(a) Minimum Age to Vote. Except as provided in Subsection (c), on the day that a Neighborhood Council election or selection occurs, a person must be at least 16 years of age to be eligible to vote.
(b) Minimum Age to Serve. Except as provided in Subsection (c), on the day that a Neighborhood Council election or selection for a board seat occurs, a person must be at least 18 years of age to be eligible to serve as a board member for a Neighborhood Council.
(c) Optional Youth Board Seat. A Neighborhood Council board may create up to one "Youth Board Seat" to be occupied by a minor, subject to the following restrictions:
(1) The Youth Board Seat shall be occupied by a person who is at least 14 years of age and no more than 17 years of age on the day that the Neighborhood Council election or selection for the Youth Board Seat occurs.
(2) A person must be at least 14 years of age on the day that the Neighborhood Council election or selection for that Youth Board Seat occurs to be eligible to vote for a Youth Board Seat candidate.
(d) Retroactivity. This section shall not be applied retroactively. Any seated Neighborhood Council board member whose eligibility to serve may be affected by the enactment of this section may serve the remainder of their term.
(e) Rules and Regulations. As authorized by Section 20.36 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code, the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment and the Office of the City Clerk are authorized to promulgate rules and regulations and establish policies to implement and administer this section and elections hereunder, respectively.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 186,760, Eff. 10-16-20.
Editor's note: Former Sec. 22.814 (Acceptance of Donations and Gifts), added by Ord. No. 179,545, Eff. 3-16-08, expired by its own terms on 3-16-11.