As costs for a massive technology upgrade project continue to spiral, officials still have not released breakdowns of what’s being spent.
Tag: Orange County Employees Association
Posted inCountywide, Government, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Orange County Officials Unveil $5.8 Billion Budget Proposal
The 2015-16 spending plan includes the biggest revenue and spending increases since the Great Recession.
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
Top Finance Official: County Pension System on ‘Very Good Track’
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.
Posted inGovernment, News Briefs, Top Stories
Longtime Orange County Employees Association Chief To Retire
OCEA General Manager Nick Berardino will retire in July after more than four decades with the county’s largest union.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Supervisors Turn Down Independent Ethics Oversight
The Board of Supervisors’ ultimate vote on its reply to the grand jury’s recommendation was confusing, even to top county officials.
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COO Oversight of County Elections Office Quietly Withdrawn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 inGovernment
Nguyen Returns County Employee Union’s $1,700 Contribution
It took campaign finance watchdog Shirley Grindle “several e-mails” to prod the supervisor to return a contribution that was apparently illegal.
Posted inIrvine
Multi-State Network Formed to Track Campaign Finance
California Fair Political Practices Commission is teaming with similar agencies in nine other states to crack down on wrongdoing.
