COUNCILMAN JUDGE TO RESIGN; OFFICIAL WANTS TO AVOID CONFLICT STEMMING FROM NEW JOB.Byline: Jim Skeen and Bhavna Mistry Daily News Staff Writers City Councilman Terry Judge said Wednesday that he likely will resign from the City Council at the Feb. 24 meeting because he wants to avoid potential conflicts of interest when he becomes the second in command of the Palmdale sheriff's station. Judge, a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. lieutenant in charge of Metrolink deputies, will become the operations lieutenant of the Palmdale station on Sunday. Because the city contracts with the Sheriff's Department for its law enforcement services, there is a potential conflict of interest, Judge said. ``It was a mutual agreement between myself, the department and the city to avoid the conflict,'' Judge said. ``It was a tough decision. Being on the council was one of the most wonderful experiences of my life. I'm going to miss the council.'' Judge, 44, said he is working with city staffers on how to step down from the council at the appropriate time. Judge said he expects that will be at the next council meeting - Wednesday. By moving into the operations lieutenant position at Palmdale, Judge will end a daily commute TO COMMUTE. To substitute one punishment in the place of another. For example, if a man be sentenced to be hung, the executive may, in some states, commute his punishment to that of imprisonment. to Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. that he has done for the past 10 years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time final 14 months of which were with the Metrolink deputies in downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or . The post also will allow the Sheriff's Department an opportunity to evaluate Judge for future captain's posts. ``It's a career-enhancing opportunity I'd be foolish to turn down,'' Judge said. Capt. Harold ``Joe'' Hladky announced Judge's new assignment during a luncheon Wednesday of the Palmdale Chamber of Commerce. ``He brings a wealth of knowledge to the station,'' said Hladky. ``He has an outstanding reputation. He's an excellent administrator.'' Hladky said he had been looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a lieutenant for some time in an effort to fill a vacancy. ``He's going to be involved in every aspect of the station,'' said Hladky. ``We're very pleased to see Terry come aboard.'' Currently, Judge serves as commander of Metrolink Services, which oversees all Metrolink rail transit for the Sheriff's Department's Transit Services Bureau. Judge will be taking over the post currently held by Lt. Dave Collin, who is expected to take another position in Palmdale or transfer to another station. Judge is in his second term on the council. Judge was first elected in 1994, winning the most votes of all the candidates, and was re-elected in November 1998. Law enforcement was a main focus of both campaigns. During his tenure, Judge advocated A legal adviser on the staff of a military command. A designated officer of the Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAGC) of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps. , and saw to fruition fru·i·tion n. 1. Realization of something desired or worked for; accomplishment: labor finally coming to fruition. 2. Enjoyment derived from use or possession. 3. , the establishment of the full-service Palmdale sheriff's station to which he soon will be assigned. Judge also was an advocate of the Partners Against Crime program, or PAC, which linked deputies, residents, property owners and city departments, such as code enforcement Code Enforcement is the act of enforcing a set of s, principles, or laws (especially written ones) and insuring observance of a system of norms or customs. An authority usually enforces a civil code, a set of rules, or a body of laws and compel those subject to their authority to , together to take on high-crime areas. The program has grown from two deputies to eight deputies. Judge also lists establishing parks, such as the Pelona Vista soccer park, as among the highlights of his council tenure. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (Color) JUDGE |
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