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. In the early days, the job included secretarial duties for the Los Angeles Common Council. 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.
List of city controllers City Auditor (1879–1925) No.PhotoOfficeholderTenure startTenure end1William W. RobinsonDecember 5, 1879 December 13, 18862Freeman G. Teed December 13, 1886 December 10, 18883M. F. Stiles December 10, 1888 February 21, 18894Frank E. LopezFebruary 25, 1889 December 12, 18925Fred H. Teale December 12, 1892December 16, 18966Thomas E. NicolsDecember 16, 1896December 15, 18987E. A. Carson December 15, 1898December 12, 19008Elijah E. UngerDecember 12, 1900October 17, 19039Lewis H. Schwaebe October 19, 1903 December 13, 190610William C. Mushet December 13, 1906 December 10, 190911John S. Myers December 10, 1909 June 30, 1935
City Controller (1925–present) No.PhotoOfficeholderTenure startTenure end11John S. Myers June 30, 1935 January 19, 193712Dan O. HoyeJanuary 19, 1937 June 30, 196113Charles Navarro July 1, 1961June 30, 197714Ira Reiner July 1, 1977 June 30, 198115James HahnJuly 1, 1981 June 30, 198516 Rick Tuttle July 1, 1985 June 30, 200117Laura N. Chick July 1, 2001 June 30, 200918Wendy Greuel July 1, 2009 June 30, 201319Ron GalperinJuly 1, 2013December 9, 202220Kenneth MejiaDecember 12, 2022Incumbent
References
External links
Official website of the City Controller