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February 7, 2019 SANTA ANA POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION 1607 NORTH SYCAMORE SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 92701.3513 [7141836.1211 FAX 17141 836.6108 ESTEEMED BRETHREN, I have received countless calls and massages of disbelief, for lack of better terms, from our membership and public, especially after everyone received a letter from Mayor Pro Tem Villegas at your place of employment. In response to the many (memberships requests, the following is a'factual response. On the February 5, 2019, council meeting our Tentative Agreement (contract] with the city was approved by the council ma or by a vote of 4-2. it is always an honor to have the support of those council members that value public safety and eppraciste die professional service you provide to our community 2A/7, The community we serve bas spoken that public safety is a priority and their actions were heard at the ballot by the passing of a Public Safety Measure. Please take the time to view the council meeting and see for yourself who supports our public safety professionals. There are always a handful of members of the community that will never support public safety and theft there are certain palit'cians, (some that termed out and returned to speak at the hearing), that Profess they support our, police off lost,% but never make a vote in support of them when it counts, it takes courage to do the right thing and take the time to research and press for accurate data. The handful of community opponents doss not represent the value of the 350,000 plus residents of our, community. The fact isour revenues are growing; sales tax is going up by approximately $00 million annually, cannabis revenue Inas been increasing, and our reserves are expanding. The midyear budget reported than $1 G2 million is being transferred out of the "IS- 19 'budget and into reserves. is itto create an illusion of a deficit, wily? With the city's fiscal health trending positively, the council rnaicrity approved a neva contract. In addition, there is approximately $6 to $10 million in budgeted vacancies within the police budget. All of the foregoing, as well as the used to reward officers .and our support professionals, is sound justification for approval of our Tentative Agreement: an agreement that is about $4 million per year, which is about 1,50% of the city's budget. Councilman Villages sent a letter to the police department stating the council majority approved our contrast (as lie stated he was not part of that majority) but that out, contract still needed one (1 ) vote to be funded. He could have voted to appropriate resources to fund the agreement, but he chose not to. With these various facts in mind', hopefully, at the next Council meeting he fulfills his ministerial fluty and votes to fund the approved contract as staff recommended, He now has a rosponsibrkty to carry out compliance with a legal contract and ensure the city abides by its legal agreement. Respectfully, CaERRY SERRANO PRESfOENT SANTA ANA POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OSf rr @Ar�t]ba.9erraano 2Qke{12.a7 r;onraonsetis Mayor Pro Tom Juan V,Oapnw dated 02.06.2019