City budget analysts said the spending plan would boost the LAPD operating budget by about $115 million, a 6.5% increase. Garcetti had sought an 8.5% increase.
Mayor Eric Garcetti’s spending plan for the Police Department on Wednesday, after receiving a report that said his target for police hiring cannot be achieved.
The council made the changes as part of their approval of a city budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1.The proposal for more LAPD funding could easily become an issue in the June 7 primary election, which features several candidates who want to rein in law enforcement costs. “The narrative is so much ‘crime, police, crime police,’ that for me, I want to vote in a way that says the narrative isn’t right,” he said.
Tso said the council’s spending plan will boost the LAPD’s operating budget by about $115 million, an increase of 6.5%. Garcetti had originally proposed an 8.5% increase. Wednesday’s vote comes at a time when LAPD staffing is an issue in the June 7 election. Real estate developer Rick Caruso and businessman Mel Wilson have called for the LAPD to have 11,000 officers, while Rep. Karen Bass and Councilman Kevin de León have argued in favor of 9,700.Garcetti did not take issue with the council’s changes.
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