Brief

The City Clerk submitted annual expenditure reports documenting fiscal 2021-22 spending across Council District community services, the Council and Citywide Special Events Fee Subsidy program, and general city purposes. The file was referred to the Budget and Finance Committee on July 28, 2026, where it was scheduled and subsequently noted and filed on August 18, 2026. These routine financial reports are now closed at the committee level.

Full summary

The City Clerk submitted these annual expenditure reports for fiscal year 2021-22 pursuant to Council File 97-1776, a standing requirement adopted in November 1997 that mandates regular accounting of Council District discretionary spending. The reports cover two main funding streams within the General City Purposes budget: the Council District Community Services accounts (one per district, designated by account numbers 000701 through 000715) and the Council Fee Subsidy accounts (000858 through 000872), which subsidize venue and event-related costs for community activities. Each council district's Community Services account received a base budget of $94,533 for the fiscal year, supplemented by reappropriations carried forward from prior fiscal years that in some cases vastly exceeded the base allocation. For example, Council District 8 drew on over $2.9 million in transferred-in funds, reflecting large reappropriations from earlier years, while Council District 14 received more than $525,000 in reappropriations. Spending recipients across all districts included a wide range of nonprofit organizations, community groups, city departments, and vendors. Common payees included event equipment suppliers such as AAA Rents and Events and United Site Services (often in dozens of small transactions per district), civic nonprofits, veterans organizations, youth programs, arts groups, food assistance programs, and city departments such as Recreation and Parks, LADOT, the General Services Department, and the Information Technology Agency. Grant amounts to community organizations typically ranged from $500 to $50,000 per allocation. Several allocations across multiple districts were still listed as in-progress or pending payment at the time the fiscal year closed. The Council Fee Subsidy accounts, budgeted at $43,000 per district, primarily captured reappropriations from fiscal year 2020-21 and modest spending on street services, LADOT transfers, and departmental placeholders. Several districts transferred their full fee subsidy balances to supplement community services accounts or other city funds. Council District 15, for instance, transferred its entire $43,000 fee subsidy allocation directly into its community services account. The Budget and Finance Committee received the file on July 28, 2026, scheduled it for its August 18 meeting, and at that meeting noted and filed the item, closing it at the committee level. This disposition is standard for informational financial reports, indicating the committee reviewed the accounts and required no further legislative action. The file remains open in the tracking system until August 2028 per standard document retention protocols.

Activity (4)

• 2026-08-18 Budget and Finance Committee noted and filed item(s).
• 2026-08-14 Budget and Finance Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on August 18, 2026.
• 2026-07-28 City Clerk document(s) referred to Budget and Finance Committee.
• 2026-07-28 Document submitted by City Clerk, dated July 27, 2026.

Documents (1)

• 2026-07-27 Report from City Clerk · report