Following the resignation of Nury Martinez as LA City Council President, experts say the position is one of the most powerful in the city.
Former Councilmember Perry says the council president can determine whether any issue moves forward.
"A council president can either be supportive of your efforts or they can hold up your options or not agendize your motions or committee reports so that your matters don't get heard," Perry said.has resigned as council president but remains a paid councilmember, unlike Mark Ridley Thomas and Jose Huizar who were both suspended without pay when they were indicted on federal corruption charges.
Fernando Guerra of Loyola Marymount's Center for the Study of Los Angeles says unless Martinez resigns or is recalled from office it is unlikely she will lose her salary at roughly $200,000 a year. "Huizar and Ridley were indicted on criminal charges. She is not and not likely to be," Guerra said. Therefore the council would be on thin ice trying to do that legally."
The council's acting president is now Councilmember Mitch O'Farrell. With the council now tasked with choosing a new leader that Perry hopes will not just be about accumulating power and is willing to listen to all sides.This article tagged under:
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