Board Meetings

NEW Special Notice

Meetings: Following the COVID-19-related orders of local and state leaders, L.A. Care will hold essential meetings of the Board of Governors and its committees by remote teleconferencing. Please continue to check here for updated information.

Members of the Board of Governors or staff may participate in this meeting via teleconference.  The public is encouraged to submit public comments or comments on Agenda items in writing by e-mail to BoardServices@lacare.org, or by sending a text or voicemail to (213) 628-6420.

Attendees who log on to lacare.webex will be able to use “chat” during the meeting for public comment.  You must be logged into Webex to use the “chat” feature.  The log in information is at the top of the meeting Agenda.  This is new function during the meeting so public comments can be made live and direct.   

1. The “chat” will be available during the public comment periods before each item.
2. To use the “chat” during public comment periods, look at the bottom right of your screen for the icon that has the word, “chat” on it. 
3. Click on the chat icon.  It will open two small windows. 
4. Select “Everyone” in the To: window,
5. The chat message, text, voicemail, or email must indicate if you wish to be identified or remain anonymous, and must also include the name of the item to which your comment relates.
6. Type your public comment in the box that says “Enter chat message here”. 
7. When you hit the enter key, your message is sent and everyone can see it. 
8. L.A. Care staff will read the chat messages for up to three minutes during public comment so people who are on the phone can hear the comment. 

Your comments can also be sent by voicemail, email or text.  If we receive your comments by 2:00 pm on November 4, 2021,  it will be provided to the members of the Board of Governors at the beginning of the meeting..  The chat message, text, voicemail, or email must indicate if you wish to be identified or remain anonymous, and must also include the name of the item to which your comment relates.  Public comments submitted will be read for up to 3 minutes during the meeting.

Once the meeting has started,  public comment must be received before the agenda item is called by the meeting Chair and staff will read those comments for up to three minutes.  Chat messages submitted during the public comment period for before each item will be read for up to three minutes.  If your public comment is not related to any of the agenda item topics, your public comment will be read in the general public comment agenda item.

These are extraordinary circumstances, and the process for public comment is evolving and may change at future meetings.  We thank you for your patience.

Please note that there may be delay in the digital transmittal of emails, texts and voicemail.  The Chair will announce when public comment period is over for each item.  If your public comments are not received on time for the specific agenda item you want to address, your public comments will be read at the public comment section prior to the board going to closed session.