LOS ANGELES POLICE COMMISSION MEDIA RELEASE
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POLICE COMMISSION APPOINTS
RICHARD TEFANK
TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION
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Los
Angeles - On May 27, 2004, the members of the Los
Angeles Police Commission selected Richard Tefank as
the new Police Commission Executive Director. Mr. Tefank
is currently serving as the Assistant Inspector General
for the Police Commission and previously served as the
Chief of Police in Buena Park and Pomona. He will fill
the position recently vacated by Dan Koenig who retired
earlier this month after one year of service to the
Commission and 33 years of service to the Los Angeles
Police Department. Mr. Tefank was selected from the
list which was created last year after an extremely
extensive nationwide search by Police Executive Research
Forum (PERF), was conducted.
The Police Commission's goal remained the same this
year as it did last year. Police Commission President
David S. Cunningham, III stated, "We need the best and
the brightest in this position. PERF delivered a list
of individuals to us that represented the best and the
brightest. I am more than confident that we have talked
to the most qualified people in the country interested
in this position. From that highly qualified group of
people, we have the best. Mr. Tefank now has the additional
experience of working as an Assistant Inspector General,
which gives him even more valuable experience with the
Police Commission. We are fortunate to have him in this
critical position."
The search process consumed approximately five months
last year and resulted in the receipt of 64 applications.
Through an intensive screening process, the list was
narrowed down to 13 individuals, seven of whom were
interviewed by the Police Commission.
The Executive Director of the Police Commission is the
Commission's chief administrative officer reporting
directly to the Commissioners. The position is charged
with the supervision, appointment, discharge, discipline
and transfer of the Commission's executive staff and
Commission Investigation Division personnel. The Executive
Director oversees budgetary appropriations for the Commission,
and serves as the Commission's liaison to the Chief
of Police and all governmental entities.
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