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LANCC - The Coalition Revised Charter
The LANC Coalition seeks to be more inclusive, and less stuffy, with revisions that are designed to be more comfortable to all the NCs.
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LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL COALITION
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March 27, 2008
Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Board members and Stakeholders:
Neighborhood Councils can be a very effective voice for the residents of Los Angeles on city wide issues when they work together. This has again been clearly demonstrated by the current N.C. organized effort dealing with the proposed increases in the LA DWP water and power rates.
The LANCC organization formed in 2006 has as it's primary mission "to provide opportunities for NC's to communicate with each other on issues of common interest, including citywide issues, regional issues, and local issues with citywide or regional implications."
An important and sometimes misunderstood LANCC Core Principle is as follows: LANCC "is intended to enhance the ability of NC's to have their voices heard... and is not intended to usurp or interfere with the role of individual NC's to voice opinions or positions on issues."
Please find below a letter from Len Shaffer, the current chair of LANCC, followed by the revised charter of LANCC that has been approved by the LANCC Charter Committee.
To participate at the LANCC meetings on issues of city wide importance to your NC please send us the name of your N.C. representative (delegate) and an alternate. This should be a communication from the President/Chair or any other designated officer for that purpose.
Also, and only if your NC is one of the original 40 NC's that approved the original charter we would like a communication that states your NC approves the revised LANCC Charter. A list of the 40 NC's that approved the charter can be found on the LANCC website, www.lanccongress.org.
The LANCC Charter Committee worked over a number of weekends to complete the Charter revisions. They were represented by Board members and stakeholders from across the city. They were as follows: Committee Chair: Heinrich Keifer, - Charley Mims, Dee Dee Audet, Cindy Cleghorn, Ken Draper, Stan Moore, Len Shaffer, Margo Harris, Adrienne O"Niell, Bob Gelfand, and Joe Vitti.
Thanks for your help on these requests.
Respectfully submitted,
Joe Vitti
LANCC Vice Chair
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March 11, 2008
To all LANCC Members and all Neighborhood Councils:
We have made changes to the LANCC Charter and need your approval. We are even recommending a name change to more accurately reflect what the LANCC is and what it represents. These changes will make a difference in how neighborhood councils can interact with one another on a city wide basis. Examples of some of the changes are as follows:
The term "Senator" will be replaced by "Delegate"; the "Senate" will become a "Board of Delegates"; and the "Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Congress" will be known as the "Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Coalition." Perhaps the biggest change is that all certified neighborhood councils may come to and vote at LANCC meetings. All the LANCC would need is a communication from the neighborhood council chair or some other responsible officer with the name of the stakeholder who would represent the NC as its delegate. These and other changes will more accurately reflect the role of the LANCC.
The original Charter can be found at the LANCC web site, www.lanccongress.org. A copy of the revised charter is attached to this email. These changes have to be approved by those neighborhood councils that adopted the original LANCC Charter. We would like to hear from all neighborhood councils regarding the changes we have made. Please, put it on your agendas and vote on the changes. You can let us know the results or contact me regarding any questions at: info@lanccongress.org.
We hope to hear from your neighborhood council soon so the LANCC can move forward and become the coalition that helps all neighborhood councils gain the power and respect they deserve from the other members of city government and the stakeholders of Los Angeles.
Very truly yours,
Leonard J. Shaffer
Chair, LANCC
info@lanccongress.org
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Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Coalition
CHARTER
Revised 1-29-08
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CHARTER FOR THE LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORHOOD
COUNCIL COALITION (LANCC)
Revised 2008
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• PREAMBLE
The Neighborhood Councils of the City of Los Angeles do hereby create this Charter to provide a more effective voice for the residents of Los Angeles, to create a more effective system of Neighborhood Councils to communicate with each other, and to fulfill our responsibilities under the Los Angeles City Charter.
• Los Angeles Ordinance No 174006 states that the goals and objectives of the Neighborhood Council system include:
Promoting and facilitating communication, interaction and collaboration among all neighborhood councils regarding their common and disparate concerns; and
Fostering a sense of community for all people to express ideas and
opinions about their neighborhoods and their government.
