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City Attorney

The City Attorney acts as legal advisor to the City, prosecutes all misdemeanor offenses occurring within the City of Los
Angeles and defends the City in civil litigation. The City Attorney represents the Municipal Corporation of the City of Los
Angeles and its Council, boards, departments, officers, employees, and entities in legal proceedings and before federal
and state administrative bodies. The City Attorney examines all contracts and ordinances as to form and legality, often
interprets the legality of actions and activities of the City, and renders legal opinions construing federal and state laws,
the Charter, and City ordinances. In conjunction with its prosecution of misdemeanors, the City Attorney administers a
wide range of neighborhood based diversion and restorative justice efforts. In addition to defending the City in a wide
range of civil litigation, the Office initiates a variety of affirmative litigation, including actions to protect consumers and
abate nuisances in Los Angeles' neighborhoods. The Office includes four branches: Municipal Law; Civil Litigation;
Proprietary; and, Criminal and Special Litigation.

Actual Adopted Estimated Total
Expenditures Budget Expenditures Budget
2018-19 2019-20 2019-20 2020-21

EXPENDITURES AND APPROPRIATIONS

Salaries
132,123,545 138,652,128 140,534,000 Salaries General 129,107,500
52,204 5,408 150,000 Overtime General 5,408
132,175,749 138,657,536 140,684,000 Total Salaries 129,112,908

Expense
242,821 242,915 309,000 Bar Dues 242,915
135,543 198,311 198,000 Printing and Binding 198,311
4,528 - 5,000 Travel -
1,477,008 1,509,269 1,003,000 Contractual Services 1,509,269
29,497 24,912 25,000 Transportation 24,912
7,715,097 5,195,448 7,295,000 Litigation 5,195,448
4,999 5,000 5,000 Contingent Expense 5,000
1,749,089 1,053,397 1,048,000 Office and Administrative 853,397
- 7,830 - Operating Supplies 7,830
11,358,582 8,237,082 9,888,000 Total Expense 8,037,082

Special
1,937,058 - 1,575,000 City Attorney Outside Counsel -
36,167 - 50,000 Workers' Compensation Outside Counsel -
1,973,225 - 1,625,000 Total Special -

145,507,556 146,894,618 152,197,000 Total City Attorney 137,149,990

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