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MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA June 21, 1978 The meeting was called to order at 5:00 P.M. in the City Coun- cil Chambers, 22 Civic Center Plaza, by Mayor Vernon S. Evans. The following Council members responded to roll call: Gordon Bricken, David F. Ortiz, Harry K. Yamamoto, John Garthe, David L. Brandt, James E. Ward, and Mayor Evans. Staff members present were City Manager Bruce C. Spragg, City Attorney Keith L. Gow, Assistant City Manager Daniel E. Stone, Deputy City Manager Manuel Rede, Planning Director Charles C. Zimmerman, Director of Personnel Donald E. Bott, and Clerk of the Council Florence I. Malone. INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Following the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, the Invocation was given by Councilman Ward. MEETING OBJECTIVES Mayor Evans announced OUTLINED BY MAYOR that the Council would hear a status report on the wage and salary negotiations by the City's Chief Negotiator, Donald Bott, Direc- tor of Personnel, and would review the 1978-79 recommended budgets for the City Attorney and Planning Department; that oral communications would be heard at 6:20 P.M., with adjourn- ment at 6:30 P.M. WAGE & SALARY NEGOTIATIONS City Manager Bruce Spragg STATUS REPORTED reported that salaries and wages have a signifi- cant impact on the Budget; that the morning newspaper carried an article in which the negotiator for the public safety employees criticized the City's current proposal. He requested Mr. Bott to provide specifics on the status of the meet and confer process. Mr. Bott stated that meet and confer meetings have been held with representatives of the three recognized employee associations due to the expiration of existing contracts on June 30; that one of the rules they established prohibited any release to the media of preliminary proposals unless an impasse were to occur; that the rule was violated on June 19, when without formally respond- ing to the City's final proposal, one of the negotiators uni- laterally declared an impasse during an interview with the "Register" reporter. Mr. Bott stated that his purpose today is to put into the record what precisely that final proposal represents; that today a City press release had been distri- buted indicating that in total the proposal represents an aver- age of 5 per cent reduction in salary and also represents higher cuts among management and supervisory people; and that implementing resolutions and an emergency ordinance for Coun- cil's consideration and adoption on June 27, to take effect July 1 are in process of preparation. Mr. Bott read the City's final proposal submitted to the Santa Ana City Employees' Association dated June 21, 1978 as follows: CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 249 JUNE 21, 1978