O.C. Grand Jurors are recommending a charter reform to give O.C. Supervisors the power to remove county elected officials for misconduct with a supermajority vote.
Tag: Claude Parrish
Claude Parrish has been Orange County’s elected assessor since 2015, which makes him responsible for valuing every property in the county. We cover the office, its cybersecurity and the grand jury’s questions about holding elected officials to account.
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Orange County Assessor: Tustin Fire Could Tank Property Values
A review by OC Assessor Claude Parrish could see homeowners get a drop in their property taxes — and home values — if they can prove the hangar fire negatively impacted their houses.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Cybersecurity Battle Erupts Over Checking OC Assessor’s Systems
County auditors haven’t checked the assessor’s computer systems for security vulnerabilities since at least 1995 – if ever, officials said this week.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
$315 Million Plan for New Civic Center Building Up for Approval Today
Orange County supervisors are scheduled Tuesday to move forward with the county government’s first new Civic Center building in decades, a $315-million proposal to replace a long-empty building across from Santa Ana City Hall.
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Government, News Briefs, Top Stories
Wrongful Termination Suit by Former Assessor’s Office Staffers Headed for Trial
The lawsuit, filed in Superior Court by two longtime employees in the county Assessor’s Office, alleges they were fired for reporting numerous illegal acts within the agency, is likely to head to a jury trial in October.
Posted inCountywide, Government, News Briefs, Top Stories
IT System Outages Hit Multiple County Departments
Major computer and phone network problems have affected county agencies in recent days, including taking out all of one department’s systems for a full day, according to officials.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Incumbent Assessor to Face November Runoff
Incumbent Assessor Webster Guillory, who is under investigation for how he collected nomination signatures, failed to garner enough votes to win outright in the primary.
