The city of Huntington Park has offered the position of interim police chief to William F. Reed, a retired captain from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Reed, a former member of the county's elite Special Enforcement Bureau, replaces Frank Sullivan, who stepped down under duress earlier this month amid allegations of discrimination, favoritism and corruption in the department.
The council's 3-1 decision, with Councilwoman Jessica Maes voting in opposition, was made during a closed session Wednesday. Councilman Tom Jackson was absent.
Reed, a former Marine with a background in public administration, contracted with the Huntington Park Police Department during the late 1980s as a consultant. He devised systems to tighten booking and records procedures and to improve security.
