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Orozco, Norma To: veritas30@protonmail.com; Sarmiento, Vicente; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Bacerra, Phil; Hernandez, Johnathan; Mendoza, Nelida; eComment Subject: RE: Item #21 Adopt Two Resolutions i) Amending Resolution No. 2015-026 Establishing an Extra -help Classification of Homeless Services Division Manager - Retired Annuitant From: veritas30@proton maiLcom <veritas30@proton mail.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 5, 20212:41 PM To: Sarmiento, Vicente <VSarmiento@santa-ana.org>; Phan, Thai <TPhan@santa-ana.org>; Penaloza, David <DPenaloza@santa-ana.org>; Lopez, Jessie <JessieLopez@santa-ana.org>; Bacerra, Phil <pbacerra@santa-ana.org>; Hernandez, Johnathan <JRyanHernandez@santa-ana.org>; Mendoza, Nelida <nmendoza@santa-ana.org>; eComment <ecom ment@ sa nta-a na.org> Subject: Item #21 Adopt Two Resolutions i) Amending Resolution No. 2015-026 Establishing an Extra -help Classification of Homeless Services Division Manager - Retired Annuitant Greetings, The Santa Ana City Council will be discussing the following Item #21: Santa Ana Unified School District hired SAPD Retired Kenneth Gominsky (July 31, 2021) as the interim Police Chief on July 31, 2021. At the hourly rate of $95.00 (A total of 95x960 hours=$91,200). In addition, Gominsky's CALPERS retirement benefits approximate pay of $259,828 (Transparent California 2019). Therefore, Gominsky would have received $351,028 in total compensation for working part-time. On Monday, August 2, 2021, SAPD Chief David Valentin emailed the entire Santa Ana Police Department congratulating Gominsky as the Interim SAUSD Police Chief. On Tuesday, August 3, 2021, the SAUSD Board of Trustees voted in the majority not to hire Gominsky as the interim Police Chief. Gominsky had to return the SAUSD Chief Badge, and Gominsky will be compensated for his brief time as the SAUSD Interim Police Chief. Now the City of Santa Ana is proclaiming Gominsky is a critical part of the "Santa Ana Homeless Crisis" and should be hired at the rate of $84.47 per hour ( A total of $84.47 x 960=$81,091). In addition, Gominsky's CALPERS retirement benefits approximate pay of $259,828 (Transparent California 2019). Therefore, Gominsky will receive $340,919 in total compensation for working part-time. The City of Santa Ana currently has no "HOMELESS SHELTER" operating within the city limits. Therefore, for the past ten months, all homeless contacts have been transported to the City of Fullerton at the approximate cost of $290.000 a month. During the Santa Ana Homeless Crisis, Gominsky was in a leadership position for the Santa Ana Police Department. The fact that the City has no active shelter within the city limits is a failure of resources and outcomes. Residents' number one complaint is the "Homeless Crisis" in the City of Santa Ana. Now that the SAUSD didn't hire Gominsky, he has become a critical part of the failed "Santa Ana Homeless Crisis," Staff wants the city council to approve a part-time retiree annuitant for $340,919.