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.
Tag: Orange County Employees Association
Posted inGovernment
Xerox IT Contract Approved Despite $11-Million Price Hike
Chairman Shawn Nelson took issue with the price increase, but his colleagues say it’s justified. Union leaders warn of significant problems.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Concerns Remain as Big Xerox Contract Returns for Vote
Among the issues regarding the county’s information technology contract is $11 million in costs added by Xerox after its final offer.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Questions About Cost Again Delay Vote on Xerox IT Contract
The move raises the likelihood that Xerox could lose the contract altogether.
Posted inAnaheim, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
A Year Later, Many in Anaheim Still Feel Disenfranchised
A year after police led to a riot outside Anaheim City Hall, there has been little progress toward addressing problems that were exposed.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
IT Contract Cost Overruns Still Plague County Government
Despite years of attempts to rein in costs and institute reforms in computer contracts, change orders and extensions persist.
Posted inGovernment, Stanton, Westminster
Pension Board Discussions Are Making City Leaders Nervous
Leaders from smaller cities are growing increasingly concerned about a more aggressive approach to paying future unfunded liabilities.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
More Quiet Transfers of County Supervisor’s Staff
As Bill Campbell enters his last weeks in office, high-ranking political aides are quietly finding jobs in the county bureaucracy.
Posted inEconomy, Government
OC Supervisors Tackle Managers Labor Contract
The managers deal, which has been long in coming, will cost taxpayers $623,000 this fiscal year but is projected to save $883,000 annually when all the deal points take effect over the next two years.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Top Stories
Righeimer Calls for Truce With Costa Mesa City Workers
After being beaten in the courts and battered at the ballot box over an unprecedented plan to outsource Costa Mesa City Hall, the City Council’s ideological leader is calling for a truce with the labor unions he famously confronted.
