CheckbookVendor

What has the City paid Registrar-Recorder/County?

$53.5M in City payments across 450 checks, from July 5, 2017 to August 3, 2026. Outside-vendor scope only — payroll, transfers, debt and pension custody are excluded.

Checkbook LA · Through Sep 9, 2026

As published: REGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY

$53.5MTotal paid
450Payments
$118,874Average payment
FY2024-25Peak full year · $17.0M

By fiscal year

FY2017-18
$3.3M
FY2018-19
$2.5M
FY2019-20
$2.2M
FY2020-21
$3.9M
FY2021-22
$939K
FY2022-23
$8.1M
FY2023-24
$12.8M
FY2024-25
$17.0M
FY2025-26
$2.8M
FY2026-27 *
$974

Who pays them

City Clerk$53.4M
Housing$86K
City Attorney$16K
Fire$12K
Public Works – Street Lighting$1K
Recreation and Parks$925
Recreation and Parks – Special Accounts$925
Community Investment$40

What for

Elections$53.4M

17 payments

Office and Administrative$99K

283 payments

Litigation$16K

126 payments

Contractual Services$925

4 payments

Park Mitigation Fee$200

8 payments

GSD Operated Parking$150

1 payment

Department Administration$100

1 payment

Childcare Operation$75

1 payment

Community Gardens$75

1 payment

Concession Improvements$75

1 payment

Greek Theatre Capital Improvements$75

1 payment

Subdivision Fees TR/Quimby FND$75

3 payments

* FY2026-27 is still in progress — $974 so far, not a full year. Same point of FY2025-26 (payments dated through Sep 9, 2025): $1K.

Most recent payments

The 25 latest to post. Purpose strings are the Controller's own reference codes — the budget line in the second column is usually the more informative field.

DateBudget linePurposeAmount
August 3, 2026LitigationCity AttorneyJUNE 2026 SERVICES$63
July 31, 2026LitigationCity AttorneyMAY 2026 SERVICES$96
July 31, 2026LitigationCity AttorneyMAY 2026 SERVICES$27
July 23, 2026Office and AdministrativeHousingJL: E-RECORDER SERVICES - JUN 26, INV# 26-1835$380
July 23, 2026Office and AdministrativeHousingJL: E-RECORDER SERVICES - JUN 26, INV# 26-1835$20
July 10, 2026LitigationCity AttorneySEPT. 2025 SERVICES$48
July 9, 2026Office and AdministrativeHousingJL: E-RECORDER SERVICES - MAY 26, INV# 26-1774A$300
July 9, 2026Office and AdministrativeHousingJL: E-RECORDER SERVICES - MAY 26, INV# 26-1774A$40
June 22, 2026ElectionsCity ClerkINVOICE# 26-4008$65,536
June 15, 2026LitigationCity AttorneyMARCH 2026 SERVICES$39
June 15, 2026LitigationCity AttorneyFEB 2026 SERVICES$38
June 10, 2026Office and AdministrativeHousingJL: E-RECORDER SERVICES - APR 26, INV# 26-1694$260
June 10, 2026Office and AdministrativeHousingJL: E-RECORDER SERVICES - APR 26, INV# 26-1694$80
May 18, 2026Office and AdministrativeHousingJL: E-RECORDER SERVICES - MAR 26, INV# 26-1611$380
May 18, 2026Office and AdministrativeHousingJL: E-RECORDER SERVICES - MAR 26, INV# 26-1611$20
May 5, 2026ElectionsCity ClerkINVOICE 26-4006 FOR SIGNATURE VERIFICATION SERVICES FOR THE BUSINESS TAX REPEAL INITIATIVE PETITIO$27,311
May 4, 2026LitigationCity AttorneyFEB 2026 SERVICES$18
May 4, 2026LitigationCity AttorneyJAN 2026 SERVICES$15
May 4, 2026LitigationCity AttorneyFEB 2026 SERVICES$15
April 23, 2026Contractual ServicesRecreation and Parks4X FEES FOR FILING ENVIRONMENTAL NOTICES WITH LOS ANGELES COUNTY CLERK (FEB-26)$100
April 14, 2026Office and AdministrativeHousingJL: E-RECORDER SERVICES - FEB 26, INV# 26-1545$480
April 9, 2026ElectionsCity ClerkENCUMBRANCE FOR LA COUNTY INVOICE FOR SIGNATURE VERIFICATION$2,696,097
April 3, 2026LitigationCity AttorneyDEC 2025 SERVICES$228
April 3, 2026LitigationCity AttorneyNOV 2025 SERVICES$81
April 3, 2026LitigationCity AttorneyJAN 2026 SERVICES$6

Sources

LA Controller, Checkbook LA (dataset pggv-e4fn), totalled nightly. Figures are every payment on record within the outside-vendor scope, not a single fiscal year. Back to the checkbook.