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The supervisors’ action, which came at the request of county CEO Frank Kim, follows a highly critical audit of the harbor and the resignation of Harbor Director Brad Gross.
Former Dana Point Police Chief Lynn Koehmstedt stayed 159 nights at the Dana Point Marina Inn, while another high-level official used the discount at least 75 times. Supervisor Todd Spitzer says they should be prosecuted.
Dana Point Harbor Director Brad Gross retired Thursday following an audit that determined the county-owned Dana Point Marina Inn handed out steep discounts to high-level harbor and Dana Point city workers for hundreds of room nights.
High-level employees of Dana Point Harbor and the city of Dana Point took advantage of a poorly documented employee discount program for room stays that had no approval or oversight from the Board of Supervisors.
Auditors are slated to release a report on Dana Point Harbor, and county supervisors supervisors address a proposed homeless shelter in Anaheim. Here’s a rundown of what’s coming up.
Brian Dunn pled guilty to falsifying invoices for more than $130,000 in reimbursements submitted to the county government, according to prosecutors.
Supervisors debate whether the county should be spending money to promote businesses in and around Dana Point Harbor as the area undergoes a facelift.
Dave Zenger, a former political aide to County Supervisors’ Chairman Shawn Nelson, who left the county after his own investigations turned up too much heat, says today’s landscape at the County Hall of Administration screams for an elected auditor.
The $4.7-million boost comes amid accusations of incompetence.
County supervisors certify an updated final environmental impact report, paving the way toward construction.