* Editor’s note: Name of chapter changed by Ord. 93-0073 § 1, 1993.

There is created the Los Angeles County institutional inspection commission, to be known as the Sybil Brand Commission for Institutional Inspections, and hereinafter referred to in this chapter as the “commission.” (Ord. 93-0073 § 2, 1993: Ord. 11459 § 2, 1977: Ord. 10086 § 1 (part), 1970: Ord. 9564 § 1 (part), 1968: Ord. 4099 Art. 54 § 1341, 1942.)

A. The commission shall have 10 positions. A member of the commission shall be appointed to a vacant position by, and serve at the pleasure of, the board of supervisors, which shall be referred to in this chapter as the “board.”
B. Each person who is a member of the commission on the effective date of the amendment codified in this section shall serve at the pleasure of the board for the remainder of his or her term of three years. (Ord. 90-0086 § 4(a), 1990: Ord. 9564 § 1 (part), 1968: Ord. 4099 Art. 54 § 1342, 1942.)

The provisions of this section shall become applicable to a position on the commission at the expiration of the term of the member occupying that position on the effective date of the amendment codified in this section.
A. Each member of the commission shall serve at the pleasure of the board. Each position on the commission shall become vacant every four years from the date this section becomes applicable to each position.
B. No member of the commission may serve more than two consecutive full periods of service as specified in subsection A of this section. The board may, by order, extend this length of service or waive this limit for individuals or the commission as a whole.
C. A member’s position on the commission shall become vacant upon his or her death, resignation, or removal by the board. In the case of such a vacancy, the board shall appoint a successor to serve until the position next becomes vacant under subsection A of this section.
D. The provisions of Chapter 5.12 of the County Code shall not apply to the commission. (Ord. 90-0086 § 4(b), 1990: Ord. 12299 § 5, 1981; Ord. 10866 § 1, 1974: Ord. 9564 § 1 (part), 1968: Ord. 4099 Art. 54 § 1343, 1942.)

The sheriff and the probation officers shall be ex officio members of the commission. (Ord. 9564 § 1 (part), 1968: Ord. 4099 Art. 54 § 1344, 1942.)

Each member of the commission shall be paid, for each meeting of the commission attended by him, the compensation provided for him from time to time by the county salary ordinance. If no provisions for compensation are made in such salary ordinance, the members shall serve without compensation. (Ord. 9564 § 1 (part), 1968: Ord. 4099 Art. 54 § 1345, 1942.)

In addition to their compensation, if any, each member of the commission shall be reimbursed for his actual and necessary traveling expenses when he is required to travel in the performance of his duties, including transportation, meals and lodging, in accordance with provisions of Ordinance 4099. (Ord. 9564 § 1 (part), 1968: Ord. 4099 Art. 54 § 1346, 1942.)

The commission shall conduct inspections as provided in this chapter and shall advise on industrial and educational programs for both juvenile and adult detention inmates in County Jail facilities and probation camps. (Ord. 10086 § 1 (part), 1970: Ord. 9564 § 1 (part), 1968: Ord. 4099 Art. 54 § 1347, 1942.)

At least once each year and as more often as the commission may deem necessary or proper or as directed by a judge of the Superior Court, the members of the commission or of a committee of the commission shall visit and inspect each jail or lockup in the county, county probation and correctional facilities, and toy-loan facilities. (Ord. 10164 § 1, 1970: Ord. 9992 § 2, 1970: Ord. 9673 § 3 (part), 1968: Ord 9564 § 1 (part), 1968: Ord. 4099 Art. 54 § 1348, 1942.)

The members of the commission, in visiting and inspecting jails and lockups as provided in this chapter, shall examine every department of each institution visited, and shall ascertain its condition as to effective and economical administration, the cleanliness, discipline and comfort of its inmates, and in any other respects, whether such institution is located within or without the corporate limits of any incorporated city. (Ord. 9673 § 3 (part), 1968: Ord. 9564 § 1 (part), 1968: Ord. 4099 Art. 54 § 1349, 1942.)

Every member of the commission, while visiting and inspecting a jail or lockup as provided in this chapter, may call for and inspect the permit and register of such jail and lockup and may see and visit all persons kept in such jail and lockup. (Ord. 9673 § 3 (part), 1968: Ord. 9564 § 1 (part), 1968: Ord. 4099 Art. 54 § 1349, 1942.)

The sunset review date for the commission shall be October 1, 2011. (Ord. 2007-0056 § 1, 2007: Ord. 2001-0024 § 1, 2001.)