As County Supervisors negotiate the resignation of Public
Administrator John Williams, questions swirl over whether he
deserves a payout or should be forced to just walk away.
County Supervisors, CEO are in final stages of negotiations for
the resignation of Williams after years of controversy and
scandal.
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Supervisors strip John Williams of his public guardian
responsibilities as pressure mounts for the embattled official to
also resign as public administrator.
Lead prosecutor said investigators did not have “probable cause”
to seek out billing records that show contact with legislators by
former State Sen. Dick Ackerman.
Fair Political Practices Commission investigators will probe
whether contacts the former state senator made with legislators on
behalf of the OC Fair Board constituted illegal lobbying.
Former State Senator Dick Ackerman contacted legislators on OC
Fairgrounds issues days before a critical vote. This information is
not in the District Attorney’s investigative report on the
issue.
Citizen watchdog says supervisors would be breaking the law if
they stripped Williams of his public guardian duties but still paid
him his full salary.
Board appoints a minder to monitor Public Administrator/Guardian
John Williams while action to separate his two offices looms.
Controversial Public Guardian/Administrator John Williams is
negotiating for his political survival against one-time allies on
the Orange County Board of Supervisors.
Proposal to state is the latest scheme for control of the
150-acre property in Costa Mesa. Fair activists oppose the plan and
call on board members to step down.
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