Shawn Nelson had the opportunity, as did Pat Bates and John Moorlach at the time they were elected as County Supervisors, to choose whether to opt in to the County Retirement system. Both Shawn Nelson and John Moorlach made the choice, despite their very vocal opposition to public employee pension plans, to take the very benefit they so strongly oppose.
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Public Employee Pensions are RETIREE’S Money!
by Chris Prevatt • • 7 Comments
Pensions are not “paid by the taxpayer.” Pensions are paid by the employer, in this case public agencies, and the employees. The only interest the public has is in what compensation, including benefits, an active employee is being paid.
Time To Throw In The Towel On Pension Lawsuit
by Chris Prevatt • • 1 Comment
More than a year ago, then Board of Supervisor’s Chairman, “Chicken Little” Moorlach and his Mini-Me Mario Mainero convinced to Board of Supervisors to pursue the concept of suing the Orange County Retirement System to overturn the retroactive portion of…
Supes decides to NOT look at leaving OCERS
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The Board of Supervisors today considered a request from United Employee Organizations of Orange County (UEOOC), representing employee participants in the Orange County Employee’s Retirement System (OCERS), for the County to study the feasibility of leaving OCERS and transfering the…
On Flanigan, the Board says yes.
by Chris Prevatt • • 2 Comments
This morning, the Orange County Board of Supervisors considered the recommendaton of Chairman Moorlach to appoint Thomas Flanigan to the County Employee’s Retirement Board. 10 people spoke before the Board on the matter. All but two opposed the appointment of…
Moorlach! Stop playing politics with my pension
by Chris Prevatt • • 2 Comments
It’s no secret that I really do not care much for OC Board of Supervisor’s Chair John Moorlach. I even have a special name for him, Emperor Chicken Little. But this guy is just starting to piss me off. If…
What’s up with Flanigan?
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Norberto Santana, of the OC Register’s Total Buzz, has an interesting follow-up to his story yesterday, which we covered here, about Board of Supervisor’s Chairman Moorlach’s plan to appoint the ousted former Chief Investment Officer from the Orange County Employee’s…
