Incoming LAPD chief could make more than the U.S. president

Don't MissThe incoming Los Angeles Police Department chief stands to get paid more than L.A.Mayor Karen Bass, the leaders of the police departments in New York and Chicago — the nation’s two largest — and even the president of the United States.The Board of Police Commissioners, the LAPD’s civilian oversight body, has proposed paying Jim McDonnell an annual salary of $507,509 — significantly more than the chief he replaced, Michel Moore.

The salary proposal, put forward Thursday, is expected to be discussed at next week’s Commission meeting and still requires City Council approval.The compensation is on the high end of the pay range advertised months ago for the position by Bob Murray and Associates, the Northern California firm that led the nationwide chief search.

The half-million-dollar figure represents McDonnell’s proposed base salary and doesn’t include benefits or potential bonuses; nor does it encompass any pension payments that he is collecting from his previous law enforcement stops.McDonnell didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment through a department spokesperson.California Jim McDonnell’s single term as L.A.

County sheriff from 2014 to 2018 involved dealing with powerful union resistant to major disciplinary reforms.He’ll face a similar challenge as the LAPD’s next chief.Oct.

29, 2024The salary is sure to draw resistance, amid broader conversations around police spending.Last year, the council approved a four-year package of raises and bonuses for rank-and-file police officers over the objections of critics who said the deal is too expensive and would take away from paying for basic services.McDonnell was appointed to the chief’s job last month, beating out two other finalists for the job: LAPD deputy chief Emada Tingirides and Robert “Bobby” Arcos, a former assistant chief who works for the L.A County District Attorney’s office.McDonnell appeared before the council’s public safety committee on Tuesd...