Recruitment firm to look for sheriff
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The county Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to spend up to $75,000 to hire a recruitment firm to conduct a nationwide search for Orange County’s next sheriff.
Supervisors said the firm would help them identify the most qualified candidate to replace former Sheriff Michael S. Carona, who resigned Jan. 14 while awaiting trial on criminal charges that he sold access to his office for cash and gifts.
Supervisors John Moorlach and Chris Norby opposed hiring the firm, saying they wanted the county’s human resources staff to conduct the search.
The decision means that interim Sheriff Jack Anderson could expect to spend months in that capacity. He is among at least six local candidates interested in the job.
Under California law, supervisors can appoint a replacement to fill the remaining three years of Carona’s term. Their replacement could then run for reelection in 2010.
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