LA County leaders will consider a proposal that would ask voters in November to give the Board of Supervisor power to remove an elected sheriff from office for cause.
Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will consider a proposal that would ask voters in November to give the panel power to remove an elected sheriff from office for cause.
Under the motion, such a move would be allowed "for cause," with such cause defined as "a violation of any law related to the performance of their duties as sheriff; flagrant or repeated neglect of duties; a misappropriation of public funds or property; willful falsification of a relevant official statement or document; or obstruction of any investigation into the conduct of the sheriff by the Inspector General, Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission, or any government agency with...
Supervisor Janice Hahn told The Times she plans to support the motion - - giving it the three votes needed for approval on Tuesday. Supervisor Kathryn Barger told the paper she questioned the motivations of the proposal, questioning why it only targets the sheriff and not other county leadership positions.
The motion does not mention Villanueva by name, but states, "The current sheriff has been openly hostile to oversight and transparency and has tested the functionality of existing oversight structures by consistently resisting and obstructing these systems of checks and balances."
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