nd<\/sup>\u00a0year of County service. Although the challenges of the current moment are immense, I also reflect proudly on accomplishments during my tenure that have positioned us to meet today\u2019s challenges from a position of fiscal strength\u2014including our strongest-ever credit ratings and substantial investments in our rainy day funds.<\/p>\n\u201cI am so grateful for the opportunity to have served. I will never forget the incredible fellow employees who have partnered with me every step of the way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Members of the Board of Supervisors thanked Hamai for her public service\u2014including her decision to postpone her retirement in order to help the County navigate one of the most difficult periods in its recent history.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to thank our CEO Sachi Hamai for her unwavering commitment and dedication to Los Angeles County, most recently evidenced by her willingness to postpone her retirement to help us navigate the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic,\u201d said Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger. \u201cThe Board of Supervisors is fortunate to have had Ms. Hamai at the helm of our CEO operations for the last several years. Her leadership and keen fiscal sense, coupled with her collaborative spirit, have greatly benefited Los Angeles County as a whole, and all of our residents and businesses throughout the region.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSachi Hamai has demonstrated steady leadership during this unprecedented moment in the County\u2019s history,\u201d said Board Chair Pro Tem Hilda L. Solis. \u201cShe has managed the day-to-day operations of this country\u2019s largest municipal government with singular focus. I thank Sachi for her years of service to our County residents, and in particular, for her dedication these past few months in responding to this public health crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCEO Sachi Hamai has been an exceptional leader in moving Los Angeles County forward,\u201d Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas said. \u201cHer budgetary acumen, coupled with her commitment to serving the underserved, has enabled us to invest deeply in some of\u00a0the\u00a0most important priorities of our time, including justice reform and the fight to end homelessness, while maintaining the fiscal prudence that has earned the County its highest-ever credit ratings. She has been a mentor and role model to a generation of County leaders, including women and people of color, and her legacy as a collaborative, results-oriented CEO will continue to shape the workings of Los Angeles County government well into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery County CEO needs to be a political wizard, a genius with money, and a long-distance runner,\u201d Supervisor Sheila Kuehl said. \u201cSachi gets an A+ in all three, plus being a mentor and a champion for women and people of color in government leadership. I am so grateful for her more than three decades of service, and can\u2019t imagine the County without her.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe owe Sachi Hamai a great debt of gratitude,\u201d said Supervisor Janice Hahn. \u201cNot only did she postpone her hard-earned retirement to guide the County through this unprecedented crisis, her careful stewardship of taxpayer dollars throughout her tenure kept our budget sound and balanced so that the Board\u2019s priorities were always doable. \u00a0She has been an incredibly effective leader and has accomplished so much for the County\u2019s ten million residents over her 32 years of service.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Board has appointed Chief Operating Officer Fesia Davenport to serve as Acting Chief Executive Officer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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