Orange County Power Authority ‘Skirts Board Oversight’ in Awarding Contracts: State Audit

Orange County Power Authority ‘Skirts Board Oversight’ in Awarding Contracts: State Audit
Power lines in Fullerton, Calif., on Dec. 22, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
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The executives of the embattled Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) sidestepped their company guidelines to avoid board supervision, the California State Auditor said in an audit report released Feb. 28.

Staff members of the green power agency—which procures energy for Irvine, Huntington Beach, Fullerton, and Buena Park—“skirted [their] board’s oversight” when awarding contracts to certain companies.