The Los Angeles City Council agreed June 25 to place a measure on the November ballot that would change the police discipline process and expand the chief’s ability to fire officers for serious misconduct.
In an 11-to-2 vote, council members directed the City Attorney’s Office to place a measure on the November ballot that would make the proposed changes in the City Charter.
Council members Hugo Soto-Martinez and Eunisses Hernandez voted no, and council members Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Kevin de León were absent during the vote.
Currently, the chief of police can recommend that an officer be terminated, but ultimately the decision is left to the Board of Rights, a three-member panel that serves as a quasi-judicial body, hearing evidence related to charges of misconduct, determining guilt and deciding penalties. […]
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