Lawndale city union employees voted this week in favor of ousting City Manager Keith Breskin, claiming he unfairly yells and harasses employees. The final vote on Tuesday was 36 to 11 against Breskin.
While this action reveals a large rift between Breskin and some employees, it does not guarantee that Breskin's job, which he has held for 5 years, will be affected. The City Council is in charge of hiring and firing the city manager.
No-confidence votes have historically received mixed reactions. Here are a few examples:
While this action reveals a large rift between Breskin and some employees, it does not guarantee that Breskin's job, which he has held for 5 years, will be affected. The City Council is in charge of hiring and firing the city manager.
No-confidence votes have historically received mixed reactions. Here are a few examples:
- Last April, Ed Boks, the head of Los Angeles Animal Services received a no-confidence vote from the Los Angeles City Council. Boks resigned shortly after the vote.
- Nearly 80 percent of California Faculty Association members issued a vote of no confidence for California State University Chancellor Charles B. Reed last July. Reed remains chancellor of the statewide system, which has a location in Carson.
- Former Hermosa Beach Fire Chief Russell Tingley received a no-confidence vote from firefighters in 2005, who claimed he was incapable of leadership, management, decision-making and strategic planning. He stayed with the department for two more years before retiring in 2007.
- In 2003, Hobart Cress, then-principal of Taper Avenue Elementary School in San Pedro, asked for -- and was granted -- a transfer to another school. The request came about a week after the Taper school site council took a vote of no confidence in Cress.
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