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4. (c) If someone earned Civil Service for a prior position and was promoted from within to a non - civil service position (usually a good thing), why would they ever lose their civil service earned? What is the purpose of that and we can see pros/cons of that change but would like to better understand it. It also could discourage a long-term and dedicated civil servant well -versed with the Community from promoting to become (hopefully) a really good manager vs. bringing in outside managers who would not necessarily have a solid sense of community needs. Staff Report Page 65C-28: Not sure really why most of these need to be excluded. What is the purpose of this exclusion? See comment 65C-19 2. above. Also, while we recognize that the call -in system had to be created under emergency circumstances, we concur that the community should also be able to call in and that in the health and safety interest of all that Face Masks and telecommuting options (where feasible) be a CITY WIDE POLICY ENFORCED IN ALL DEPTS to make reasonable accommodations for staff that can successfully do so (prioritizing health and safety) and alternate shifts for others who cannot otherwise minimize in -person contact. Ironically, several departments, planning/public works/IT all ENCOURAGED telecommuting most recently vs. CDA doing the exact opposite. This forced those requesting reasonable accommodations to RETURN to work suddenly and while COVID-19 cases are on the rise at City Work Sites. It is hard to understand any actual justification for that as cases have only increased within City Hall, SAPD and the Jail when we know how much you care about the health and safety of Santa Ana and its workers! Also see prior letter we sent 6/16/20: Budget: We respectfully request that in closed session & in general that you help to clarify that HR's proposed deletion of positions and title changes NOT BE DONE without clarifying (for example, that Assistant Planner I will be considered equivalent as Assistant Planner, etc., with no change to seniority, etc.) and that Council help to encourage that language be developed with HR/SEIU to clarify this and to protect existing labor/incumbents in the event that ever bumping and seniority were to come into play. We still respectfully request that all improperly terminated Parks & Rec part-timers being re-employed and without changes like suddenly and unnecessarily requiring new bilingual requirements that keep recent long- term employees from being able to requalify for their same positions. Please help encourage the use of COVID-19 funds from CARESAct to help redeploy SEIU part-timers who were terminated in May as well and also we estimate that all and all it is roughly already a $3.5M hit to SEIU already overall based on the proposed budget which forced SEIU contributions by separating these part-timers and many SEIU employees are actually not in the general fund (where the fiscal gap is). Thank you for your assistance and consideration of the above and for all the great work you have done to put Santa Ana on the map, on freeway signs, at the Airport, etc.!! Appreciated -- Monica Monica M. Suter SEIU Local 721 Santa Ana Chapter President