Sec. 22.810.1. Regulations Implementing the Plan for a Citywide System of Neighborhood Councils (Plan).

ats vacant in accordance with Article VI, Section 5 of the Plan. (A) Commission Hearing. To the extent feasible, the Commission hearing on a petition for decertification or vacation of one or more board seats, shall be conducted within the boundaries of the Neighborhood Council at issue. (B) Notice. At least 15 days before the Commission acts on a petition for decertification or vacation of one or more board seats, the Department shall post at least five public notices of the hearing. The notices shall be posted within the boundaries of the proposed Neighborhood Council, stating the time, place and purpose of the hearing, as set forth in Article VI, Section 5(b)(iii) of the Plan. The Department shall provide email notification to the Neighborhood Council Board of the hearing. The public notices shall be translated in accordance with the provisions set forth in Article VI, Section 5(b)(iii) of the Plan. (C) Commission Determination Regarding Decertification. The Commission may decertify a Neighborhood Council based upon evidence that the Neighborhood Council failed to demonstrate the willingness or ability to comply with any rule, regulation or law applicable to Neighborhood Council. If a Neighborhood Council is decertified, the Neighborhood Council no longer shall be a certified Neighborhood Council in the City of Los Angeles. Within 48 hours, a decertified Neighborhood Council immediately shall vacate any City owned, leased or controlled property and shall surrender to the City all City-owned property, including personal and intellectual property. (D) Commission Determination Regarding Vacating One or More Board Seats. As an alternative to decertifying the Neighborhood Council, the Commission may vacate one or more board seats based on evidence that one or more board member has failed to demonstrate a willingness to comply with any rule, regulation or law applicable to the Neighborhood Council Board or board member. (E) Appeals. If the Commission decertifies a Neighborhood Council or declares one or more board seats vacant, the Neighborhood Council or an individual whose seat was declared vacant may file an appeal pursuant to the provisions of Article VI, Section 5(f) of the Plan. The City Council may by ten votes, sustain, reverse or modify the Commission’s decision. (4) Voluntary De-Certification.