But decisions in Sacramento weigh heavily on future of health
and welfare programs in Orange County.
City Manager Sean Joyce presented a balanced budget to the
finance commission Monday night that revealed efforts to close a
smaller budget gap than in recent years.
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OC Superior Court officials say free health benefits for judges
are an important recruiting tool.
In a strange quirk, the county still pays for the health
benefits of Superior Court judges even though the state pays their
salaries.
A City Council study session — the first of several to come —
shows just how tough the decisions will be for officials as they
grapple with how far to go with their privatization plan.
Forum co-sponsored by Voice of OC, the Orange County Register,
Daily Pilot and Newport Independent seeks to get straight talk from
officials about the city’s finances.
The city brought in the consulting firm to come up with a
so-called “budget stabilization plan” that is supposed to solve the
city’s structural deficit over several years.
Following the retirement of City Manager Dave Ream, city
staffers and residents say they are confused as to who is running
City Hall.
The City Council majority continues to stick to rhetoric that an
unprecedented outsourcing plan is need to save the city from
insolvency. But the public has not gotten all the facts.
A raucous meeting Tuesday provides a glimpse of things to come
as the Republican-dominated city council moves to study the
outsourcing of half of the city’s operations.
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