Los Angeles may face a “mass exodus” among law enforcement officials due to its vaccine mandate, according to a letter from Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva.
The sheriff stands to lose up to 44% of his force if he enforces the vaccine mandate, he suggested in his letter to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Such a rapid decrease in the number of law enforcement officials poses a severe risk to public safety, Villanueva said.
“For the entire course of this pandemic and prior to any vaccination being available, my employees worked tirelessly to fulfill their commitment to public safety by continuing to answer calls for service, maintaining safe jails, and even assisting to vaccinate our most vulnerable at-risk community members,” he wrote.
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It is “heartbreaking” these workers could lose their jobs after being called “heroes” earlier during the pandemic, Villanueva said.
“Compounding this issue is the fact my Department is experiencing a mass exodus of employees who are retiring early,” he added.
“I currently have 1,605 employees that have 28 years of service or more. This means that they could retire without financial consequence,” he wrote. “This mandate would certainly expedite many of these employees decision to retire.”
The vaccine mandate for Los Angeles County required all public workers to present proof of full vaccination by Oct. 1.
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“With the pandemic waning, there is no justification for your mandate,” Villanueva said. “This mandate is like putting up storm windows after the storm has passed.”
