We don't want those who work for the city to be fearful that they are going to lose their jobs. The law provides that we have to abide by their contracts. The plan does not specify how police and fire services would be divided. The options include forming Valley police and fire departments or contracting with the Los Angeles Police Department or the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. No decision has been made on how to provide police and fire services.
Most people are the most concerned about key public safety issues and the regional facilities.
The plan also calls for splitting the city's debts equitably, with special consideration given to obligations such as bonds that funded improvements in the Valley. The disparity in debts, if any, could be used to offset any disparity in assets that the Valley would be due or owed. For the past two years the Charter Reform process has played itself out, with an election to be held June 8. Many residents of the San Fernando Valley, while they believe the proposed charter may be better than the existing City Charter, believe that the charter proposals to be considered June 8 fall short of the promise of Charter Reform, and will not provide the level of improvements in local government . The application made Tuesday asks Los Angeles officials to release information on its assets and liabilities so proponents of Valley cityhood can further study how to organize the breakup.