Los Angeles

City Council

September 27, 2023 Item #8

Agenda Item 8

(8) 23-0836 BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a request for a waiver of conflict of interest for Burke, Williams & Sorenson, LLP, in its representation of the County of Los Angeles, in the matter of Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association v. City of Los Angeles. Recommendation for Council action: AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to execute a conflict of interest waiver to allow Burke, Williams and Sorenson, LLP, currently retained to represent the City of Los Angeles in Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association v. City of Los Angeles, Case No. 22STCV39662, et al. (the “ULA Litigation”), to also represent the County of Los Angeles in such matters.