James Butts
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Appointee of the Los Angeles County City Selection Committee, nominated by the Southwest Corridor Subcommittee
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James Butts has 44 years of public safety and municipal government experience. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business from California State University at LA and a Masters Degree in Business from California Polytechnic University at Pomona. He served 19 years in the Inglewood Police Department rising to the rank of Deputy Chief. In 1991 Butts was appointed to serve as Chief of Police for the City of Santa Monica where he served 15 years and was the first African American and youngest person to earn that rank in Santa Monica. In 2006, he was appointed as an Assistant General Manager of the Los Angeles World Airport system, where he oversaw Public Safety and Counterterrorism. He took LAX to a number 1 security ranking nationwide by the TSA in 2009. On January 11, 2011, James T. Butts, Jr., was elected as the City of Inglewood’s 12th mayor. In less than 5 years his strategic leadership and operational expertise catapulted the City national prominence as home to MSG and the LA Rams. In 2014 Mayor Butts was reelected receiving 83% of the votes cast – the highest margin of victory in Inglewood electoral history.
Board Reports
Board reports acted upon most recently by committees to which James Butts belongs
2025-0436 - ZERO EMISSION BUS (ZEB) PROGRAM UPDATE Received
7/16/2026 - RECEIVED AND FILED
Bus Acquisitions Bus rapid transit Division 02 Division 09 El Monte Electrification Grant Aid Informational Report Metro Busway G Line Metro Busway J Line Metro Divisions Metro Rail A Line Metro Rail B Line Motion / Motion Response North San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Plan Program Purchasing Rolling stock San Fernando San Fernando Valley Service Sector San Fernando Valley subregion Strategic planning Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) Master Plan Zero Emissions2025-1040 - BUS ACQUISITION OF 40' BATTERY ELECTRIC BUSES Withdrawn
WITHDRAWN: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to: A. AWARD Contract No. OP118576(2)000 with El Dorado National (California), Inc. (ENC), for the manufacturing and delivery of a base ...
7/23/2026 - WITHDRAWN
2028 Mobility Concept Plan Budget Budgeting Bus Acquisitions Capital Project Carson Cleaning Contracts Electrification Gardena Metro Divisions Motion / Motion Response Pedestrians Procurement Purchasing Request For Proposal Rolling stock Safety South Bay Cities subregion South Bay Service Sector Strategic planning Transit buses Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) Master Plan Zero Emissions2026-0362 - NEXTGEN RIDERSHIP UPDATE - Q1 CY2026 Received
7/16/2026 - RECEIVED AND FILED
Bus Speed Improvements Bus rapid transit Construction Florence GoPass Informational Report Las Virgenes/Malibu subregion Low-Income Fare is Easy (LIFE) Malibu Metro Rail A Line NextGen Bus Study Outreach Peak periods Plan Ridership San Fernando San Fernando Valley Service Sector San Fernando Valley subregion San Gabriel South Bay Cities subregion South Bay Service Sector Strategic planning Transit buses Travel time Trip length Video Volume Westside/Central Service Sector2026-0411 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN UPDATE Received
7/16/2026 - RECEIVED AND FILED
De-escalation Homeless Outreach Informational Report Law enforcement Los Angeles Police Department Metro Divisions Metro Transit Ambassadors Plan Police Procurement Public Safety Advisory Committee Public service Records management Research management Safety Safety and security Security Strategic planning Transit Community Public Safety Department Zoning2026-0397 - OPERATIONS EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH Received
7/16/2026 - RECEIVED
Division 22 Lawndale Metro Divisions Operations Employee of the Month Oral Report / Presentation Safety