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OC Supervisors consider a charter amendment regarding the use of private contractors

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Editor Posted in Labor, OC Board of Supervisors, Orange County, Pat Bates Leave a comment

Proposed Amendment to the Charter of Orange County

By: Orange County Supervisor Pat Bates

Last week’s Board agenda included a proposed ballot measure, which would have broadly altered the County’s ability to outsource projects and services to independent private sector contractors.

Orange County sits at the bottom of all 58 counties, receiving back only $.06 of each property tax dollar. As such, the Board historically has been innovative in competitively bidding work to the private sector, more so than any other county in the state. Recently, we entered into a private sector contact worth $200,000,000 for IT Managed Services. Continue reading→

FV Trash Fee Hike — Past Time for a Competitive Bid

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Roy Reynolds Posted in Evergreen Contracts, Fountain Valley, Orange County 2 Comments

rainbow Last May, the Fountain Valley City Council did the right thing by notifying city residents of an upcoming increase in trash hauling fees, partly by long-time provider Rainbow Environmental Services. On paper, it didn’t seem much — $18.16 to $18.84 (+3.7%) for a single-family home. Their last increase was in 2011, but there might be some pushback in this normally quiet and well-run community as the Council also recently approved a not-insignificant hike in water rates. The total annual value of only residential trash hauling for Fountain Valley is estimated at $3.3 million.

Rainbow’s not run by dummies — they’ve likely mitigated the increase to keep peace, cover landfill hikes, protect their “evergreen” arrangement with the city and avoid the few good-government malcontents who believe that competitive bidding is in order to see if another hauler can do a better deal. Nowhere in the Staff Report or the Public Notice is open competition for the business mentioned or listed as an alternative for the city to consider — a major failing in staff work. The City Council will hear the issue Tuesday next at 6pm at their regular meeting at 10200 Slater Ave. Continue reading→

Updated: Let’s RETHINK the County Clerk-Recorder’s Office before filling Tom Daly’s position

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Roy Reynolds Posted in Dick Ackerman, OC Board of Supervisors, OC Clerk-Recorder, Outsourcing, Tom Daly 13 Comments

By Roy Reynolds

With Democrat Tom Daly winning the 69th Assembly District seat, let’s have a look at the Orange County Clerk-Recorder Department he’s leaving before the Board of Supervisors appoints Daly’s successor. This item is expected to be on their December 4th Agenda. Continue reading→

GOP hack Ackerman caught red-handed working for labor

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Editor Posted in 2012 Elections, Bruce Whitaker, Chris Emami, Dick Ackerman, Fullerton, Fullerton Recall, Labor, Police, Public Safety, Republican Party, Tony Bushala, Travis Kiger Leave a comment

Hack Republican Dick Ackerman has been caught red-handed working for labor. His fellow Republicans are aghast. OC Political blogger Chris Emami wrote that ” it is disappointing to see that former Senate Republican leader Dick Ackerman chose to work with the Fullerton Police Officers Association and do a robocall on their behalf encouraging residents to come out in support of Fullerton PD.”

Ackerman made the robo call in reaction to the push by some of the Fullerton Council Members – Bruce Whitaker and Travis Kiger, to consider how much the City of Fullerton might save by contracting their police department to the Orange County Sheriff.

Such an eventuality could save the taxpayers of Fullerton $10,000,000 each and every year, according to the Friends for Fullerton’s Future blog. Continue reading→