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L.A. County city attorney costs
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Attorneys’ fees consume less than 1% of the 2010 budgets in nearly half the county’s cities, an average of about $25 per resident. A handful of cities spend three to four times that much.
Below is a list of all 88 cities with their average legal expenses for the years 2005 through 2010 expressed as a percentage of the city’s operating and redevelopment budgets and per capita.
| City | Population | Median income | Annual city attorney costs | Percent of budget | Per capita |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agoura Hills | 20,398 | $106,886 | $540,038 | 2.8% | $26 |
| Alhambra | 83,220 | $51,527 | $1,844,811 | 1.9% | $22 |
| Arcadia | 56,304 | $77,024 | $720,766 | 1.1% | $13 |
| Artesia | 16,514 | $56,777 | $334,482 | 3.1% | $20 |
| Avalon | 3,719 | $47,634 | $209,389 | 1.2% | $48 |
| Azusa | 46,382 | $51,894 | $685,909 | 0.6% | $15 |
| Baldwin Park | 75,490 | $50,346 | $395,321 | 0.7% | $3 |
| Bell | 35,538 | $38,473 | $851,230 | 1.8% | $24 |
| Bell Gardens | 42,176 | $39,167 | $406,787 | 1.1% | $10 |
| Bellflower | 76,531 | $50,565 | $419,488 | 1.2% | $6 |
| Beverly Hills | 34,136 | $83,463 | $3,358,592 | 1.5% | $82 |
| Bradbury | 1,039 | $147,841 | $34,468 | 3.8% | $29 |
| Burbank | 103,363 | $63,356 | $4,821,471 | 0.8% | $39 |
| Calabasas | 23,053 | $116,403 | $450,876 | 1.2% | $20 |
| Carson | 91,799 | $68,425 | $1,613,076 | 1.8% | $17 |
| Cerritos | 49,176 | $88,743 | $785,599 | 0.7% | $16 |
| Claremont | 34,930 | $82,012 | $496,426 | 1.2% | $14 |
| Commerce | 12,830 | $50,667 | $801,105 | 1.0% | $62 |
| Compton | 96,444 | $43,201 | $3,989,861 | 3.2% | $42 |
| Covina | 47,793 | $64,141 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Cudahy | 23,846 | $41,805 | $170,954 | 1.7% | $7 |
| Culver City | 38,896 | $72,199 | $4,143,319 | 3.0% | $88 |
| Diamond Bar | 55,654 | $87,216 | $256,409 | 1.0% | $4 |
| Downey | 111,690 | $59,674 | $609,852 | 0.6% | $5 |
| Duarte | 21,345 | $60,935 | $355,432 | 1.6% | $17 |
| El Monte | 113,740 | $42,750 | $1,190,199 | 1.3% | $10 |
| El Segundo | 16,650 | $89,926 | $405,414 | 0.4% | $20 |
| Gardena | 58,854 | $46,837 | $998,668 | 1.3% | $17 |
| Glendale | 191,954 | $54,677 | $4,059,197 | 0.7% | $17 |
| Glendora | 50,100 | $75,954 | $515,953 | 1.0% | $10 |
| Hawaiian Gardens | 14,287 | $52,034 | $251,192 | 1.1% | $17 |
| Hawthorne | 84,360 | $44,469 | $4,336,937 | 4.1% | $46 |
| Hermosa Beach | 19,477 | $99,976 | $1,130,237 | 3.8% | $49 |
| Hidden Hills | 1,863 | $250,001 | $40,019 | 2.5% | $21 |
| Huntington Park | 58,241 | $37,224 | $946,289 | 1.3% | $16 |
| Industry | 486 | $75,521 | $2,843,620 | 1.4% | $3,377 |
| Inglewood | 109,831 | $43,460 | $3,598,274 | 1.9% | $32 |
| Irwindale | 1,429 | $59,028 | $521,805 | 0.9% | $367 |
| La Canada Flintridge | 20,266 | N/A | $482,017 | 2.0% | $24 |
