SRA Meets on Sept. 20

Saddleback Republican Assembly will meet on Thurs., Sept. 20, 7:00 p.m. SRA meets on third Thursdays of the month at the Norm Murray Community Center, 24932 Veteran’s Way, Mission Viejo. The public is welcome to attend SRA meetings, which are free of charge.

The guest speaker will be John Moorlach, who currently serves as chairman of the Orange County Board of Supervisors. He has been on the board since 2006, representing the Second District cities of Costa Mesa, Cypress, Huntington Beach, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Newport Beach, Seal Beach, Stanton and a portion of Buena Park and Fountain Valley.

Prior to 2006, Moorlach served as the Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector for nearly 12 years. He has the distinction of having predicted the largest local government investment portfolio loss and the second-largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. He has been a voice on major fiscal issues facing the county, state and nation. He is a noted and respected long-time advocate for public employee pension reform, and he serves on the California Foundation for Fiscal Responsibility Advisory Board.

Moorlach previously worked for an accounting firm, and he has served on numerous nonprofit and industry-related boards during his 18 years in public practice.

A California history enthusiast, Moorlach served as vice president of the Gold Discovery to Statehood California (1848-1850) Sesquicentennial Foundation Board. He has photographed nearly all of the state’s historical landmarks, a program under the auspices of the State Historical Resources Commission.

Moorlach graduated from California State University in Long Beach in 1977 and passed the C.P.A. exam in 1978. He completed his studies for the Certified Financial Planner designation in 1987. He earned a Certificate in Public Finance, and he has numerous other distinctions in the fields of finance and public policy.

Anyone with a question about the meeting or the organization should contact SRA President Dale Tyler, (949) 360-1717, or email him, edt@tylerent.com.