A spokesman for the /*Orange County Employees Assoc.*/ told the gathering that some social workers have caseloads as high as 400. Frank Barbaro, chair of the Orange County Democratic Party [speaking as a private citizen] said "the very people that are being released from county employment are the ones that are the last line of defense for our senior citizens"
Organizers also complain that the supervisors enjoy 21 million dollars in annual "perks," including car allowances and gasoline, while reducing vital services to seniors.
The group then went inside the supervisors meeting, where they voiced their grievances.
Board Chair Patricia Bates said the supervisors are working hard to address the issue of maintaining services for seniors, at the same time trying to cope with the economic challenges facing the county.
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