Welcome Neighborhood Council Board Members

Neighborhood Council Board Members, both elected and appointed, are required to do three things in order to vote on issues that come before the council: take Ethics Training, take Funding Training, and sign a Code-of-Conduct Certificate.

EmpowerLA tracks the compliance on these three items and posts the results of the Ethics and Funding Training on the EmpowerLA website so that the public and the board can see who is eligible to vote.

Visit EmpowerLA.org and select your council to see a page that has information on your council, including the location of your meetings, your bylaws and maps, and a roster of Board Member with their contact email and their training status. Please take a look and verify the accuracy of this information, emailing Rosters@EmpowerLA.org with any updates or corrections.

New Board Members

For new Board Members that have yet to be updated on the NC EmpowerLA Page Board Roster, please make sure to email Rosters@EmpowerLA.org and CC your NC’s executive officers and Neighborhood Empowerment Advocate (NEA). The new Board Member will then have the information updated on the EmpowerLA NC page roster, and a username and password sent to them to log into the Cornerstone Training Portal.

Board Member Voting Eligibility and Certification Requirements

To be eligible to vote on any NC Expenditure, Financial Reports, and/or annual budgets, the board member must:

• Be an Elected, Appointed and/or Selected Board Member of the NC
• Be 18 years of age or older
• Have completed the Ethics Training for City Employees & Officials training.
• Have completed the Neighborhood Council Board Member Code of Conduct Policy – Amended 2/20/24 training.
• Have completed the Funding Training for Neighborhood Council Board Members training and obtain a passing score of 70% or above on any test associated with the online course at least once every 2 years.
  • Board members may also attend the in-person Funding Training required for NC Financial Officers, at least once every 2 years.

As per Policy Number 2014-2(2), a Board Member has 30 days to complete their Code of Conduct training. If a newly elected Board Member does not complete the Code of Conduct training within the 30 day time frame, that Board Member will be suspended from their Neighborhood Council, cannot act on any Neighborhood Council matters, and cannot be counted towards establishing a quorum for the Neighborhood Council. If the Code of Conduct is not completed within 30 days of suspension, the Board Member will be removed from the Neighborhood Council board.