All 13 cities that contract with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department for their police services have voted to conduct a study to examine and possibly help curb some of the costs.
Category: Mission Viejo
Posted inMission Viejo, Outdoors
Mission Viejo Strengthens its No-Camping Laws
The Mission Viejo City Council unanimously voted to beef up its no-camping laws, despite warnings from lawyers and homeless activists who said the law could criminalize homelessness.
Posted inGovernment, Mission Viejo, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Mission Viejo’s Rising Costs For Sheriff’s Contract Raise Concern
Mission Viejo’s Mayor Pro Tem Ed Sachs told a city council meeting it could be time for south county cities to form their own police force due to the rising costs of contracting with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
Posted inCountywide, Mission Viejo, Norberto Santana, Jr., Safety, Security & Justice
Santana: OC Contract Cities Rebuke County Supervisors Over Spiraling Sheriff Costs
Following significant salary hikes granted by Orange County Supervisors to Sheriff Deputies, fueling a 33 percent increase in costs over the past decade, contract cities are now starting to publicly question whether they need to look into alternatives. OC’s biggest contract city, Mission Viejo, takes leadership on a new audit of Sheriff’s patrol services. Big questions also loom over whether city or county taxpayers own the long-term pension obligations for both Deputy Sheriff’s and Firefighters if cities bolt from current regional policing and fire protection models.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Mission Viejo
Mission Viejo Toughening It’s Homeless Anti-Camping Ordinance
The camping ordinance is a revision of the city’s previous camping law, which only addressed sleeping in cars, campers, recreational vehicles and trailers. The new ordinance applies to individuals sleeping anywhere on public property in the city.
Posted inAliso Viejo, Anaheim, Buena Park, Canyons, Cypress, Dana Point, Government, Irvine, La Palma, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo, Placentia, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Top Stories, Tustin, Villa Park, Westminster, Yorba Linda
Fire Chief for Most of OC Suddenly Resigns After Managers Demand It
Orange County Fire Authority Chief Jeff Bowman stepped down after a group of managers called for his resignation. It’s unclear what their concerns were, and an effort is underway to bring Bowman back.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Government, Mission Viejo, Top Stories, Transportation, Yorba Linda
This Week’s Civic Agenda
This Week’s Civic Agenda includes a public hearing in Santa Ana on water and sewer rate hikes, while in Yorba Linda, city officials will discuss an ordinance that would make more information public during the labor negotiations process.
Posted inAliso Viejo, Dana Point, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano
Assemblywoman Likely to See Wages Garnished
The deduction stems from a $12.5 million unpaid judgement against her husband, the Orange County Register reports.
Posted inAliso Viejo, Dana Point, Government, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Stanton, Top Stories, Villa Park, Yorba Linda
Sheriff’s Services for 630,000 Residents Up for Approval
The costs range from about $90 per resident in Laguna Woods to nearly $300 in Dana Point.
Posted inMission Viejo
Mission Viejo Councilman Questions City Spending
Dave Leckness wonders why a $29,875 change order was needed on
the renovation of the city’s tennis center.
