RUBALCAVA TO HEAD DWP PANEL CHIEF SAYS HE'S DISTURBED BY AUDIT FINDINGS.Byline: Rick Orlov Staff Writer The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. on Tuesday unanimously approved the
reappointment reappointment Hospital practice The renewal of medical staff membership and privileges of a practitioner whose previous service on the medical staff has met the staff's standard of Pt care. See Appointment. of Dominick Rubalcava to head the commission overseeing
the Department of Water and Power despite a series of highly critical
audits and other controversies surrounding the utility.
Rubalcava, a West Los Angeles
``We need to do a better job, and I think we will, with changes we are making,'' Rubalcava said after the council voted 10-0 to reappoint Re`ap`point´ v. t. 1. To appoint again. reappoint vt → volver a nombrar reappoint vt (to job) → him to the unpaid post. ``We are getting a lot of help, and we will have new procedures in place to provide for more accountability.'' The agency has been at the center of a series of controversies, most recently after audits by Controller Laura Chick raised questions about the DWP's contracts with the public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most giant, Fleishman Hillard. City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo Rockard John "Rocky" Delgadillo (born July 15 1960) is the current City Attorney of Los Angeles, California. Career
DWP Drinking Water Program DWP Dynamic Weapon Pricing (gamin, Counter-Strike: Source) DWP Department of Water & Power DWP Drinking Water Protection under its $3 million-a-year public relations contract. In addition, the District Attorney's Office opened a criminal investigation in the allegations. Late Monday, Delgadillo amended the civil suit, alleging that Fleishman Hillard also inflated its bills under a $500,000 contract with the city's Airport Department and a $2,000-a-year contract with the Harbor Department. The new filing also named Douglas Dowie, former general manager of the firm's Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. office, as a defendant. ``To us, it's clear he had personal liability since he was the main point person in the office,'' Delgadillo spokeswoman Katie Buckland said Tuesday. Neither Dowie nor his attorneys returned calls for comment. Dowie is on leave from his post with Fleishman. Richard Kline, who now heads the Fleishman office and is overseeing an internal investigation of the allegations, said he was surprised by Delgadillo's action. ``We have attorneys going over everything, and if there are overpayments, we will return them.'' Rubalcava had defended the original contract with Fleishman, hired under the administration of former Mayor Richard Riordan to help the agency fight energy deregulation Deregulation The reduction or elimination of government power in a particular industry, usually enacted to create more competition within the industry. Notes: Traditional areas that have been deregulated are the telephone and airline industries. . It's contract was extended to help the DWP - which also has an in-house public relations staff - with lobbying, event planning and other issues. Rubalcava said he hoped to see the DWP move beyond the billing scandal and deal with other issues. ``Our main job is providing water and power to the people of Los Angeles and we want to make sure it is affordable to businesses and residents alike,'' Rubalcava said. Rubalcava was originally appointed to the DWP board by Riordan and he has held a number of city posts, dating back to former Mayor Tom Bradley. Rick Orlov, (213) 978-0390 rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com |
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