LOS ANGELES COUNTY - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS POLICY MANUAL

Introduction

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

The Board of Supervisors is responsible for establishing policy to guide the administrative functions of County departments. Board policies are established either by ordinance in the Los Angeles County Code or as a result of an order of the Board.

This on-line Board Policy Manual (Manual) contains administrative policies adopted by the Board of Supervisors that apply to all or most County departments and that are not codified in the County Code, nor contained in the County's Fiscal Manual or other County administrative manuals. The online Manual will be continually updated to reflect current policy.

When adopting policy on an administrative matter, the Board of Supervisors may instruct a specific County department to develop the written policy. If no department is designated, the Executive Officer will determine the appropriate department based on the subject matter of the policy to be written. The County departments that generally will prepare administrative policy include, Auditor-Controller, Chief Executive Office, County Counsel, Executive Office of the Board of Supervisors, Human Resources, Internal Services, and Treasurer and Tax Collector. The Executive Office of the Board of Supervisors is responsible for ensuring that policies are reviewed in accordance with their sunset review dates. In most instances, policies must be approved by the Audit Committee as described below.

Each policy shall be prepared in a standard format as set forth in Policy No. 1.020 of this manual. A department that drafts a policy is responsible for establishing internal reviews and controls to ensure the information contained in a policy is accurate. All such policies must be reviewed and approved by the department head.

Questions regarding maintenance of the online Manual should be directed to the Executive Office's Commission Services Division at [phone] or [e-mail].