LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County is moving through a multiyear restructuring of its government under Measure G, the Charter amendment approved by voters in November 2024 that will change how executive authority is exercised, expand the Board of Supervisors and establish new ethics and transparency requirements.

County officials outlined the transition during an AANHPI Media Roundtable on Sept. 24 in Chinatown, where Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander media representatives discussed how the changes can be explained to communities across the County.

Edward Yen, executive officer of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, opened the session. Nancy Yap, chair of the Governance Reform Task Force, presented the Measure G timeline and the work underway to implement it.

Measure G creates an elected County Executive, expands the Board of Supervisors from five members to nine, establishes an independent Ethics Commission and Office of Ethics Compliance, and adds new requirements for budget and legislative transparency.

The most significant structural change will come in 2028, when Los Angeles County voters are scheduled to elect a County Executive for the first time.

The executive will be elected countywide to a four-year term and will assume broad administrative responsibilities, including implementing County laws and policies, overseeing executive operations, appointing most department heads subject to Board confirmation, and developing the annual budget.

The Board will retain legislative and quasi-judicial authority, exercise oversight and control appropriations.

County materials presented at the roundtable described the relationship more simply: the Board sets policy and provides oversight, while the County Executive carries it out.

The Governance Reform Task Force has been examining how the new office should be organized, staffed and funded and how responsibilities now handled elsewhere in County government should transition to the elected executive.

Its recommendations include responsibility for executive-branch coordination, department performance, intergovernmental affairs and constituent services.

Measure G also increases the Board of Supervisors from five members to nine.

Los Angeles County has operated with a five-member Board since 1913, while its population has grown to nearly 10 million.

The expansion will occur after the 2030 Census and a new redistricting process. Elections for the expanded Board are scheduled to begin in 2032.

Before then, the Task Force is expected to examine how a nine-member Board should operate, including questions involving governance, representation, appointments and organizational structure. County materials call for research and public input beginning in late 2026 and development of operating models during 2027.

Several Measure G provisions take effect earlier.

The measure requires non-urgent County legislation to be publicly posted for at least 120 hours before Board action and establishes an independent Ethics Commission and Office of Ethics Compliance. It also calls for public departmental budget presentations and a nonpartisan County Legislative Analyst.

The Board of Supervisors moved in 2026 to establish the County’s first independent Ethics Commission and Office of Ethics following recommendations from the Governance Reform Task Force.

In September, the Task Force selected former Los Angeles City Councilmember Michael K. Woo as its nominee for the inaugural commission and forwarded the nomination to the Board for consideration.

The Chinatown roundtable also focused on how residents will receive and understand information about the changes.

According to figures cited in the County presentation from a 2026 Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. report, more than 1.5 million AANHPI residents live in the County.

The presentation said more than 224 languages are spoken across AANHPI communities and that 72.4 percent of AANHPI residents speak a language other than English at home.

County officials also noted that the broad AANHPI category includes communities with roots across East, Southeast, South and Central Asia, as well as Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities, with differing language-access and socioeconomic needs.

Media representatives were asked what information would help audiences understand the elected executive, Board expansion and other reforms, and which languages and formats would be most effective.

Residents may attend Governance Reform Task Force meetings in person or online, submit public comments and review agendas and recordings. County materials state that live translation and captions in more than 60 languages are available at meetings.

The next regular Task Force meeting is scheduled for Oct. 14 at Plummer Park in West Hollywood.