Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva Dec. 14 accused the county of defunding the department this year, a claim that was disputed by at least one county supervisor. The dispute boils down to a disagreement over whether the county supervisors decreased the sheriff’s budget as part of the “defund the police” movement. The county allocated about $3.6 billion to fund the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department this fiscal year, which began July 1. However, it designated $144 million of that for services and supplies, such as office supplies and academy classes for new recruits. The county’s fiscal year 2021-22 budget is $39.3 billion. The former sheriff received 9.7 percent of the county’s overall budget, compared to the 8.9 percent awarded to Villanueva, he said. “Our percentage of the county’s overall budget keeps shrinking,” Villanueva said Dec. 14, during a weekly Facebook livestream. “The grim reality of it is that we are …