| La Habra Heights | 5,347 | $121,380 | $182,580 | 3.5% | $33 |
| La Mirada | 48,528 | $79,347 | $403,788 | 0.7% | $8 |
| La Puente | 39,879 | $51,023 | $457,613 | 2.6% | $11 |
| La Verne | 31,120 | $77,227 | $329,967 | 0.6% | $11 |
| Lakewood | 80,066 | $77,380 | $222,306 | 0.3% | $2 |
| Lancaster | 155,920 | $51,192 | $658,999 | 0.4% | $4 |
| Lawndale | 32,761 | $48,357 | $457,198 | 2.4% | $12 |
| Lomita | 20,260 | $62,464 | $109,522 | 0.7% | $4 |
| Long Beach | 462,685 | $51,173 | $11,507,884 | 0.7% | $25 |
| Los Angeles | 3,794,586 | $49,138 | $132,987,080 | 1.0% | $29 |
| Lynwood | 69,786 | $43,654 | $1,495,254 | 2.6% | $21 |
| Malibu | 12,659 | $125,202 | $730,621 | 1.9% | $57 |
| Manhattan Beach | 35,168 | $131,723 | $604,567 | 0.8% | $17 |
| Maywood | 27,442 | $38,740 | $286,831 | 1.6% | $10 |
| Monrovia | 36,659 | $65,477 | $886,546 | 1.4% | $24 |
| Montebello | 62,471 | $50,881 | $354,170 | 0.4% | $6 |
| Monterey Park | 60,349 | $52,159 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Norwalk | 105,529 | $60,488 | $634,658 | 0.7% | $6 |
| Palmdale | 152,473 | $55,696 | $3,086,114 | 2.1% | $21 |
| Palos Verdes Estates | 13,444 | $163,542 | $152,428 | 0.9% | $11 |
| Paramount | 54,126 | $41,333 | $301,010 | 0.7% | $6 |
| Pasadena | 136,912 | $65,422 | $3,906,938 | 0.7% | $29 |
| Pico Rivera | 62,997 | $57,594 | $406,118 | 0.8% | $6 |
| Pomona | 149,311 | $50,497 | $2,817,632 | 1.3% | $19 |
| Rancho Palos Verdes | 41,654 | $114,668 | $1,016,314 | 3.3% | $24 |
| Redondo Beach | 66,716 | $91,737 | $2,681,340 | 2.7% | $41 |
| Rolling Hills | 1,867 | $219,688 | $74,321 | 3.2% | $40 |
| Rolling Hills Estates | 8,064 | $142,763 | $102,866 | 1.2% | $9 |
| Rosemead | 53,844 | $46,706 | $374,096 | 1.3% | $7 |
| San Dimas | 33,434 | $74,150 | $609,858 | 2.1% | $15 |
| San Fernando | 23,671 | $49,716 | $601,488 | 1.5% | $25 |
| San Gabriel | 39,774 | $56,720 | $247,533 | 0.8% | $6 |
| San Marino | 13,150 | $154,962 | $126,095 | 0.5% | $10 |
| Santa Clarita | 176,056 | $82,642 | $2,434,739 | 1.5% | $14 |
| Santa Fe Springs | 16,206 | $54,252 | $349,673 | 0.4% | $21 |
| Santa Monica | 89,494 | $68,842 | $9,340,469 | 2.1% | $105 |
| Sierra Madre | 10,917 | $82,675 | $454,078 | 3.3% | $36 |
| Signal Hill | 11,016 | $70,286 | $1,453,524 | 4.3% | $112 |
| South El Monte | 20,171 | $46,037 | $444,676 | 2.7% | $22 |
| South Gate | 94,502 | $43,268 | $1,827,294 | 2.0% | $6 |
| South Pasadena | 25,596 | $82,340 | $662,164 | 2.2% | $26 |
| Temple City | 35,516 | $65,668 | $203,098 | 1.4% | $6 |
| Torrance | 145,392 | $74,163 | $2,818,775 | 1.1% | $16 |
| Vernon | 114 | $38,625 | $10,625,650 | 3.8% | $98,234 |
| Walnut | 29,222 | $100,182 | $196,547 | 0.5% | $6 |
| West Covina | 106,189 | $69,587 | $1,418,737 | 1.4% | $13 |
| West Hollywood | 34,481 | $52,009 | $987,953 | 1.2% | $28 |
| Westlake Village | 8,277 | $116,213 | $209,028 | 1.4% | $25 |
| Whittier | 85,293 | $65,308 | $1,041,042 | 1.3% | $12 |