id monies shall thereafter safely keep, use and expend them for purposes consistent with those designated in the plan submitted pursuant to Subsection (f) of this section. It shall be sufficient in drawing demands on the SPA to designate the purpose thereof as “ For supplemental police operations ”. The Controller may audit any such demand or warrant and the City Treasurer may pay the same without further specification as to object. (h) When, in the opinion of the Chief of Police, the public interest would suffer by the disclosure of the name of any person to whom any sum or sums were paid or advanced, or the cause for which the same was expended or advanced, such record shall be maintained confidential in the public interest. For accounting purposes, the Chief of Police may indicate the name of such person or describe the police operation by an appropriate key or symbol. The Chief of Police shall not be compelled to disclose the identity of such operative or operation to any officer or person except to the Board of Police Commissioners, the City Controller, or the Chairperson of the Public Safety Committee of the City Council, or the Chairperson of the Budget and Finance Committee of the City Council, on their written request; and any disclosures made as required hereunder shall be maintained confidential by the City Controller, Board, or Chairperson of the Public Safety Committee of the City Council or the Chairperson of the Budget and Finance Committee of the City Council. (i) Any person, other than a regular employee of the City of Los Angeles, who for a consideration or otherwise furnishes special information to the Department of Police in individual instances or for limited periods, shall not be deemed to be an employee of this City for any purpose. No such person paid by the Chief of Police from the SPA for information related to the detection of crime shall have any right to Workers’ Compensation, leave, vacation, or retirement, or any other emolument, right or privilege of employees of the City. SECTION HISTORY Added by Ord. No. 173,345, Eff. 7-14-00, Oper. 7-1-00.