New Director of Welfare Department Named
Los Angeles County has named a new director for its huge welfare department, replacing outgoing chief Eddy S. Tanaka with career county employee Lynn W. Bayer.
Bayer was appointed director of the Department of Public Social Services after the five county supervisors met in executive session earlier in the week.
Bayer makes $113,500 a year as director of the Department of Community and Senior Services, which has an annual budget of $115 million.
Starting July 29, she will be paid $133,000 a year to run a department with a $3-billion annual budget.
“I’m very pleased and very thrilled that the Board of Supervisors has shown their confidence in me,” said Bayer, 49, who has worked for the county for 27 years and has run the community and senior services agency for nearly two years. “There are a lot of challenges, what with welfare reform on the horizon.”
Tanaka announced in February that he would leave his post after 16 years. He has been working with officials on a transition plan to help the county anticipate proposed overhauls of the welfare system being discussed in Congress.
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