Those interested in Orange County government accountability and pension reform won a legal battle Wednesday.
In a ruling over a petition filed by the California Foundation For Fiscal Responsibility vs. the Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS), the Superior Court of Orange County ordered the OCERS to disclose “…gross amount paid to the payee member, the name of the payee, and the identification of the prior public employer of the named payee and no other information contained in the records OCRES.”
The presiding judge, Hon. Luis Rodriguez, says in his ruling, “Individuals must have access to government files to hold governments accountable for their actions.
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Finally, a fair and just ruling on open government. However, OCERS like the BOS when they lose most of their court rulings (mostly against employees) will probably appeal, wasting more of the tax payers money.