While county officials have blown off responding to grand jury reports, all of us in civil society need to keep working to stay focused on follow up when it comes to local government.
Tag: Mike Giancola
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
New County CEO Starts by Reaching Out to Employees
On his first day as the county’s top executive, Frank Kim said he plans to work hard to deal with concerns raised by a recent worker survey.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Frank Kim Must Sell OC on County Government
New county CEO Frank Kim needs to take the lead in creating an effective regional governance model if he’s to stem calls for dissolution of Orange County’s cities in favor of one super city.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Frank Kim is Appointed New County CEO
The widely-respected finance official, who recently served as acting CEO, is slated to take over permanently next week. He replaces Mike Giancola, who abruptly moved up his retirement last month, citing health issues.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
Frank Kim Takes Over As Acting County CEO
County Chief Financial Officer Frank Kim will serve as CEO while Mike Giancola is out on medical leave for the next month recuperating from back surgery.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Raise for County CEO Riles Workers
OC supervisors draw fire for handing their new CEO his second raise within a year and a half after forcing contracts without raises and with increased pension contributions in recent years on managers and rank-and-file workers.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
OC Parks Exec Steered Nearly $1 Million in Contracts to Friend
Audit report slams top county executives for allowing contracts to go to a friend of a former OC Parks deputy director and be split up to avoid scrutiny from the Board of Supervisors.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
COO Oversight of County Elections Office Quietly Withdrawn
CEO Mike Giancola made the move after a labor leader’s complaint regarding Chief Operating Officer Mark Denny’s 1996 conviction for voter fraud.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
County Officials to File Assault Complaint Against Union Leader
County officials accuse labor leader Nick Berardino of threatening county negotiators with bodily harm during a bargaining session.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Banked Vacation and Sick Leave Lead to Big Payouts
Over the past five years, many high-level employees in Orange County government have reaped six-figure sick and vacation leave payouts. “This is not something we intended to become a practice,” says a state senator.
