Comments on: Did OC Supervisors really need $326,000 remodeling project?

By: They Are Nutso!

They Are Nutso! — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:30:14 +0000

C’mon Mr. Mauk–you take a pay cut, too! Or a 2 week furlough with no pay–no car allowance, no “CLASSES”, or free memberships.

Keep track of all of the money spent like I have to.

You want my respect? THEN DO SOMETHING besides laying people off.

See you at Taco Bell for the $2.00 lunch again-yeah right!

By: ocman

ocman — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:11:21 +0000

If no one has anything to hide Why, I say WHY don’t they hand over the results on the fire code infraction documents OCEA has been long been waiting for. Give some validation on why you are spending almost half a million dollars of money county people need and that are loosing there jobs.

Probation is next (let work together chop at the top)

By: tired mom

tired mom — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 05:23:12 +0000

It is clear that the Board of Supervisors is only interested in promoting their own agendas - the furtherance of their own political careers. It is unfortunate that they continue to waste taxpayer money on remodels and perks all the while asking county employees to do more with less - that is until Moorlach and his board manage to privatize all county services. If only the BOS spent as much time doing the work that they were elected to do as they do villifying county employees….imagine what could be accompished. Chop at the top - why not start with the BOS?

By: Ipolitico

Ipolitico — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:39:06 +0000

We need to urgently pass a county-wide measure that controls the pay and perks for all the higher ups working in the County of Orange Government, from the CEO thru the BOS and down to the Adminstrative mangers.

If they don’t think they get paid too much, unlike what the taxpayers believe we need to immediate start a signature drive that controls their compensation and rids them of perks.

There is a special election in early 2009 so lets do it.

I would say given the current economic conditions and all these stories in the OC REgister regarding the pay and perks of these so called public servants, the OC voters would wait in a hour line just to sign a petition to put this measure to the voters.

Let’s do it … All these Water district execs, county execs, BOS need to cut it out the fat and since they are not willing to cut their pay and their fellow cronies, we need to do it.

If they don’t like it, too bad. They all can try their hand in the private sector or file for unemployment.

By: John Smith

John Smith — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:42:28 +0000

Moorlach needs to go.

By: bobbyd

bobbyd — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:50:40 +0000

Whos says we need 5 Board of Supervisors.We can go with 3.

By: myname

myname — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:09:04 +0000

OCManager - outright lies!
You and the rest of the manager’s union group (OCMA and those included by job title) have NOT taken a pay cut, nor have you moved at all at the bargaining table. All you are worried about is keeping your 3% raise that’s in your contract that is to begin in a few weeks, along with the extra 2-3% COL raise in June so you can pad your numbers before retirement.
And BTW, Nick Beradino paid for all of the buttons, shirts, etc out of his own pocket. He will be more than happy to show you the receipts. All you have to do is ask.
The BOS and the OCMA have been caught once again with their necks out. Let’s see who gets the axe - CHOP AT THE TOP!

By: James

James — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 02:13:19 +0000

Vote out John Moorlach if you do not want him to vote a
raise, a perk for himself.
Mr. Moorlach will find all the excuses, reasons to make
OC residents to pay tax for his taste !

By: panchovilla

panchovilla — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:38:16 +0000

those are the REAL CRIMANALS

By: occotizen13

occotizen13 — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:09:55 +0000

The Board of Supervisors has relied on a complacent public long enough. Their professed reason for needing this remodel would have gone unnoticed had it not been for OCEA’s continual questioning of their spending practices. County leaders deserve to be compensated fairly and maybe even have a new Aeron chair once in a while but when jobs are on the line it is time to prioritize…Its called leadership.