Following years of dire warnings from political leaders and concessions by employees, the Orange County government’s retirement system is on its way to the 80-percent funding level, which finance officials say represents a healthy system.
Tag: Orange County Board of Supervisors
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Top Stories
Supervisor: County Needs to Focus More on Diversity
Supervisor Andrew Do highlights perceptions that the county’s management structure is too homogeneous.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Move to Make Fire Authority’s Board Smaller Sparks Debate
A proposed law to reduce the number of board members at the Orange County Fire Authority is being pushed by the agency’s main firefighters union, but also raising concerns that South County cities would have their representation unfairly reduced.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Supervisors Assert Themselves Against DA on ACLU Loss and DNA Collection
County Supervisors assert themselves against District Attorney Tony Rackauckas over the financial impacts of recent legal losses to the ACLU on gang injunctions. Supervisors also question whether Orange County needs two separate DNA-collection efforts by the Sheriff and DA.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Supervisors Clash Over Allegations of Improper Politicking at County Events
Supervisor Shawn Nelson’s allegations regarding former Supervisor Janet Nguyen sparked a debate over the fine line supervisors walk between public service and self promotion.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
County Explores Corporate Sponsorships for Animal Shelter, Other Agencies
The county could sell sponsorships for items ranging from dog shelter kennels to hygiene kits the county hands out to homeless people, according to proposal that drew both excitement and concern from supervisors.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Government, Top Stories
Spitzer Touts Possible Homeless Shelter Site in Anaheim
Supervisors Chairman Todd Spitzer is expressing cautious optimism about a site in the northern part of the city as a location for the county’s first year-round shelter.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Sparks Fly as Supervisors Debate Adding Political Aides
County supervisors postponed a proposed expansion of the aides’ ranks, following an intense exchange in which Supervisor Andrew Do directly confronted the county’s human resources director.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
County to Spend $365,000 on Expanding Ranks of Political Aides
Also up for approval is a lifting of the requirement that the upper salary range for political aides – roughly $54 per hour to $60 per hour – be reserved only for employees with “outstanding performance.”
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters, Government, Top Stories, Yorba Linda
Amid Wildfire Concerns, Proposed Housing Project Near Yorba Linda is Put on Hold
The hotly contested project has been temporarily put on hold Tuesday, after a well-organized group of residents said lives would be put at even greater risk when the area faces another wildfire.
