Orange County supervisors are set to vote Tuesday on a censure of their fellow board member Andrew Do. Also on the agenda: a vote that would require reviews of county contracts and additional transparency measures.
Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento, who pushed the censure vote, told LAist that a formal rebuke would be “primarily symbolic.” At the same time, he said it gives the board “an opportunity to publicly condemn the actions that we know make it difficult for Supervisor Do to carry out his responsibilities and serve his constituents.”
Do has not attended the last two board meetings.
Additionally, supervisors are scheduled to vote on:
- A review of all county contracts, including those funded by federal COVID dollars
- A new disclosure policy when it comes to family ties to entities awarded public funds
If approved, the update to the current contract policy manual would bring it in line with AB 3130. That bill was signed into law earlier this month by Gov. Gavin Newsom and will require county supervisors across the state to disclose any family ties they have to a nonprofit’s employees or officers before any board awards money to the group. The new law goes into effect Jan. 1, 2025, and was inspired by LAist reporting.
LAist has uncovered more than $13 million in public funds directed by Supervisor Do to Viet America Society (VAS), most awarded outside of public view and without him disclosing that his daughter worked as a leader there. Most of that money came from federal COVID relief funds earmarked to help people during the pandemic.
Continued calls for Do to resign
Do continues to face calls to resign from Sarmiento and Supervisor…
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