They voted, not to remove him from office nor to restrict his law enforcement powers, but to supplant his authority to hire & fire. He wasn't firing the unvaxxed deputies, and the board of supervisors says they will get someone else to fire them out from under him.
This has nothing to do with enforcing the mandate upon the public. It has everything to do with his ability to manage (hire and fire, set qualifications for, i.e. vax mandate) the employees in his department.
He refused to fire unvaxxed employees, which was part of his authority as the elected leader of the Sheriff Department. Now he is still the elected leader, but he can't choose which employees he gets to manage.
Interaction with the public and crime enforcement will remain the same. Except he'll have less deputies.
Unless something has changed constitutionally in the last 150 years or so, a sheriff has every legal right and authority to hire and or fire deputies as he/she sees fit.
Yes, there's been legal cases about this already. I don't think this is the last word by any means.
It's a microcosm of the national situation- the central authority using the power of the purse to abuse the authorities that otherwise check their own power. Since the sheriff can't raise his own taxes, they are hitting his weak spot. But he's been fighting back in the courts and using his bully pulpit in neighborhood meetings all over the county. I'm praying for his success.
This has nothing to do with enforcing the mandate upon the public. It has everything to do with his ability to manage (hire and fire, set qualifications for, i.e. vax mandate) the employees in his department.
He refused to fire unvaxxed employees, which was part of his authority as the elected leader of the Sheriff Department. Now he is still the elected leader, but he can't choose which employees he gets to manage.
Interaction with the public and crime enforcement will remain the same. Except he'll have less deputies.
I was under the impression that the Sheriff is the highest constitutional authority there is.
A city council can't do shit to his authority because he's an elected official that answers solely to the constituency.
He could order them all arrested for violating peoples rights and he'd be within his legal powers to do so.
I'd like to see him arrest the DA for nonfeasance. I'm sure there are legal barriers that I'm unaware of, but I'd still like to see it.
They voted, not to remove him from office nor to restrict his law enforcement powers, but to supplant his authority to hire & fire. He wasn't firing the unvaxxed deputies, and the board of supervisors says they will get someone else to fire them out from under him.
This has nothing to do with enforcing the mandate upon the public. It has everything to do with his ability to manage (hire and fire, set qualifications for, i.e. vax mandate) the employees in his department.
He refused to fire unvaxxed employees, which was part of his authority as the elected leader of the Sheriff Department. Now he is still the elected leader, but he can't choose which employees he gets to manage.
Interaction with the public and crime enforcement will remain the same. Except he'll have less deputies.
Unless something has changed constitutionally in the last 150 years or so, a sheriff has every legal right and authority to hire and or fire deputies as he/she sees fit.
Yes, there's been legal cases about this already. I don't think this is the last word by any means.
It's a microcosm of the national situation- the central authority using the power of the purse to abuse the authorities that otherwise check their own power. Since the sheriff can't raise his own taxes, they are hitting his weak spot. But he's been fighting back in the courts and using his bully pulpit in neighborhood meetings all over the county. I'm praying for his success.
Very poorly written article.
This has nothing to do with enforcing the mandate upon the public. It has everything to do with his ability to manage (hire and fire, set qualifications for, i.e. vax mandate) the employees in his department.
He refused to fire unvaxxed employees, which was part of his authority as the elected leader of the Sheriff Department. Now he is still the elected leader, but he can't choose which employees he gets to manage.
Interaction with the public and crime enforcement will remain the same. Except he'll have less deputies.
Grammar Nazi here....
Loose, is the opposite of tighten. You loosen the ropes.
Lose, is when something is lost. Castreau is going to lose to the truckers.
Yes it would. Busted! 😁
There is no law mandating this jab. Worksite ‘policy’ is not enough.
Well wait 'til Assembly Bill 1993 passes, God forbid. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/02/11/covid-sweeping-new-bill-would-require-vaccine-for-every-california-worker/ Takes effect 1/1/23 if it passes.
loses.