Critics of the rule said promised collaboration between union representatives and county leaders to partner on the effort never happened.
“The COVID-19 pandemic, like many other issues in society, currently is defined by emotion,” said Tab Rhodes, Los Angeles County Professional Peace Officers Association. “Many of our membership have already been vaccinated or as frontline responders suffered the effects of COVID 19, presumably now having antibodies against future infections. Others have strong feelings related to the vaccine and its other long-term effects.
In Nov. 21, the department characterized the mandate as an “imminent threat” to staffing at his department at a time when the agency was already dealing with retirements, attrition and other departures. Moreover, sheriff’s employees stopped inputting vaccination information into the county’s registration platform, making it difficult to even know the extent to which the department was complying, he said.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger during the Board of Supervisors meeting on April 5, 2022. Moreover, Ferrer said there are troubling vaccination gaps — such as in northern LA County in Antelope Valley and in South L.A., including Florence-Firestone and Watts. Booster coverage in most of the county is hovering at 60%.
The authority would be ceded if the department head refuses to enforce the policy, triggering the overriding power of the personnel director to enforce.
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