Chief Beck Names Leadership Team and Unveils Initial Reorganization

Los Angeles:  Today Los Angeles Chief of Police Charlie Beck named his senior leadership team and unveiled his first steps in reorganizing the Police Department to increase efficiency and to improve effectiveness.

Effective January 3, 2010, subject to budgetary review and approval, the Los Angeles Police Department will consist of the Office of Operations, the Office of Support Services, and the Office of Administrative Services, each under the direction of an Assistant Chief.  In addition to the three Assistant Chiefs, three other Senior Staff Officers will report directly to the Chief of Police.

Office of Operations
Assistant Chief Earl Paysinger will remain the Director of the Office of Operations, which will consist of the four geographic bureaus.

Deputy Chief Sergio Diaz, will remain the Commanding Officer, Operations - Central Bureau

Commander Pat Gannon will be promoted to the rank of Deputy Chief and will assume command of Operations - South Bureau

Commander Debbie McCarthy will be promoted to the rank of Deputy Chief and will assume command of Operations - West Bureau

Deputy Chief Kirk Albanese, will assume command of Operations - Valley Bureau

Office of Special Services

Deputy Chief Michel Moore will be upgraded to Assistant Chief and will become the Director of the Office of Special Services.

Deputy Chief Mike Downing will remain the Commanding Officer of Counter Terrorism and Criminal Intelligence Bureau.

Assistant Chief Jim McDonnell will become the Chief of Detectives.
   
Deputy Chief Rich Roupoli, will remain the Commanding Officer of Special Operations Bureau.
 

Office of Administrative Services
Deputy Chief Sandy Jo MacArthur will be upgraded to Assistant Chief and will become the Director of the Office of Administrative Services.

Deputy Chief Terry Hara will become the Commanding Officer of Personnel and Training Bureau.

Police Administrator III Rhonda Sims Lewis will become the Commanding Officer of Support Services Bureau.

Police Administrator III Maggie Goodrich will become the Commanding Officer of Information and Technology Bureau.

Chief Information Officer Tim Riley will become the Commanding Officer of Communications and Records Bureau.

Direct Reports
In addition to each of the three Office Directors, the following senior staff-level officer will report directly to the Chief of Police. 

Deputy Chief Mark Perez will remain the Commanding Officer of Professional Standards Bureau.

Police Administrator III Gerald Chaleff will become a Special Assistant to the Chief of Police.

Commander Rick Jacobs will become the Chief of Staff.

The specific entities and functional responsibilities for each command and biographical information for each commanding officer will be released to the media and at LAPDonline.org as it becomes available.  

Questions related to this News Release should be directed to Media Relations Section at 213-486-5910.

Comments

[Raindeer Games]

While I tend to agree that Chief Beck has the authority to appoint his command staff, I believe such appointments should be based on experience and work performance. Jimmy McDonnell had 7 years serving as acting Police Chief for Bill Bratton (who spent most of his time anywhere other than LA). He served capably, but now he's not good enough to continue in his Assistant Chief position? Sharon Papa seemed like a capable command staff officer, but what did she do to earn a two-step demotion? Although Mike Moore is not a morale booster for field officers, his finishing #1 in the initial COP rankings earns him an Assistant Chief position. Sandy Jo MacArthur...A nice woman but what field command experience does she have? Even though Chief Beck has basically created a glorified secretarial position for her, there could come a time when Ms. MacArthur may have to command the troops in the field, but she has neither the training or experience to do so. Pat Gannon was an excellent choice for Deputy Chief. He is a fair man. His field experience and work ethic will serve South Bureau well.

[Bob Davis]

Selection to a command position within a large metropolitan police department is not always based upon experience or performance. There are many qualities that may come into play depending upon the specific job and the specific vision the Chief of Police has for that job. Political astuteness, collaboration skills, friendliness or even ruthlessness are just some examples. They are all social attributes that impact such decisions. Movement to or from a command or a rank often tells far less than might be implied. Building a command team is a sort of musical chairs. Not everyone can be a winner. Chief Beck held accountable for the consequences of his leadership team's efforts and therefore he gets a free hand in its selection. It's just that simple.

[Former BCMC]

Every Chief has a command style supported by his staff. In the selection of these people there are certainly personality issues involved as are the more obvious attributes such as experience and tenure. Some of the previous command staff were apparently promoted to their position based on factors apparent only to Chief Bratton who, by the way, recommended Charlie Beck for the new job. I suggest we give Chief Beck a little leeway. Changes can always be made later if his choices are found to be below par.

[Blu9ght]

Leadership positions are extremely critical to the Department. However, placing someone into a position of leadership without first considering the individual's lack of people skills , or the negative impact they have had on morale at their previous commands is a recipe for continued failure. These are trying times for all of us that Serve and Protect in the field. To play "musical chairs", or to select ego-centric individuals, rather than true proven leaders of HUMAN RESOURCES is folly.

[Gerald C.]

There is a saying in law enforcement that states something like; ¨When you do your job right, people are bound to get upset.¨ But keeping old sayings and clichés aside, if we remember this perhaps we can empathize with Chief Beck. One can speculate and criticize for the choices he has made. Anyone can agree that sometimes a lack of experience is as good as having experience. In many professions, alluding to the quality of experience or christening someone as being experienced can and has lead to complacency. Having the right mix of personalities and experience in your leadership team is critical. I congratulate Chief Beck, but hopefully he will be mindful to continually evaluate his agenda and priorities and modify them to reflect the fact that he is there to maintain a sound balance between keeping the citizenry he serves secure and ensuring a nurturing environment for his department.

[Shearwood]

Most of these people, both sworn and civilian, probably earned these promotions. I think Chief Beck would really have shown that he is supportive of us officers in the field if he had promoted Bill Snowden instead of Debbie McCarthy, who could capably serve in another bureau, to the Deputy Chief in charge of OWB position.

[Bruce]

Wow, Bill Snowden up for an LAPD Commander position. That would definitely improve my morale. Congratulations Bill and to all the others who earned their promotions.

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