935 Frank L Shaw8 Robert L Burns 4th Wilshire Center July 1 1935 June 30 1937July 1 1937 June 30 1939July 1 1939 June 30 1941 Fletcher Bowron9 G Vernon Bennett 10th University Park July 1 1941 June 30 194310 Robert L Burns 4th Wilshire Center July 1 1943 June 30 194511 George H Moore 15th Wilmington July 1 1945 June 30 194712 Harold A Henry 4th Windsor Square July 1 1947 June 30 1949July 1 1949 June 30 1951July 1 1951 June 30 195313 John S Gibson Jr 15th San Pedro July 1 1953 June 30 1955 Norris PoulsonJuly 1 1955 June 30 1957July 1 1957 June 30 1959July 1 1959 June 30 196114 Harold A Henry 4th Windsor Square July 1 1961 June 30 1963 Sam Yorty15 L E Timberlake 6th Gramercy Park July 1 1963 June 30 1965July 1 1965 June 30 1967 Thomas D ShepardJuly 1 1967 June 30 1969 John S Gibson Jr 16 John S Gibson Jr 15th San Pedro July 1 1969 June 30 1971 Billy G MillsJuly 1 1971 June 30 1973July 1 1973 June 30 1975 Robert J Stevenson Tom BradleyJuly 1 1975 June 30 1977 John Ferraro17 John Ferraro 4th Hancock Park July 1 1977 June 30 1979 Joel Wachs Ernani BernardiJuly 1 1979 June 30 198118 Joel Wachs 2nd Studio City July 1 1981 June 30 1983 Peggy Stevenson19 Pat Russell 6th Westchester July 1 1983 June 30 1985July 1 1985 June 30 1987 Joan Milke Flores20 John Ferraro 4th Hancock Park July 1 1987 June 30 1989 Marvin BraudeJuly 1 1989 June 30 1991 Joan Milke FloresJuly 1 1991 June 30 1993July 1 1993 June 30 1995 Richard Alatorre Richard J RiordanJuly 1 1995 June 30 1997 Joel Wachs Mike HernandezJuly 1 1997 June 30 1999 Ruth GalanterJuly 1 1999 April 17 2001 Ruth Galanter Rudy Svorinich21 Ruth Galanter 6th Venice April 17 2001 July 1 2001 Mark Ridley Thomas22 Alex Padilla 7th Pacoima July 1 2001 June 30 2003 Cindy Miscikowski James HahnJuly 1 2003 June 30 2005 Cindy Miscikowski Eric GarcettiJuly 1 2005 January 1 2006 Wendy Greuel Tony Cardenas Antonio Villaraigosa23 Eric Garcetti 13th Echo Park January 1 2006 June 30 2007 Jan PerryJuly 1 2007 June 30 2009July 1 2009 January 2 2012 Jan Perry Dennis Zine24 Herb Wesson 10th Mid City January 2 2012 June 30 2012 Ed Reyes Tom LaBongeJuly 1 2013 June 30 2015 Mitchell Englander Eric GarcettiJuly 1 2015 June 30 2017 Nury MartinezJuly 1 2017 December 31 2018January 15 2019 June 30 2019 Nury Martinez Joe BuscainoJuly 1 2019 January 5 202025 Nury Martinez 6th Sun Valley January 5 2020 December 14 2020 Joe Buscaino David RyuDecember 14 2020 June 30 2021 VacantJuly 1 2021 September 21 2021October 1 2021 October 10 2022 Mitch O Farrell26 Paul Krekorian 2nd Toluca Lake October 18 2022 October 25 2022October 25 2022 December 12 2022 Curren PriceDecember 12 2022 Incumbent Karen BassReferences Edit What Do City Council Members Do LA 101 Guide Knutson Jacob October 18 2022 L A City Council elects new president after racist audio leak Axios Ordinances and Regulations of Los Angeles 1832 1888 Part I Vol 30 University of California Press pp 26 41 Chronological Record of Los Angeles City Officials 1850 1938 1868 1869 section page 11 Clare Wallace Los Angeles Public Library Reference File April 26 1939 with sources as listed there Stevens Mark H December 1 2004 The Road to Reform Los Angeles Municipal Elections of 1909 Part II University of California Press Council President Timberlake Plans Retirement July 1 May 15 1969 page B 1 The Women of the Los Angeles City Council Part Two Los Angeles Public Library March 15 2021 Ca Officials Allgov com Archived from the original on December 23 2020 Retrieved November 9 2020 Alex Padilla has been rising political star since his 20s when he became L A s youngest councilmember KTLA 2020 12 22 New LA City Council president Nury Martinez outlines her vision Los Angeles Daily News January 14 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title President of the Los Angeles City Council amp oldid 1141976674, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
