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Breaking news, February 8 – this morning the Orange County Board of Supervisors voted to appeal the adverse 
decision of the State District Court of Appeal, seeking a hearing by the California Supreme Court and a more favorable ruling. The Supervisors’ case to date has been focused on the premise that the 2% at 50 retirement plan negotiated with the Association of Deputy Sheriffs (AOCDS) and approved by the Supervisors in December, 2001 violates the State Constitution and should be set aside as unconstitutional.
The Second District California Court of Appeal ruled against the county in a decision issued on January 26. The decision to file the appeal is the first formal action of the Supervisors since that decision. The vote to file the appeal was 4 to 1, with Supervisors Bates, Campbell, Nelson and Moorlach voting yes, and Supervisor Nguyen voting no.
Part two, by Vern:
At the same meeting, as expected, the Supes took the first step in lowering the boom on controversial Public Administrator / Public Guardian John Williams, by deciding to appoint an executive to oversee him and his troubled office – this in response to 2009’s two damning Grand Jury reports on the man, and most recently a confidential investigation authorized by the County.
This, as we’ve been saying, is a step toward finally separating Williams’ 5-figure PA gig (to which he was elected and cannot be removed from) from his coveted 6-figure PG gig (to which he was appointed and can totally be removed from.) And everybody fully expects the useless fellow to bugger off after that, after wangling whatever severance package he can wangle.
Pajaritos are telling me that his demand Monday for a severance package was denied, that he’s now offering to resign as long as his #2 (and T-Rack’s fiancee) Peggi Buff is “protected,” and that in any case it will be somewhat unworkable to have both Williams and his new supervisor running the office – sort of like two bodies occupying the same space. Things should be pretty interesting for a few weeks, and come to a head some time in March. So predict my pajaritos.
[It’s just too bad that the Supes’ solutions to both today’s problems involve spending more taxpayer money, to HOPEFULLY save much more down the road – hiring a supervisor to drive off the wasteful and incompetent Williams, and spending another million or two at another crap-shoot at bringing down deputies’ pensions to a manageable level.]
[image by Warhol devotee Roy Bauer]
Leave it to the dummy to vote no — this woman’s in way over her head.
Her career is over in 2012. She’ll be beaten like a rented mule.
Gee juat another two million dollars down the drain paid to the out of state Law firm who could care less if the County win or loses. As long as they just keep ripping of the County for another million. Also remember they have lost 3 times but they don’t care.
The bullshit flowing out of the Public Employees unions is going to come back on them.
Sure Chris Prevatt and Noberto can tow the line, but the main stream folks don’t read/listen to the drivel. so my advice to the unions, is spend that $20 million war chest on publicity. Of course than you won’t have the Janet Ngyuen’s to buy.
I would love a clear minded outsider to evaluate and give us the real scoop here.
I don’t trust Moorlach, I don’t trust Campbell, I don’t trust Noberto…I ccertainly don’t Chris, he lives in LA! This is a mindfuck. a game for money.
THERES A BILLION DOLLARS ON THE FLOOR, WHO GETS IT?????
It makes no sense what so ever to remove Williams and leave Peggi Buff. Who do you think has been running the show for the last several years? Williams has nad no interest at all in this department except collecting his paycheck. He worked more hours at his part-time job with the South Orange County Community College District because as a trustee, he was approved to travel around the Country attending seminars, all the while collecting his county paycheck.
If Williams goes and Buff stays, this will make absolutely no sense. Williams is the scab on top of the cancer. You can’t scrape off the scab and cover it up with a bandaid. Can you imagine what the employees of this department must be going through!
Really.
Who would have thought, T-Rack’s fiancee, to be such a heavy hitter?
I have been meaning to ask the County for a copy of her timesheet the week she went to the RNC convention to see if she also falsified her timesheet like Williams did for all those Orlando trips! Then I will file a complaint with her fiance, the District Attorney, and ask that she be prosecuted.
I’m sure he’ll let her have it!
Yes, an homage to Warhol. That makes me a thief, not necessarily a devotee!
Yes, but your use of “an” with “homage” makes you precious!