 Lara authored Assembly Bill 93, which was an emergency action empowering an appointed alternate to swear in the new council.On April 7, 2011, Lara swore in the entirely new city council.In order to prevent another Bell, Lara established the Local High Risk Audit Program with the passage of Assembly Bill 187 in 2011, allowing the California State Auditor to identify cities at high risk for waste, fraud, or mismanagement.