The Orange County Board of Supervisors is solidly in the hands of a conservative majority and there is a vacancy that will be filled by Special Election on Feb. 6. But regardless of that outcome the next two years should be filled with votes that broadly shrink the size of county government and put the county’s future financial health back on track by reforming pension and health care benefits for county employees.
Each of the present supervisors has conservative credentials:
Chairman Chris Norby is a nationally known leader on the issue of redevelopment reform; vice chairman Moorlach not only predicted the county’s bankruptcy but more importantly lead the county’s investments as Treasurer and conservative Tax Collector for over a decade; Pat Bates had a solid voting record in the State Assembly and never wavered on her principles in face of a massive assault by her campaign opponent who seemingly sold out to every special interest there is; and Bill Campbell built a remarkably successful business before serving in the State Assembly and now on the Board and knows the meaning of paying wages and how harmful the actions of government can be on jobs. We can feel better that he has made million dollar decisions of his own and there for doing it for the rest of us he uses caution, as if it were his own money.
The most liberal recent supervisor Tom Wilson termed out this year and the more conservative but Democrat Lou Correa is now a state senator.
I know I sleep better at night knowing that there are four solid votes for limited government at our County Hall of Administration. But they know that there is a high level of expectation from each of them to preform–to demonstrate each week that there is a Republican way to run government.