A staff report shows checks were done to make sure Jon Traw
doesn’t have similar conflict of interest issues as previous head
Scott Fazekas.
Kris Murray’s pressuring of city staff over a permit approval
for her company’s barbeque could have violated the charter’s
“non-interference” clause.
Join 23,000 OC residents who rely on the Morning Report.
We’re cranking up the volume on what’s happening behind the scenes in Orange County in our free newsletter. Delivered Monday-Saturday.
Anaheim Councilwoman Kris Murray pressed city officials after it
appeared her company wouldn’t get a city permit in time to hold an
employee barbeque, emails show.
Councilwoman Kris Murray cast a vote this year to approve a
report by a subsidiary of Willdan Group, which employs her as its
senior vice president, city records show.
Sources close to City Hall say Thomas Wood and key members of
the City Council had been at odds for some time before he was asked
to resign last week. The city’s business community, meanwhile, is
shocked and confused.
It is the third high-level departure since Voice of OC
investigations raised conflict of interest questions regarding the
city’s building division.
The largest contract the city manager may sign without council
approval was reduced from $250,000 to $100,000.
The discussion comes on the heels of revelations showing
questionable outsourcing decisions in the city’s building
division.
Charles Abbott Associates received the vast majority of
Anaheim’s outsourced plan check work while company employee Steve
Ahuna was working in the city’s building division.
Mayor Tom Tait said the city must be concerned about perceptions
of conflict.
Get the essential context on what’s happening behind closed doors and the issues that shape Orange County.
Everyone deserves to know what their officials are up to. That’s why Voice of OC is free to read, funded by more than 1,400 neighbors. Join them.
We'll send a verification code to %EMAIL%.