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Table of Contents
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Mission and Structure
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Section 1 Mission Statement
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Section 2 Core Principles
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Section 3 Structure
3.1 Officers and District Representatives
3.2 Board of Delegates
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Duties and Responsibilities
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Section 1 Officers
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Section 2 District Representatives
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Section 3 Board of Delegates
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Creation and Amendment of the Charter |
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ARTICLE 1. MISSION AND STRUCTURE
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Section 1. Mission Statement for the LANCC
The Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Coalition (LANCC), will:
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Provide opportunities for Neighborhood Councils (NCs) to communicate with each other on issues of common interest, including Citywide issues, regional issues, and local issues with Citywide or regional implications;
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Develop and maintain tools for effective communication among NCs;
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Develop and maintain expertise on City issues;
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Provide assistance to NCs regarding elections, bylaws and grievances;
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Educate NCs about how to effectively bring issues before City government;
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Educate the public and City government about NCs; and
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Establish a structure to report the positions taken by NCs on City issues. |
Section 2. Core Principles
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The LANCC is intended to enhance the ability of Certified NCs to have their voices heard on issues affecting their neighborhoods and the City, and is not intended to usurp or interfere with the role of individual NCs to voice opinions or positions on issues. This organization cannot and will not attempt to speak for any certified neighborhood council on any issue unless specifically empowered to do so by that neighborhood council's governing board. This organization reserves the right to refer to official positions taken by certified neighborhood council. |
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All Certified NCs will be provided a full and equal opportunity to participate in the
Congress of Neighborhood Councils.
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Each Certified NC may participate in the LANCC to the extent it is willing and able; when an NC chooses to participate, it will be on an equal basis with all other participating NCs. |
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The LANCC will be open, public and inclusionary in its organization and its operations.
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To the extent feasible, the LANCC will abide by all applicable federal, state, county and city constitutions, laws, ordinances and regulations. |
Section 3. Officers & District Representatives
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The following officers will be elected to serve:
a. Chair
b. Vice Chair
c. Secretary
d. Treasurer |
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Seven District Representatives will be chosen to represent the 7 Area Planning Districts
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Board of Delegates - The Board of Delegates includes all the Officers and District Representatives and one designated delegate from each participating NC's. |
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ARTICLE 2. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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Section 1. Officers
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Chair
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Vice chair (see Standing rules No.2 ,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 for Chair and Vice Chair duties
and responsibilities)
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Secretary |
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a. Secretary will be elected by Board of Delegates
b. Responsible for administrative functions of LANCC
1. Track all pending motions/issues before LANCC
2. Keep Master Calendar
3. Disseminate information/reports to NCs, governmental entities and media
4. Responsible for communications and outreach as directed by Board of Delegates
5. Maintain website
6. Maintain e-mail distribution lists |
| An an example: The Secretary is responsible for the creation of a Communications Center. That may become the communications network to participants and the source that keeps everyone connected, informed and involved. |
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Treasurer |
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a. The Treasurer is responsible for the Treasury and providing regular
financial reports to the Board of Delegates
b. The Treasurer will be elected by the Board of Delegates
c. The Treasurer is Responsible for monitoring agendas, etc. from ENS,
discovering important issues, and transmitting reports to NCs, Board
of Delegates, and LANCC Committees. |
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Funding / Treasury
a. Possible Sources of Funding
1. City of Los Angeles/DONE
2. Assessments to participating NCs
3. Contributions from third parties
4. Foundations/non-profits |
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Section 2. District Representatives
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The District Representatives, one from each of the seven (7) city planning areas, would be the primary liaison between LANCC and the NC's in their district. However they will have the assistance of as many NC representatives as needed to help them. |
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Their prime responsibilities for the NC's in their district include:
1. Provide to the NCs the pro and con positions on city wide issues.
2. Follow up to see that the issue is agendizied.
3. Follow up and report to the LANCC, the voting status of the issue
along with any other significant input. |
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Section 3. The Board of Directors
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The Board of Delegates is the administrative authority that oversees the actions of this organization, including control of the budget and of expenditures, and, in addition, the planning and administration of the meetings of this organization including those of the Officers & District Representatives, as well as the meetings of the Board of Delegates. |
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The Board of Delegates has authority over the planning, scheduling, funding, and operation of meetings that are henceforth to be known as the Board of Delegates. The Board of Delegates may at its discretion set rules as to how the Board of Delegates and/or stakeholders voice its opinions on subjects of interest in the city, including the methods by which straw votes of all of those present are tallied. |
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The only requirement for voting at a LANCC meeting by a delegate is a communication from the President / Chair of the NC Board, to the LANCC Chair or other officer who may be designated for that purpose, stating the name of the stakeholder that will represent his/her NC. |
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ARTICLE 3. CREATION AND AMENDMENT OF THIS CHARTER
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Section 1. The LANCC will be established upon the ratification of this Charter by at least
twenty percent (20%) of certified Neighborhood Councils
Section 2. deleted
Section 3. By participation at any LANCC meeting said delegate agrees to the responsibilities
of this charter.
Section 4. Amendment of this Charter
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Any Delegate may propose an amendment to this Charter |
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An amendment will be submitted to participating NCs if passed by
majority vote at a regular meeting of the Board of Delegates |
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Any amendments to this Charter will not take effect unless and until
ratified by 2/3 of NCs that vote, and those votes must be received by the LANCC within 2 months of submission to NCs |
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LANCC Charter, Revised 1-29-08
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