Fujioka lays out agenda

Taking over Monday as Los Angeles County's chief executive officer, William Fujioka said he wants to use the authority of the newly restructured CEO's Office to promote open government, improve services and fix long-standing problems.Troy Anderson in the Daiiy News.

Fujioka, who retired last year as chief administrative officer for the city of Los Angeles, sat down with reporters at the county Hall of Administration. Here are highlights of the interview:

Question: As CEO, what do you plan to do?

Answer: Having the ability to make an impact on the quality of services, a direct impact, was very, very important for me. I don't plan to be an autocrat. I'll try not to be much of a bureaucrat. I'm going to help in many ways by being a facilitator.