Los Angeles City Controller | |
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Type | Comptroller |
Term length | 4 years (Renewable once) |
Website | controller.lacity.gov |
The Los Angeles City Controller is an official in the government of the city of Los Angeles, California. The City Controller is the paymaster and chief accounting officer of the city. Along with the Mayor and the City Attorney, the City Controller is chosen by popular vote every four years.
The position began in 1878 as the Los Angeles City Auditor and in the early days included secretarial duties for the Los Angeles Common Council as part of the job. Upon the re-election of John S. Myers in 1925, when the city approved a new charter, the name of the position was changed to City Controller. In 2000, another update to the city charter added the power and responsibility of conducting "performance audits" of departmental effectiveness. [1]
No. | Portrait | Officeholder | Tenure start | Tenure end |
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1 | William W. Robinson | December 5, 1879 | December 13, 1886 | |
2 | Freeman G. Teed | December 13, 1886 | December 10, 1888 | |
3 | M. F. Stiles | December 10, 1888 | February 21, 1889 | |
4 | Frank E. Lopez | February 25, 1889 | December 12, 1892 | |
5 | Fred H. Teale | December 12, 1892 | December 16, 1896 | |
6 | Thomas E. Nicols | December 16, 1896 | December 15, 1898 | |
7 | E. A. Carson | December 15, 1898 | December 12, 1900 | |
8 | Elijah E. Unger | December 12, 1900 | October 17, 1903 | |
9 | Lewis H. Schwaebe | October 19, 1903 | December 13, 1906 | |
10 | William C. Mushet | December 13, 1906 | December 10, 1909 | |
11 | John S. Myers | December 10, 1909 | June 30, 1935 | |
No. | Portrait | Officeholder | Tenure start | Tenure end |
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11 | John S. Myers | June 30, 1935 | January 19, 1937 | |
12 | Dan O. Hoye | January 19, 1937 | June 30, 1961 | |
13 | Charles Navarro | July 1, 1961 | June 30, 1977 | |
14 | Ira Reiner | July 1, 1977 | June 30, 1981 | |
15 | James Hahn | July 1, 1981 | June 30, 1985 | |
16 | Rick Tuttle | July 1, 1985 | June 30, 2001 | |
17 | Laura N. Chick | July 1, 2001 | June 30, 2009 | |
18 | Wendy Greuel | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2013 | |
19 | Ron Galperin | July 1, 2013 | December 9, 2022 | |
20 | Kenneth Mejia | December 12, 2022 | Incumbent |
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