Government
Dec. 8, 2011
Costa Mesa pursues city charter to speed outsourcing
Officials said a charter would help the city skirt legal controversy that's hampered the city's effort to outsource more than 100 public-sector jobs to private companies.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The city of Costa Mesa has unveiled a new legal tactic in its effort to outsource local services to private contractors in order to cut payroll and retirement costs.
The City Council voted 3-1 Tuesday to move forward with a proposal to adopt a city charter. Officials said that a charter, which gives a municipality more control over local affairs, would allow the city to skirt a legal controversy that...
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