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youth sports, the zoo, library, and police department. They are <br />not "temporary" or "seasonal." <br />B. Many of these employees grew up with the positive influence of <br />Santa Ana's community programs and services to become <br />leaders themselves and several continue to be residents <br />(constituents) of Santa Ana and are great role models for Santa <br />Ana's youth and our community's future. <br />C. These are not seasonal nor temporary employees as they were <br />referred to by Human Resources (HR). They are dedicated <br />public servants who make $15,000 to $20,000 per Vear with <br />essentia!!y no benefits other than state mandated sick time. <br />D. This group of employees have dedicatedly served our community <br />and help develop the youth of Santa Ana, many who dream to <br />someday work for our great City! <br />E. Yet, 176 of our family have been separated with no guarantee to <br />ever be reinstated, and the majority of those terminated have the <br />most seniority, longevity, experience and service with the City. <br />Three of them are union leaders. <br />Our initial understanding was that while it may take some time, that <br />ultimately ALL of our employees and services would be restored with <br />the goal to not separate any. <br />• This drastic and large termination of employees occurred very quietly <br />with minimal public awareness while the Santa Ana community who <br />depend on these services and know their value were unaware of this <br />massive termination. <br />• It appears in Council Item 75A Exhibits, that the HR department <br />already acted upon the proposed "Reduction in Part Time Staffing' <br />budget savings listed in each of the proposed departmental work <br />force changes for FY 20/21's budget. That listing demonstrates just <br />how undervalued this workforce is as they have been reduced to a <br />line -item. <br />• While we agree that Santa Ana should invest in more full-time <br />positions and transition existing incumbents into these positions over <br />time, this drastic action to suddenly terminate 176 employees was <br />not done with an official, on -the -record vote of this Council. <br />Something this significant, deserves the full attention and an official <br />vote of our Santa Ana City Council. <br />While we expect some fiscal challenges in FY 20/21, SEIU Local 721 <br />members helped to build the City's reserve during the Great Recession <br />and the City's work force has never been fully repaired since. At one <br />time, a reduction of 25% was accepted by our full-time and very lean <br />workforce to help the City. We are concerned that vital city programs <br />and our dedicated employees who provide these services not be further <br />