COUNCIL HEARS STUCKEY CRITICS.Byline: Rick Orlov Staff Writer The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. on Friday again delayed a decision on
whether to uphold the firing of Guerdon guer·don n. A reward; recompense. tr.v. guer·doned, guer·don·ing, guer·dons To reward. [Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin Stuckey after hearing from critics of the ousted Animal Services chief. Capping a week in which Stuckey and supporters urged the council Wednesday to overturn the decision by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Antonio Ramon Villaraigosa (born Antonio (Tony) Ramon Villar, Jr. on January 23, 1953) is the mayor of Los Angeles, California. He is the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles since Cristobal Aguilar in 1872. , opponents in Friday's public hearing said Stuckey's job performance was inadequate. ``He has not succeeded,'' Dr. Charlotte Laws Charlotte Laws (born May 11, 1960) is an American author, local Los Angeles politician, community activist, and animal rights advocate.[1] As a former actress, some of her credits can be found under her Screen Actors Guild name Missy Laws. , a member of the Greater Valley Glen Neighborhood Council and organizer of an animal welfare group, said in the hearing that included testimony televised from Van Nuys. ``There is no shortage of evidence that he failed to live up to the goals of (former Mayor James) Hahn or Mayor Villaraigosa. He never agreed with the no-kill policy and he refused to meet with experts in the no-kill community,'' said Laws, noting that Stuckey had initially been welcomed by members of the humane community but relations soured. Stuckey told the council this week that he had supported the program and that the number of animals killed in city shelters dropped dramatically during his tenure. Stuckey also said he was never given specific goals by Villaraigosa or his aides for his $154,000-a-year post. But Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates said Stuckey had been given goals and also knew he served as an ``at will'' employee subject to removal by the mayor. ``He knew all along the mayor could fire him,'' Cummins said. ``Please do not reinstate him. Please do not reward him.'' Stuckey has said he is considering filing a wrongful termination wrongful termination n. a right of an employee to sue his/her employer for damages (loss of wage and "fringe" benefits, and, if against "public policy," for punitive damages). suit. He is said to have asked for a severance package A severance package is pay and benefits an employee receives when they leave employment at a company. In addition to the employee's remaining regular pay, it may include some of the following:
The council has until Feb. 1 to make a decision. Rick Orlov, (213) 978-0390 rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com |
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