Eric Woolery was first elected Orange County Auditor-Controller in June 2014 with over 57 percent of the vote in a field of five candidates. The second place candidate garnered less than 17 percent. Woolery was re-elected, just a few weeks ago, with over 74 percent of the vote.
But before Woolery’s strong 2018 election results had even been certified, some members of the Orange County Board of Supervisors were proposing to dismantle the office of the auditor-controller, including moving internal audit functions back under direct control of the board themselves and moving a large part of the controller responsibilities from the Auditor-Controller’s office to a new department reporting to County Executive Officer Frank Kim.
Auditor-Controller Woolery has earned the public’s…
