Andrew Galvin over at the Orange County Register reported late this afternoon that county CEO Tom Mauk will resign next week in the wake of the embarrassing Carlos Bustamante-starring Wandering Penis Scandal.
That news isn't particularly shocking given that government is loaded with characters who have degrees in CYA.
(Because this is a family publication in a conservative county–or so we've been told all week by a few irate, senile readers, I apparently shouldn't say Cover Your Ass.)
The only thing that's interesting in the departure is the sweetheart deal Mauk has won at already overburdened taxpayer expense.
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He's been taking home more than $393,000 annually in public funds
(Orange County compensation package plus his La Habra city pension).
And now Mauk will take $270,000 as a departure gift in addition to collecting two robust government pensions for the rest of his life.
Ahhhh . . . what a brutally tough life well-connected government bureaucrats and politicians endure.
Don't forget this pathetic fact either: County taxpayers will pay corrupt sheriff turned convicted felon Mike Carona more than $220,000 a year in pension for the rest of his life.
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