The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted 4–1 on Aug. 23 for an audit of the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) to be conducted by the county, with Supervisor Don Wagner dissenting.
The supervisors’ request for an audit will be submitted at the board’s next meeting Sept. 6. The OCPA will then have 3 days to approve an audit. Failing that, the supervisors said they will withdraw as a member of the power authority.
“Our office has received numerous calls concerning alleged mismanagement, and we need an objective third party to either confirm or alleviate any future concerns,” Supervisor Katrina Foley told The Epoch Times in an email. “We are giving OCPA one more chance to do the right thing.”…