Funded with money from tobacco settlement revenues, the educational program includes information about anatomy and sexually transmitted diseases for teenagers and preteens.
Moorlach placed the item on the supervisors’ agenda after he said was surprised to learn the county was providing funding to an organization that provides abortion.
“I don’t think it’s the business of governments to be funding abortions,” Moorlach said.
TRICKY NEGOTIATIONS AHEAD FOR COSTA MESA
When it became clear to Costa Mesa’s financial advisors that the city was going to have to dig deeper than it had anticipated into its reserves to pay this year’s bills, City Manager Allan Roeder told the managers of every department to shave 5% from their budgets.
Roeder had already called for the same managers to make cuts wherever possible late last year when the numbers were already looking grim and the city managed to cut millions from its budget by leaving positions vacant, deferring replacement of vehicles and supplies and stalling construction projects.
Even after the prior cuts, the departments were successful in complying with Roeder’s latest request, he said Tuesday night. Each department came through more-or-less, with some far exceeding the 5% expectation.
Unfortunately, the economy’s deterioration seems to always stay one step ahead of the city’s response.
“That’s not going to get us even close to where we have to be based on the most recent financial projections,” Roeder said.
