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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
2020-21 2021-22 2021-22 2022-23
EXPENDITURES AND APPROPRIATIONS

Salaries
144,984,814 146,171,018 144,676,000 Salaries General 149,657,268
186,170 5,408 275,000 Overtime General 5,408
145,170,984 146,176,426 144,951,000 Total Salaries 149,662,676

Expense
275,953 267,253 330,000 Bar Dues 267,253
63,923 198,311 198,000 Printing and Binding 198,311
912,032 1,509,269 3,658,000 Contractual Services 1,509,269
5,886 24,912 25,000 Transportation 24,912
6,008,165 5,195,448 5,195,000 Litigation 5,195,448
4,937 5,000 5,000 Contingent Expense 5,000
894,977 903,397 904,000 Office and Administrative 903,397
- 7,830 - Operating Supplies 7,830

8,165,873 8,111,420 10,315,000 Total Expense 8,111,420
Special
1,764,859 - 266,000 City Attorney Outside Counsel -
89,893 - 10,000 Workers' Compensation Outside Counsel -

1,854,752 - 276,000 Total Special -

155,191,609 154,287,846 155,542,000 Total City Attorney 157,774,096

Actual Adopted Estimated Total
Expenditures Budget Expenditures Budget
2020-21 2021-22 2021-22 2022-23

SOURCES OF FUNDS

143,048,642 143,374,202 141,927,000 General Fund 146,911,052

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