The L.A. County Board of Supervisors gave preliminary approval to an ordinance placing a measure on the November ballot that would give the panel authority to remove a publicly elected sheriff from office for cause.
The motion by Mitchell and Solis referred to previous sheriffs Lee Baca, who was sent to federal prison on corruption charges, and Peter Pitchess, who "resisted any involvement in the first internal investigation of deputy gangs from outside the department."
"... It appears you are making yourselves the judge, jury and executioner for the office of the sheriff, nullifying the will of the voters. This illegal motion seeks to undermine the role of the sheriff and render the office subordinate to the Board of Supervisors. On its face, your proposed ordinance language is not a proper reading of the law and will be challenged on these multiple grounds.
Supervisor Sheila Kuehl conceded during the July 12 meeting that the board probably would not have brought up the proposal had Villanueva "not been so egregious in his behavior."
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