Mayor Pro Tem Sal Tinajero just voted to blow a lot of our money!
Well, it’s over. The Santa Ana City Council has apparently negotiated an exit settlement with their City Manager, Paul Walters, after seven months on the job – and after he saved the city from a budget crisis last year, according to my sources.
Walters will leave as both City Manager and Chief of Police. Yes, the Council is going to blow a lot of money on this – he can choose a one-year severance package — essentially a lump sum of $265,000 — or receive three years and eight months of city-paid military service retirement credit, according to the Voice of OC. Continue reading