William T. Fujioka

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William T Fujioka
Chief Executive Officer of Los Angeles County
In office
July 23, 2007 – November 30, 2014
Preceded byDavid E. Janssen
Succeeded bySachi A. Hamai
City Administrative Officer of the City of Los Angeles
In office
August 1997 – December 2006
Preceded byKeith Comrie
Succeeded byKaren Sisson[1]
Personal details
Born1953 (1953) (age 71)
Residence(s)Bradbury, California
Alma materUniversity of California, Santa Cruz

William T. "Bill" Fujioka[2] is a former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Los Angeles County, having been appointed on July 23, 2007 by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors at a starting annual salary of US$310,000.[3] As of September 2, 2013, he earned an annual salary of US$338,458.[4] As the County executive, he administered the largest county in the United States, with an annual budget of US$23 billion and over 100,000 employees.[5]

Education and career[edit]

Fujioka attended the University of California, Santa Cruz from 1970 to 1974, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology.[6] Before his appointment as the County's CEO, Fujioka was the City of Los Angeles' City Administrative Officer from August 1999 to February 2007.[6] Fujioka has been a civil servant since 1975, in positions with the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County.[7] On June 28, 1999, Richard Riordan, then the mayor of Los Angeles, appointed Fujioka as the City's Administrative Officer.[8] Less than a year later, on January 21, 2000, Fujioka was fired by Riordan for his perceived ties with the Los Angeles City Council and conflicts with the mayor.[9][10] He successfully fought his dismissal and retired after 7 years at his post, in December 2006.[11]

Less than six months later, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to appoint Fujioka as the County's new chief executive officer.[12] In 2008, Fujioka ended the 15-year-old practice of weekly press briefings, which had been standard practice since 1993.[13] He retired as CEO of Los Angeles County at the end of November 2014.[14]

Personal life[edit]

Fujioka, a third-generation (sansei) Japanese American, was born to parents William and Linda Fujioka and raised in Boyle Heights and Montebello, California.[15][16][8] He is married to Darlene Kuba.[3][17] Throughout his career, Fujioka did not publicize his marriage to Kuba, who is a longtime Los Angeles City Hall lobbyist.[17][18] Fujioka resides in Bradbury, California.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sisson named chief administrative officer". Los Angeles Times. 6 February 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. ^ Villacorte, Christina (16 May 2011). "Supervisors move ahead with takeover". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "FUJIOKA TO BECOME CEO ON JULY 23" (PDF). News Release. County of Los Angeles. 11 July 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  4. ^ "DEPARTMENT HEAD SALARIES" (PDF). County of Los Angeles. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  5. ^ Cohen, Andrea (22 February 2011). "William T. Fujioka: CEO of Los Angeles County". Division of Social Sciences. University of California, Santa Cruz. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Resume - William T Fujioka" (PDF). County of Los Angeles. 8 July 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  7. ^ "Summary - William T Fujioka" (PDF). Chief Executive Office. Los Angeles County. July 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  8. ^ a b Hong, Peter Y. (29 June 1999). "Mayor Names New Chief Administrator". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  9. ^ Daunt, Tina (12 April 2000). "Mayor's Feud With Key Official Escalates". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  10. ^ Shuster, Beth (22 January 2000). "Riordan Fires Top Administrator; He Will Fight Dismissal". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  11. ^ Silverstein, Stuart (21 September 2006). "Fujioka Resigning as L.A.'s City Administrative Officer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  12. ^ Rosenblatt, Susannah; Jack Leonard (11 July 2007). "L.A. County taps Fujioka for CEO job". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  13. ^ Therolf, Garrett (11 July 2008). "County CEO ends weekly media briefings". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  14. ^ Villacorte, Christina (26 June 2014). "L.A. County CEO William Fujioka retires". LA Daily News. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  15. ^ Anderson, Troy (23 July 2007). "Quality of services high on county CEO's agenda". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  16. ^ Watanabe, Teresa (13 December 2009). "Lost dream restored to Japanese American family". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  17. ^ a b Therolf, Garrett (22 June 2011). "L.A. County chief battles for his legacy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  18. ^ "County man". Opinion L.A. Los Angeles Times. 20 July 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
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