I don’t know what part of the story is more disturbing, the fact that the Orange County Board of Supervisors gave managers a 2.5% raise, or that they did it behind closed doors so that no one could see what they were doing.
Doing someone a “Solid” is doing a favor. As the OC Register’s Tony Saavedra reports, that’s what OC Supervisor Shawn Nelson has done regarding OC Sanitation District management raises that were voted on (illegally) in secret at the end of…
On the heels of an August 9th report the Bates/Nelson committee found that the Executive Manager promotions and multiple raises implemented at CEO Tom Mauk’s discretion lacked the appropriate justification warranting reversal and/or reduction in compensation.
On Tuesday evening I learned that County Executive Manager Carlos Bustamante had resigned. The satisfaction I felt that finally a manager was held accountable for their actions came to an abrupt end when I learned that Carlos got a bonus for deciding to resign.
Almost two months after the County of Orange Performance Auditor Steve Danley issued his scathing report on the failure of the County Human Resources Department to follow policies and procedures governing management pay and benefits, the Board committee tasked with responding to the report comes back today with a few recommendations.
When OCEA’s Nick Berardino led county workers to the fifth floor of the Hall of Administration in December 2008, their rallying cry was Chop at the Top. It turns out that the folks in the Human Resources and CEO’s offices couldn’t hear their calls.
The results of a performance audit of the County Human Resources Department (HRD) were released and they aren’t pretty to say the least. The 50 findings and recommendations illustrate a picture of a department where executive managers were sneaking through raises and promotions while no one was watching.
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