The charter would open up the city to large-scale outsourcing and comes amid opposition from residents who want more citizen control over the document’s text.
Tag: Jim Righeimer
Posted inCosta Mesa
Costa Mesa Leaders Reject Pleas to Slow Charter Process
A motion by Councilwoman Wendy Leece to put the charter proposal
on November’s rather than June’s ballot failed to get a second.
Posted inCosta Mesa
Costa Mesa City Councilman Owes His Lawyer Big-Time
An arbitration judge ruled last week that Councilman Jim
Righeimer owes $195,000 in overdue legal fees to his corporate
attorney.
Posted inBuena Park, Costa Mesa, Countywide, Top Stories
There’s More Than One Way to Draft a City Charter
The most recent controversy in Costa Mesa is over whether the
city should form a commission to draft a proposed city charter or
leave it in the hands of the City Council.
Posted inCosta Mesa
Top Costa Mesa Officials Will Increase Pension Contributions
City leaders will pay an average of about $6,250 extra per year
toward their pensions, and they hope employee groups will follow
suit.
Posted inCosta Mesa
A Pension Numbers Game in Costa Mesa
City leaders point to a large, unfunded pension liability as
evidence of financial problems, but they’ve been citing a figure
that’s nearly 70 percent larger than the actual amount, according
to CalPERS officials.
Posted inCosta Mesa
Public to Costa Mesa Council: Slow Down on Charter Push
More than 100 people packed City Hall for a hearing on the
proposed charter, with many oinsisting that the City Council is
rushing the charter process.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim City Records Controversy Debated on KPCC’s AirTalk
Larry Mantle discusses email retention policies with CalAware
general counsel Terry Francke and Costa Mesa City Councilman Jim
Righeimer.
Posted inCosta Mesa
Outsourcing’s Effect On Government Transparency
The California Public Records Act does not cover private
companies. This becomes a problem when a city outsources its
services, open-government advocates say.
Posted inCosta Mesa
Neighbors Battling Target Store
Residents of the Costa Mesa neighborhood say Target has
repeatedly violated the terms of its development review and the
city has gone easy on the company.
