In addition to those powers and duties set forth in the Charter, the Police Department shall have the power and duty to:
(a) Investigate and endorse charitable or philanthropic corporations or associations dependent upon public appeal or general solicitations for support, as provided by ordinance.
(b) Enforce the ordinances of the City regulating or supervising the solicitation of money or other valuable property for charitable purposes.
(c) Encourage the formation of private charities to meet needs not already provided for and foster all worthy charitable and philanthropic enterprises.
(d) Disburse all funds set apart by the City for charitable purposes.
(e) Study and suggest means of improving the conditions producing the need for relief.
(f) Promote cooperation among all charities in the City.
(g) Receive gifts, bequests or devises to be used for charitable or philanthropic purposes and to administer any trust declared or created for any such purpose in accordance with the terms of the trust.
(h) Investigate misstatements, deceptions and frauds in connection with the solicitation of alms, food, clothing, money or contributions within the City of Los Angeles for charitable or philanthropic or purported charitable or philanthropic purposes; to give and obtain publicity to the results of any investigations made by the Department of any such misstatement, deception or fraud; and by all lawful and proper means to prevent and cooperate in the prevention of the making or perpetration of any misstatement, deception or fraud in connection with any such solicitation.
No person while serving as an officer or director of any corporation or association coming within the purview of this section shall be eligible to serve as a member of the Board of Police Commissioners, or other board to which the Board of Police Commissioners has delegated responsibility to perform the duties set forth in this section.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 171,263, Eff. 10-4-96.
Amended by: Ord. No. 173,290, Eff. 6-30-00, Oper. 7-1-00.