洛杉矶县监事会暂缓治理改革建议90天：监事Kathryn Barger承诺不参选民选县行政长官
加州洛杉矶县监事会10月20日以4票赞成、0票反对、1票弃权，将治理改革工作组（GRTF）关于设立民选县行政长官、预算管理办公室与县立法分析师的三项建议延期90天审议。第五区监事 Kathryn Barger 当天发表声明支持暂停推进，并公开承诺：若民选县行政长官一职最终设立，她不会参选。
Barger 在声明中指出，按县人事局（Department of Human Resources）的现行数字估算，民选县行政长官的年总薪酬约为55.8万美元——按规定须比县内其他民选官员至少高1美元，且附带养老金资格——而加州州长年薪为24.5万美元；该职务将掌管540亿美元预算与逾11万名员工，却没有任期限制，也没有专业资格要求。她称该职可能成为「全州乃至全国最有权势、薪酬最高的政客之一」。她还质疑，将县立法分析师办公室的启动提前至2027年10月（比选民通过的 Measure G 时间表早一年多）且未附成本估算，等同于要求监事会签署一张空白支票。
Measure G 于2024年11月以51.6%的得票率险胜通过。Barger 表示，她支持将工作组建议暂停至2027年1月，并已要求县法律顾问与新成立的道德委员会就利益冲突问题发表意见。她同时表示担忧改革会削弱监事会对非建制地区居民需求的回应能力，并列举北县道路、游民外展，以及 Altadena 在 Eaton Fire 后的重建等正在推进的工作为例。
Los Angeles County Board Delays Governance Reform Items for 90 Days: Supervisor Kathryn Barger Pledges Not to Run for Elected County Executive
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in California voted 4-0, with one abstention, on October 20 to continue for 90 days three Governance Reform Task Force recommendations: creating an elected County Executive, an Office of Budget and Management, and a County Legislative Analyst. Fifth District Supervisor Kathryn Barger issued a statement the same day supporting a pause and pledged that if the elected County Executive office is ultimately created, she will not run for it.
In her statement, Barger said that based on current Department of Human Resources figures, the elected County Executive's total annual compensation would be about $558,000 — required to be at least one dollar above every other county elected official and carrying pension eligibility — while the Governor of California earns $245,000. The office would oversee a $54 billion budget and more than 110,000 employees, yet would have no term limits and no professional qualifications. She said it would create one of the most powerful and highest-paid politicians in the state and possibly the nation. She also objected to accelerating the Legislative Analyst's office to an October 2027 launch — more than a year ahead of the timeline in voter-approved Measure G — without a cost estimate, calling it a request to sign a blank check.
Measure G passed in November 2024 with 51.6 percent of the vote. Barger said she supports pausing the task force recommendations until January 2027 and has asked County Counsel and the newly established Ethics Commission to weigh in on conflicts of interest. She also warned that restructuring could weaken the Board's responsiveness to unincorporated communities, citing ongoing work on North County roads, homeless outreach, and Altadena's rebuilding after the Eaton Fire.
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