Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (förkortning: LACBOS) är den styrelse på fem personer som från 1852, i enlighet med Kaliforniens konstitution och dess egna stadgar, kollektivt styr med verkställande och lagstiftande makt över den lokala förvaltningen på county-nivå i Los Angeles County, Kalifornien, USA.^[1]

Varje ledamot väljs på mandatperioder på 4 år och kan sitta max 3 mandatperioder. Varje distrikt har mellan 1,5 och 2 miljoner invånare. Val till ledamöter från första och tredje distriktet sammanfaller datummässigt med ordinarie val för Kaliforniens guvernör och de återstående tre med val för USA:s president.^[2]

LACBOS styr dock enbart indirekt över verksamheterna som leds av distriktsåklagaren och sheriffen då dessa är folkvalda på eget mandat och dessutom har roller inom delstatens rättsväsende som är utanför countystyrelsens mandat.^[3]

^ ”Responsibilities of the Board of Supervisors” (på engelska). Executive Office of the Board of Supervisors. https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/lac/1031549_BoardResponsibilities.pdf. Läst 14 september 2021.
^ ”Charter of the County of Los Angeles” (på engelska). Los Angeles County. 2 mars 2002. Arkiverad från originalet den 18 september 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210918031615/http://bos.lacounty.gov/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=BqCvzWSq8Zg%3D&portalid=1. Läst 14 september 2021.
^ ”County Structure & Powers” (på engelska). California State Association of Counties. 2014. https://www.counties.org/general-information/county-structure-0. Läst 14 september 2021. ”The supervision of elected officers by the Board of Supervisors is somewhat more limited. The district attorney, as public prosecutor, is a state or quasi-state officer and is under the direct supervision of the attorney general. Consequently, the Board of Supervisors does not have supervisory authority over the district attorney’s prosecutorial duties. On the other hand, the Board has general supervisory authority over the district attorney to the extent that the district attorney functions as a county officer. The Board of Supervisors may supervise the sheriff to the extent that the sheriff acts as a county officer, and may investigate the officer’s performance of county duties. However, in enforcing state law, the sheriff is acting as a peace officer of the state and is under the direct supervision of the attorney general. In addition to being an officer of the county, the sheriff is also an officer of the courts. While acting in that capacity, the sheriff is not under the supervision of the Board, and the Board may not investigate the sheriff in connection with such duties.”

[1] ”Responsibilities of the Board of Supervisors” (på engelska). Executive Office of the Board of Supervisors. https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/lac/1031549_BoardResponsibilities.pdf. Läst 14 september 2021.

[2] ”Charter of the County of Los Angeles” (på engelska). Los Angeles County. 2 mars 2002. Arkiverad från originalet den 18 september 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210918031615/http://bos.lacounty.gov/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=BqCvzWSq8Zg%3D&portalid=1. Läst 14 september 2021.

[3] ”County Structure & Powers” (på engelska). California State Association of Counties. 2014. https://www.counties.org/general-information/county-structure-0. Läst 14 september 2021. ”The supervision of elected officers by the Board of Supervisors is somewhat more limited. The district attorney, as public prosecutor, is a state or quasi-state officer and is under the direct supervision of the attorney general. Consequently, the Board of Supervisors does not have supervisory authority over the district attorney’s prosecutorial duties. On the other hand, the Board has general supervisory authority over the district attorney to the extent that the district attorney functions as a county officer. The Board of Supervisors may supervise the sheriff to the extent that the sheriff acts as a county officer, and may investigate the officer’s performance of county duties. However, in enforcing state law, the sheriff is acting as a peace officer of the state and is under the direct supervision of the attorney general. In addition to being an officer of the county, the sheriff is also an officer of the courts. While acting in that capacity, the sheriff is not under the supervision of the Board, and the Board may not investigate the sheriff in connection with such duties.”

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