Like boss like employee. This is a snap shot of the Clerk-Recorder Department’s crack purchasing agent XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX. There is a saying that a team is as strong as its weakest team member and this appears to be the truth in this case. What kind of a shop is Tom Daly running here? From the looks of things Tom Daly expects his campaign for the 69th Assembly District to be a breeze.

The problem with this photo is that it is a reflection of Tom Daly’s inability to make a sound decision. In 2009, the County’s Head Purchasing Agent Ron Vienna conducted an audit of the Clerk-Recorder Department’s purchasing practices. The audit, which you can read about here, exposed Tom Daly’s inability to follow county purchasing policy. On twelve separate incidents, it was found that Tom Daly skirted county policy and showed no regret or concern over it. His department concurred with all the findings and listed several remedial actions the department would take.

There are obvious ways to save taxpayer dollars. But, to the taxpayer’s dismay, sleeping beauty here was the purchasing agent during the time of the audit. You would think that Tom Daly would have fired or severely disciplined this individual for his incompetence. However, Tom Daly opted to leave this person in a lesser position to answer the department phones and examine documents.

County records obtained by the Orange County Register show that sleeping beauty here is still costing tax payers $49,571 a year and is still getting paid as a Buyer II, a position he hasn’t held for two years. This is a salary way above that salary of the duties he is currently performing and I’m sure it is more than anyone gets paid for to allegedly sleep at work! If Tom Daly doesn’t make his employees accountable then who is going to make Tom Daly accountable for his bad decisions if he goes to Sacramento?

Do you want to send this sleeping beauty’s boss to Sacramento? Who in the world would tolerate this behavior in the real world? I guess Tom has never had a private sector job so he doesn’t know better. At the end of the day, Tom Daly has no regard for how taxpayer’s money is spent. Maybe this is a department benefit or Tom’s stimulus plan when he gets to Sacramento – cash for naps.  Or maybe this guy has some dirt on Daly, or his assistant Renee Ramirez…

Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.
Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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  • Publish his name.

    That will fix the problem in five days!

    If untrue, he becomes a millionare suing for slander.

  • The standard response by Tom and Company is that the bastard is sick or some medical problem. Well he is sick. He is an alcoholic and department hr is too gutless to do something about it. This is complete bs. This guy is not sick enough to roam room 106 to go visit his married supervisor girlfriend. His little supervisor girlfriend covers for him when he is missing in action and doesn't tell him to get back to his work station and get to work. This photo is great. It shows what everyone knows is going on yet no one acts to remedy the situation. Who is this guy's supervisor anyways and why hasn't he or she acted on this?

  • This guy should be fired! You are wasting my taxpayers dollars sleeping on the job during County time. The Board of Supervisors needs to investigate this guy coming to work drunk and sleeping on the job.

  • That picture does not prove nor does it show xxxxx xxxx sleeping! Why do you people continue to Harrass and slander this employee? You are all two faced. You talk to him and take his genorasity for granted. You are all miserable and unhappy people. Shame on all of you. This man is really sick and has proof of his conditions. He does not need to explain himself to anyone but Admin. He could stay at home due to his illness and the county would pay him but he choses to come to work. The only person that should get fired is the person that took the picture and posted it.

  • Like we said before if the Guy is sick and taking medication then he needs to stay at home and use u his precious leave time. There is no excuse for hus sleeping. There are several sick emplees on staff and you see them sleeping. Who is this Martha? Please tell your man to stop drinking Ans working. It is not productive.

  • Hey stup I mean sup. If he is not sleeping then what is he doing? Maybe he is just stretching? He's probably tired from running back and fourth to his supervisor girlfriend. I think people(clerk-Supervisor/girlfriend) are missing the big picture, if he is really sick he really needs to stay home and stop sleeping sleeping at his work station. Especially when he is in the public eye. It's not good for business. One last thing. I don't ever recall a dr ever prescribing booze for any kind of illness. I could be wrong though. If that's the case please please get me his dr's number, I would love the prescription that would allow me to be drunk at work.

  • I'm a great boss I let my staff work out of class and come to work drunk. I like to flirt with the hispanic woman and I get away with it because i'm elected.

    Please leave my employees alone. I'm busy campaigning and don't have time to come to work.

    My stupid assistant Renee Ramirez runs the shop for me.

    Jean Pasco keeps the newspaper off my A$$.

    Jordan is Jordan just hanging out and getting a paycheck.

    The Board of Supervisors are afraid of me.

  • Hey justice,
    This issue has been brought to the attention of 2 supervisors and 1 senior supervisor. The responses were that there was nothing they could do about it for fear of getting in trouble with Renee Ramirez (Assistant Clerk-Recorder)and reporting it to Clerk-Recorder HR is like talking to a wall, because they are afraid of Renee Ramirez also.
    Next step is OCEA (which it has been reported), let's see where they will take it.
    Any more bright ideas????????????

  • No FeeHeart; I do not have any more bright ideas. You are all in an unfortunate position. I don’t even think Tom Daly is to blame for everything that goes on in that office. He is just plain stupid or he simply just does not want to get involved with other people’s (Renee’s) trash. Seems to me that the root of all evil in Daly’s office is his Assistant Clerk-Recorder Renee Ramirez. Why is everybody so afraid of her? He should have gotten rid of his "Assistant" when he first came into office as Clerk-Recorder. She just makes him look like an idiot. No wait, he does that on his own! Maybe if he came in to the office more often he might even catch "Sleeping Beauty" roaming the halls.

  • Tom in never at work today he came in at 12:30 and left at 2:30. He probably just came in to check on his girls. WE all know who they are!

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