DR. HAING NGOR

Special Mo 1 - THEREFORE MOVE that the City Ccl determine, as provided by Section 54954.2 (b) (2) of the Government Code, and pursuant to Rule 23 of the Rules of the City Ccl, that there is a need to take immediate action on this matter and that the need for action came to the attention of the City Ccl subsequent to the posting of the agenda for today's Ccl meeting FURTHER MOVE that, by adoption of this motion, the City Ccl provide an offer of reward for information leading to the identification and apprehension of the person or persons responsible for the murder of Dr. Haing Ngor, a resident of the City of Los Angeles, on February 25, 1996, and in support thereof make the following findings pursuant to Division 19, Chapter 12, Article 1 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code: 1. That the murder of Dr. Haing Ngor was caused by the willful misconduct of one or more persons 2. That this offer of reward is consistent with and taken for the immediate protection of the public peace, health and safety of local residents, as well as visitors to the City, and is consistent with the need to arrest and convict the person who, because of not being apprehended, could by their actions further terrorize and present a continuing and immediate menace to the rights of persons in the City 3. That the murder of Dr. Haing Ngor is an especially disturbing crime and therefore, as a matter of public policy, the City hereby offers a reward as an added inducement for persons to come forward with information leading to the identification and apprehension of the person or persons committing the willful misconduct 4. That the sum of $25,000 shall be the aggregate maximum sum of any payment of payments of a City reward in this instance 5. That the offer of reward shall be in effect for sixty days from the date of the advertisement of the reward by the City Clerk FURTHER MOVE that subject to the approval of the Mayor, $25,000 be appropriated from the Unappropriated Balance to the Special Reward Trust Fund, and direct the City Clerk to post notices and/or publish advertisements according to the requirements of Division 19, Chapter 12, Article 1 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code, and to cause the offer of reward to become effective