Posts Tagged ‘ Orange County Government ’

CEO Wants More Control Over Public Administrator/Guardian

December 3, 2009
By Chris Prevatt
CEO Wants More Control Over Public Administrator/Guardian

The county’s top executive wants to seize oversight of the public guardian’s office, essentially reducing the authority of the county’s elected Public Administrator John Williams
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Mauk Speaks on Busty’s Comment

August 11, 2008
By Chris Prevatt
Mauk Speaks on Busty’s Comment

Author’s Note: For the record, the opinions and statements expressed in this post, and others I have written in the past, reflect my personal opinions and not those of any organizations or individuals with whom I may be presently or formerly affiliated. FINALLY! OC Register investigative reporter Norberto Santana followed up with Orange County CEO Tom Mauk on Carlos...
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Unmitigated Bullsh&t Findings Regarding Chriss Street

August 7, 2008
By Chris Prevatt
Unmitigated Bullsh&t Findings Regarding Chriss Street

Author’s Note: For the record, the opinions and statements expressed in this post, and others I have written in the past, reflect my personal opinions and not those of any organizations or individuals with whom I may be presently or formerly affiliated. You’ve got to really love the fact that, as far as I can find, in his...
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Earthquake Preparedness Planning?

July 30, 2008
By Chris Prevatt

Interesting post over at Total Buzz by Register writer Jennifer Muir. Guess what emergency managers from across the county were doing yesterday when the ground started shaking? Discussing how to promote countywide earthquake drills. “We were at the point when we were talking about ways to get the public involved, and then the earthquake hit,” said...
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Berardino Responds to Moorlach’s Proposed Ballot Measure

July 27, 2008
By Chris Prevatt
Berardino Responds to Moorlach’s Proposed Ballot Measure

From the Orange County Register Opinion Page this morning is an op-ed from Orange County Employees Association General Manager Nick Berardino responding to Board of Supervisor’s Chairman John Moorlach’s proposed ballot measure to require taxpayer vote on changes in county worker pension benefits. I wrote about this proposal about 10 days ago, but here...
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The Emperor appoints more Jesters to OCERS Board

July 21, 2008
By Chris Prevatt
The Emperor appoints more Jesters to OCERS Board

This week’s Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting agenda is a bit light in substance. Of note however is the first item on the Consent Calendar from the Emperor Chicken Little Moorlach. BOARD APPOINTMENTS 1.       Chair Moorlach – Board of Retirement, OCERS – Reappoint Arthur Hidalgo, Newport Beach, to complete term ending 12/31/09; and Reed Royalty,...
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Why do we need County Supervisor’s anyway?

July 16, 2008
By Chris Prevatt
Why do we need County Supervisor’s anyway?

Moorlach Attacks County Worker Benefits Supervisor John Moorlach, Chairman of the Orange County Board of Supervisors and the great and powerful Emperor Chicken Little, today proposed a ballot measure to amend the County Charter to prevent future boards from granting enhanced pension benefits for county workers without voter approval. The Orange County Register’s Peggy Lowe reported...
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