(a) There is created and established within the Treasury of the City of Los Angeles a special trust fund to be known as the "Civil and Human Rights Community Engagement Fund" ("Fund").
(b) The purpose of the Fund shall be for the receipt, retention and disbursement of all of gifts, contributions, and bequests received by the Civil, Human Rights and Equity Department ("Department") and the Commission on Civil Rights ("Commission"), for the purposes set forth in this Chapter.
(c) The Fund shall be used for programming and capital expense needs in support of the Department and the Commission, including community outreach and engagement events, resource fairs, translation and other services, volunteer stipends, and consultant fees, and shall also be used to repay cash advances received from any other fund established by the City and used for these purposes.
(d) All monetary gifts, contributions or bequests to the City for the purposes set forth in this Chapter that exceed the sum of $10,000 shall be submitted to the City Council for acceptance or rejection. All such monetary gifts, contribution or bequests that do not exceed the sum of $10,000 shall be submitted to the Commission or its designee for acceptance or rejection. The Commission's designee for purposes of this Chapter shall be a full-time employee serving in a duly authorized position on the staff of the Department or a successor department
(e) The Fund shall be administered by the General Manager of the Department ("General Manager") or his or her designee. A fiscal year-end report shall be prepared, which shall be submitted within 90 days after the close of each fiscal year.
(f) All interest or other earnings attributable to money in the Fund or any account in the Fund shall be credited to the Fund and shall be devoted to the purposes of the Fund.
(g) No expenditure shall be made from this Fund without the prior approval of the General Manager or his or her designee.
(h) The General Manager is authorized to establish appropriate procedures to carry out the provisions of this Chapter.
(i) Pursuant to Charter Section 344, monies not disbursed in any fiscal year from the Fund, or in any of the accounts within the Fund, shall not revert to the Reserve Fund, but shall remain in the Fund and be devoted to the purposes of the Fund.
SECTION HISTORY
Chapter and Section Added by Ord. No. 187,032, Eff. 6-14-21.