1. VCTA we instrumental in getting the Ventura County CEO, CFO and Auditor-Controller, as well as members of the BOS to resolve the inefficiencies within the Ventura County Medical Center Public Hospital. This led to a new management team, reduced operating losses, and repayment of tens of millions to the General Fund, verified by an internal control audit.
2. VCTA teamed up with HJTA and filed a lawsuit against the City of Simi Valley to assert the rights of citizens to vote on the Council’s proposal to issues $150M in risky “pension obligation bonds” to fund the unfunded pension liability for City employees. VCTA was victorious, forcing Simi Valley City Council to seek ballot approval from its constituents.
3. VCTA was alerted to Board of Supervisors proposed Project Labor Agreement (PLA) that favored trade unions over equal competition. In response, VCTA worked with local contractor groups, county staff and members of the BOS to offer a policy that would require all county projects to be bid twice, first as a PLA (union) job. This resulted in fair access to both union and non-union contractors, reduced costs and increase public value that favors taxpayers.
