LA County Continues To Explore New Ways To Enforce Vaccine Mandate

By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles:

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to direct staff to explore ways disciplinary action can be transferred from heads of departments to the Director of Personnel.

“To protect county lives we have to enforce this mandate,” said County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl during the meeting.

Despite an executive order mandating all county employees to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 1, 2021, or face disciplinary action including termination, Kuehl said that countywide compliance with the policy remains a challenge, with only 81.5% of employees, approximately 82,000, being fully vaccinated. The motion will be considered on Tuesday during the next Board of Supervisors meeting to learn if officials can assign disciplinary responsibilities to another official rather than the heads of each department.

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