As Orange County school districts prepare to spend more than $2 billion in recent voter-approved construction bonds, questions emerge over who will manage the insurance tied to those project sites. Drawing on past conflicts of interest with bond construction insurance, a commitment to public oversight, full disclosure and transparency must occur before taxpayer dollars are spent.
Tag: Fred Williams
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Resnick: NOCCCD’s Measure J Conflict Voters Never Saw
Voters should approach school bond measures cautiously when competing interests are not fully disclosed. At the North Orange County Community College District, Fred Williams, Vice Chancellor of Finance and Facilities, held a concurrent role as director of an insurance company that was providing bond construction insurance to the college district.
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Resnick: OC Public School Administrators – Is Anyone Asking Questions?
Orange County taxpayers benefit from significant transparency regarding the actions of our elected officials and their handling of public funds. However, it seems that public school administrators who oversee budgets larger than those of many cities, often do so with less scrutiny than our elected officials receive.
