Looks like the "review" of the Public Administrator/Guardian will be "confidential." Good grief!!

Tim Kay

     Pen Pal alerted me to the agenda for the October 19 meeting of the OC Board of Supervisors—which can be found here at the county website.
     There, one will find a revision:

S45A. County Counsel - Direct County Executive Officer to conduct an investigation and review of the Public Administrator/Public Guardian office and ratify agreement with Snell & Wilmer, LLP for professional legal services and file a confidential report by 11/1/10 - All Districts

     There’s a link. S45A is a request from County Executive Officer Thomas Mauk for a “supplemental.” The reason: ratification of agreement with Snell and Wilmer, L.L.P. (attorney Timothy Kay) for “review of Public Administrator/Public Guardian.” Evidently, the request is an exception to something called Rule 21.
     Here’s the first page of the agreement, followed by a detail:

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     This is from Page 2:

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John "Orlando" Williams

     The upshot: the review/investigation will be “confidential.” It will be a "privileged attorney-client communication."
     I suppose that means that we’ll never find out what it says.
     Well, we can simply accept what the Board of Supervisors tell us it says.
     That wouldn't be a good idea. It's Orange County, Jake. The Board comprises five Republicans, four of whom have hired ethically challenged attorney Phil Greer in the past. Recently, even new Supe Shawn Nelson hired 'im.
     Yep. That Phil Greer. He's the go-to guy for corrupt Republicans in this County. He represented Fraud Boy Chriss Street (and, more recently, the odious Raghu P. Mathur).
     Greer happens to be Public Administrator/Public Guardian John Williams’ attorney too.
     That's right. Williams is a Republican.
     Good grief.