LOS ANGELES POLICE COMMISSION
Chief Selection Process
The Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners is responsible for the selection of three final candidates for the Chief of Police. The term for Chief of Police is five years, with the possibility of a second term, if approved by the Commission. As per the City Charter, the recruitment, selection and appointment process is as follows:
- The recruitment and selection of qualified candidates for the position of Chief of Police shall be administered by the General Manager of the Personnel Department, in cooperation with the Board of Police Commissioners.
- The General Manager of the Personnel Department shall refer a group of at least six highly qualified candidates to the Board of Police Commissioners.
- After an in-depth analysis and interview of the candidates, the Board of Police Commissioners shall provide a list of three candidates, ranked in order, to the Mayor.
- The Mayor may select any of the three candidates or request that the Board of Police Commissioners provide another list of three candidates, ranked in order.
- The Mayor’s final selection is subject to city Council approval.
The Police Commission’s goal is to provide three candidates to Mayor Villaraigosa with sufficient time for his selection of a Chief of Police by the end of October.
• The Board of Police Commissioners elected John Mack as President and Andrea Sheridan Ordin as Vice President of the Commission for 2009-2010.
• Police Commissioner Alan Skobin met with Department staff with regards to the new in-car video system. He said the system was almost ready for field testing with Senior Lead Officers and stressed the system was very important to the Department and was a high priority.
• Assistant Chief Earl Paysinger congratulated Commissioners John Mack and Andrea Ordin on their newly elected position on behalf of Police Chief William Bratton. He also congratulated the men and women of the Department and the members of the community for their continued efforts in driving down the crime rate.
• Executive Director Richard Tefank offered a run-down on the process of selecting the new Chief of Police. The General Manager of the Personnel Department will refer six highly qualified candidates to the Board of Police Commissioners. After an in-depth analysis and interview of the candidates, the Commission provides a list of three candidates to the Mayor, at which time the Mayor may select any of the three candidates or request the Board to provide another list of three candidates. The Mayor’s final selection is subject to City Council approval.
• The verbal presentation and update from the Commanding Officer and Community Police Advisory Board (C-PAB) representative regarding community initiated problem solving, crime strategies, and other programs and goals within the Pacific Area was given by Captain Joseph Hiltner and Ms. Pat Karasick. Ms. Karasick said the Pacific C-PAB membership varies throughout the year. She added they have partnerships with organizations such as Loyola University to address quality of life issues. The Pacific
C-PAB participated in last week’s National Night Out event and held an open house over the weekend where they passed out information on the C-PAB for recruitment.
• The Department’s report, dated June 8, 2009, relative to the Police Officer III eligibility, was approved.
• The Executive Director’s report, dated August 5, 2009, relative to Senate Bill 731, Regulation of Massage Therapy, was approved.
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