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Public Employee Appointment - Municipal Law Division Chief

Jan 13, 2026

Municipal Law Division Chief Appointment

Jan 13, 2026

Public Employee Appointment and Recruitment

Dec 23, 2025

Legal Services Retainer Agreements Authorization

This ensures the city has expert legal help available when needed, which protects your tax dollars and helps avoid costly legal mistakes.

Oct 15, 2024

Resolution: City Attorney Appointed Position Charter Amendment Ballot Measure

You will have the opportunity to vote on whether the City Attorney position should be appointed rather than elected, potentially changing how this key legal official is selected.

Jul 23, 2024

Resolution Authorizing Charter Amendment for City Attorney Position

This ballot measure would change how your city attorney is selected — moving from election by voters to appointment by City Council — and require more specialized legal experience for the position.

Jul 23, 2024

Municipal Law Enforcement Services Agreement with Los Angeles County

This agreement ensures Compton has continued law enforcement services and public safety resources available to protect you and your neighborhood.

Jul 2, 2024

Municipal Law Enforcement Services Agreement with Los Angeles County

This contract ensures you continue to have police protection in your neighborhood through the LA County Sheriff's Department for the next five years.

Jul 2, 2024

Authorize City Attorney Travel to Spring Conference in Carlsbad

Mar 17, 2020

Municipal Law Enforcement Services Agreement with Los Angeles County

This agreement with Los Angeles County determines how law enforcement services will be provided to your city over the next five years, affecting your safety and police protection.

Nov 12, 2019

Municipal law enforcement services agreement with Los Angeles County

Your city continues its law enforcement partnership with the county sheriff's department to provide police services to keep Compton safe.

Nov 12, 2019

Municipal Law Enforcement Services Agreement with Los Angeles County

Your city is renewing its law enforcement contract with Los Angeles County to continue providing police services that help keep your neighborhoods safe.

Mar 25, 2014

Municipal Law Enforcement Services Agreement with Los Angeles County

Your law enforcement services continue through a contracted agreement with Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department to provide public safety and police protection in your community.

Mar 25, 2014

Ordinance Deleting Municipal Law Enforcement Services Department (Second Reading)

This reorganization consolidates code enforcement and building services, which may affect how code violations in your neighborhood are addressed and the speed of service for development permits.

Nov 12, 2013

Ordinance 2,244 Amending Municipal Law Enforcement Services

Your city reorganizes law enforcement services delivery to residents.

Nov 12, 2013

Ordinance Deleting Municipal Law Enforcement Services Department

Your code enforcement services will be streamlined through a single department, potentially making it easier for you to get building permits and resolve code violations more efficiently.

Nov 5, 2013

Ordinance to Delete Municipal Law Enforcement Services Department

This change affects how the city delivers law enforcement services to you and your neighborhood.

Nov 5, 2013

Ordinance Deleting Municipal Law Enforcement Services Department

Changes to law enforcement services structure may affect how your city provides public safety and order.

Oct 22, 2013

Amend Municipal Code to Delete Municipal Law Enforcement Services Department

Streamlined city services could make it easier for local businesses to get permits and inspections, which may lead to improved business investment and job growth in your city.

Oct 22, 2013

Transfer Funds and Approve Sheriff's Department Budget Increase

This funding supports law enforcement services in your neighborhood, helping keep you and your family safe.

Sep 10, 2013

Municipal Law Division Chief position salary increase

Purchase order for Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department municipal law enforcement services

Purchase of 35 ballistic vests for Municipal Law Enforcement Services officers

Professional services consulting for Municipal Law Enforcement Services Department

Jul 23, 2024

city council

The council's two largest spending approvals were a subsequent-need vehicle lease of $1,002,434 with Enterprise Fleet Management (5-0) and a multi-year enterprise software contract with CentralSquare Technologies totaling approximately $1.01 million ($613,859 contract plus $398,951 first-year purchase order from the General Fund), approved 4-1 with Spicer dissenting; the Water Department also authorized a sole-source, ARPA-funded control valve repair contract of $322,839 with CLA-VAL Company (5-0). Additional spending approvals included a $224,500 bond disclosure services agreement with BLX Group LLC (consent, 5-0), $169,165 for agenda management software with Hyland Software (5-0), and a $135,000 debt collection agreement with Evergreen Professional Recoveries (5-0) — where Evergreen's first-year purchase order was set at $22,500, just below the $25,000 approval threshold, and projected first-year revenue of $90,000 sits just below the $100,000 approval threshold; across all five service vendors on this agenda (CentralSquare, BLX Group, Hyland Software, Evergreen, and transcription vendor Melvinna Sharp), each item paired a multi-year contract with a separate same-vendor expenditure line, a structure repeated consistently across the entire agenda. On a 3-2 vote (Darden and Sharif opposed), the council approved placing a November ballot measure to make the city attorney position appointed rather than elected, with a 10-year municipal law experience requirement; the council also voted 3-2 (Spicer and Bowers opposed) to place delinquent solid waste accounts on the county tax roll, following a public hearing in which more than a dozen residents addressed the council demanding cancellation of the Republic Services contract over weeks of missed pickups across all four council districts. The council voted 5-0 to raise the city manager's per-transaction spending authority from $25,000 to $75,000 — with a $200,000 emergency limit — for the month of August while the council is in recess.

Jul 2, 2024

city council

The largest spending decision at the July 2, 2024 Compton City Council meeting was a five-year Municipal Law Enforcement Services Agreement with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department at $27.84 million for the first annual term ($20.70M from the General Fund, with the balance from other funds), approved 4-1 with Councilmember Spicer dissenting; the city manager stated the prior contract had expired June 30, 2024, and acknowledged that the window to negotiate new terms had already closed before his arrival, resulting in renewal at existing terms. The council also approved a $100,500 recurring contract with Chandler Asset Management for investment advisory services (5-0) and an agreement with Allied Managed Care for workers' compensation program administration with no dollar figure specified in the agenda (5-0). A proposed agreement with Hyland Software — structured across three sub-$100,000 line items totaling $227,799, including two separate charges of $98,634 each sitting just below the $100,000 council approval threshold — was pulled by the City Clerk before a vote and was not approved at this meeting. The council voted 5-0 to enter a donation agreement accepting an estimated $80,000 playspace at Lueders Park from KABOOM!, Inc. in partnership with the Dior Sunset Foundation ($8,500); at least two residents publicly questioned the LASD contract during public comment, with one calling for a feasibility study on establishing a municipal police department.