When the item came up for discussion Tuesday, Spitzer killed his own proposal, saying it was really about teaching his fellow supervisor a lesson.
Tag: Denis Bilodeau
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Spitzer Targets Double-Dipping by Nelson and Bilodeau
Orange County Supervisor Todd Spitzer has escalated his long-running feud with fellow Supervisor Shawn Nelson, introducing measures this week that ban the kind of double-dipping from taxpayer funds that Nelson and his chief of staff have long engaged in.
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs, Top Stories
End of an Elmahrek
After more than six years of holding the powerful accountable in Orange County, Adam Elmahrek is leaving for the Los Angeles Times.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Political Aide’s Multiple Income Streams Shows How it Pays to be Connected
In addition to earning $177,000 in salary in benefits last year for his full-time county job, Denis Bilodeau received another $83,000 in payments and benefits from other public agencies, records show.
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Top Stories
OC Home to Another Lawsuit Aimed at Public-Sector Unions
The Orange County Water District is using ratepayer funds to wage a court battle to keep future employees from paying fees to cover collective bargaining representation.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Fleischman: It’s Not Just Secret Meetings at OC Water District, Look at Pay for Meetings
Taxpayers and rate-payers at the Orange County Water District aren’t just funding secret meetings but are also one of many special districts doling out questionable pay and benefits for directors.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Is This Termed-Out County Supervisor Angling for Another Term?
Supervisor Shawn Nelson is in his last term that’s allowed under the current limits. But earlier this year, he renamed his fundraising committee to “Shawn Nelson for Supervisor 2018.”
Posted inGovernment, News Briefs, Top Stories
Supervisors to Discuss Ethics Commission Proposal
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.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Top Stories, Water, Power & Waste
Water District Push to Change Campaign Cash Law Continues
Some Orange County Water District board members are still working to ease restrictions on contributions from agency vendors, sources say.
Posted inGovernment, Orange, Water, Power & Waste
Bilodeau’s Billings to OC Water District Questioned Again
Records show the city councilman in Orange continues to charge the district for meetings he doesn’t attend.
