LOS ANGELES -- With Sheriff Alex Villanueva declining to enforce the county's COVID-19 vaccine mandate among his deputies, the Board of Supervisors Tuesday gave preliminary approval to a proposal that would give the county personnel director overriding authority to discipline any employees who fail to comply with the requirement.
But in the sheriff's department, less than 60% of employees were in compliance with the vaccine mandate. The motion states that such an arrangement"has allowed for inconsistent application and enforcement of the policy and wide variety from department to department.'' He said 9,881 department members are fully vaccinated, and in the last 30 days, 342 have tested positive, for a 3.46% positivity rate. Among the 5,766 unvaccinated members, 221 tested positive in the last 30 days, for a 3.83% positivity rate.
"Any attempt to take over the sheriff's ability to oversee the disciplinary process for his employees, it is submitted, would certainly not survive legal scrutiny by the courts who would likely find the BOS exceeded their authority under well-established legal principals,'' attorney James Cunningham wrote.
we cam get more men and women to be deputies, but we can't bring people back from death
I support Villanueva but also support vaccine mandates. Guess Sheriff’s need a hiring blitz and require new cadets to be vaxxed. Problem solved.
Fire the ones who refuse to get vaccinated. They are obviously not qualified to be in law enforcement. Also, vote Villanueva out!
Good, he should have his power reduced
COVID is the 1 cop killer two years in a row. Hopefully some of these gang member thug cops will quit.
they cover their gang tats at work but can’t cover their pig snouts? 🙄
How does the BoS think Villanueva can protect the city with 4000 less Deputies!? shortsighted Or does this have to do more with politics, with disregard for public safety? LACoSheriff
Ooooh boy, get those crowbars ready, folks!
Fire the board of supervisors immediately 🤦♂️🤦♂️there wortha a 💩 💩, sucking in county taxes dollars🤦♂️🤦♂️LASDHQ LACountyCEO LACountyRRCC lacounty
Fire, Probation and Parks Departments all have low vaccination rates. Supervisor Barger did not support this action. She is the Republican the Sheriff wanted to remove from office. The Sheriff is disciplining staff who fail to register if they are vaccinated or not. LASD LAPD
Almost how administrators tell doctors what to do? 🤔
He needs to go already.
I can’t believe I voted for the jerk.
People need to wake up and realize that the vaccines don’t stop spread or infections!!!! So WTF is the point of vaccines? On top of that most officers have already had Covid!!! FactsNotFear
Remember When Los Angeles County, Supervisor Sheila Kuehl got caught ,she's a hypocrite
The sheriff is right and the w0ke mafia is wrong as usual
vax mandates force people into segregation and discrimination. 'only vaxxed people get to keep their jobs.' govt hypocrisy is when defending woman's right to end a pregnancy or not because it's her body her? but for covid shots we lose rights over what we put into our bodies?
Liberals vs Villanueva
It's 'critical' for everyone to get covid. Apparently that's what the vaxx does, it gives everyone covid.
It's been a long time coming to knock sheriffs down a peg or two. Individuals like LACoSheriff crown themselves kings of the county... untouchable and all powerful, they are beyond the law and can do anything they want.
Then give an order to make it a mandatory to get all officers vaccinated.
Let’s fire them all and see what happens, it won’t be good. This is absolutely ridiculous the covid vax doesn’t prevent anything and shouldn’t be required. Someone famous died from covid last week that was fully vaxed which just proves this is all about control.
Villanueva ha completely lost sight of his responsibility to serve the public and wants to serve only his personal choices.
Smfh in what world are they living in
Vax them or axe them. I’m tired of their whining. I’m with the Board of Supervisors on this.
Take that authority from him please. He is putting people in danger.
The vaccines don’t work!!! Wake up people!!! It’s political BS
Bet 98% of those 4000 get the vaccine if they have to.
If the vaccine actually prevented the spread of covid, I could be halfway on board with this. Covid vaccine mandates are unethical, irresponsible, and illogical.
Board of Supervisors is full of 💩!!
How can that group of 5 women hold an entire country hostage including its law enforcement I hope Villanueva makes good use of his full constitutional powers. That or sues them in federal court for civil rights violation.
Tells the word to get vaccinated …. Cops don’t get vaccinated bruh
We’re on team AlexVillanueva
And long as they pay for their own medical cost if they get Covid
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