OC Supervisors Approve New $400 Million County Headquarters
Orange County Board of Supervisors
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The new building will roughly double the amount of floor space for the county supervisors’ offices, to 32,000 square feet.
Supervisors Start Taking Control of County’s Financial Checks and Balances
Orange County Auditor-Controller
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The supervisors’ most immediate action was to take control of the county’s internal auditors, who are supposed to function as watchdogs against fraud in county departments and currently report to the county’s independently-elected auditor-controller, Eric Woolery.
OC Supervisors Move to Take Away Independent Oversight
Orange County Board of Supervisors
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Orange County supervisors moved Tuesday to remove independent oversight of their actions, county finances, and the practices of the Sheriff’s Department and District Attorney’s Office.
Lawsuit Claims Auditor-Controller Had County Staff Drive His Kids To School
Orange County Auditor-Controller
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Orange County’s top watchdog of public dollars, Eric Woolery, is accused by a former employee of having government employees drive his young children to school and other activities during work hours and babysit them at the office.
Amid Court Battle, South County Wastewater Faces Audit
Aliso Viejo
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The 10-agency South Orange County Wastewater Authority (SOCWA) is undergoing a state audit after financial discrepancies were found over the last three fiscal years, it clashed with a member agency that provides nearly half its budget and it faces an ongoing lawsuit.
County Officials Didn’t Protect Computer Systems from Obvious Hacking Risks, Auditors Say
County Government
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The problems left the county unnecessarily vulnerable to hacking, according to the auditors.
Santana: OC Auditor Controller Leads CA Public Accountants Uprising
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OC Auditor Controller Eric Woolery leads a coalition of 44 auditor controllers from across California, demanding the ability to hire their own lawyers when they detect fraud, waste or abuse from local elected officials. Action comes just as OC Supervisors are poised today to water down 1994 bankruptcy-era reform requiring public review for borrowings.
Santana: Training Civic Accountants
County Government
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True self-government means knowing how your local public dollars are being spent. Some in Orange County clearly get that as evidenced by the attendance at county Auditor-Controller Eric Woolery’s “Accounting for Activists” training.
Orange County Auditor-Controller to Resign in January
County Government
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David Sundstrom, an elected official, is leaving for a similar
elective position in Sonoma County.
Supervisors Growing Tired of IT Cost Overruns, Excuses
County Government
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The latest request was for an additional $225,000 for an
accounting software overhaul. Reason given for the change order:
“unforeseen complexities.”