A report commissioned by the board takes issue with parts of political watchdog Shirley Grindle’s proposal for an ethics panel, particularly regarding who appoints members and how extensive their subpoena powers should be.
Tag: Brian Probolsky
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Bates Gives Her Chief of Staff Controversial Raise
This last month, just before getting elected to the state senate on a platform of fiscal conservatism, Orange County Supervisor Pat Bates boosted the salary of an OC GOP insider working temporarily as her chief of staff to $62.92 an hour – well over what’s allowed by law.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Former Insider Describes County’s Fast Track to Promotion
In the last of a three-part interview, former human resources manager Kathleen Tahilramani offers a first-hand account of how politicos get plum their jobs.
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Emails Raise Alarms About the County’s Hiring Process
A large batch of emails shows how aides to county supervisors were apparently fast-tracked for positions in the county bureaucracy. Supervisors defend approach but heed calls for more transparency.
