L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva tells hundreds of top staff to hand in resumes
Alex Villanueva began his term as Los Angeles County sheriff by immediately removing 18 top executives. Now he has told nearly 500 other supervisors on his staff that their jobs too are being reevaluated.
In a massive review, all lieutenants, captains and commanders have been asked to hand in forms that detail their years of experience. The fill-in-the-blank résumés will be used to determine whether the officials will remain in their positions or be reassigned, including to lower levels for a set period of time, Villanueva said.
Villanueva said any reductions in rank would be accompanied by documentation showing that the person was incapable of doing the job as assigned.
Throughout his campaign, Villanueva often said he was discriminated against when he tried to advance in rank, having passed the lieutenant’s test four times before being promoted. “Ninety-five percent of the department has always been on the outside looking in, and only about 5% of the organization enjoyed all the perks and benefits of cronyism,” he said.
Villanueva’s move doesn’t directly affect rank-and-file deputies, whose union, the Assn. for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs, supported his campaign.
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