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procedures, such as arbitration, both binding and advisory,
<br />fact finding and mediation. He reviewed the history of negotia-
<br />tions, and stated that the message of Proposition 13 is elimina-
<br />tion of unnecessary services and frills, that the City instead
<br />has chosen to continue certain projects and special fringe bene-
<br />fits for Staff, while at the same time threatening employee
<br />layoffs; that the last offer by the City was rejected unanimously
<br />on two bases: 1) the uncertainty of the proposal, and 2) no
<br />increase during this fiscal year, and the non-recurring nature
<br />of the offer; that every other agency in Orange County has
<br />provided increases for its personnel; that no other Police or
<br />Fire Department in the County can hold a candle to the City of
<br />Santa Ana, which are incomparable in the State of California
<br />for excellence. Mr. Silver presented three questions, which
<br />he requested Council to answer:
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<br />If you don't expect outsiders to reduce the value of
<br />their goods and services, or not take into account
<br />inflation when they supply them to you, why do you
<br />insist that your employees do it?
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<br />In the light of the quantity and quality of their ser-
<br />vices, how can you say employees services are no
<br />longer worth as much as they were last year?
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<br />3)
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<br />How can you tell the employees who were hired away from
<br />other jurisdictions by the promise of payment of fair
<br />value for their services that you have changed the
<br />rules in midstream?
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<br />Wayne Bowman, President of the Firemen's Benevolent Association,
<br />and Don Robertson, President of Police Benevolent Association,
<br />spoke on behalf of their respective associations, asking that
<br />Council reorder its priorities to use available funds for reason-
<br />able wage and benefits for safety employees.
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<br />Ben Londeree, Santa Ana City Employees Association, pointed out
<br />that the City has no proper bargaining procedure, and stated
<br />that Association members cannot live with that arrangement;
<br />that there must be some way to resolve differences.
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<br />The following people spoke in favor of reasonable wage, salary
<br />and benefits for City employees:
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<br />Frank Geiger, 502 S.
<br />Tony Moran, 1130 W.
<br /> from the Spanish by Rudy Schmitz
<br />Gino Lionetti, 2914 West Raymar Street, Citizen
<br /> of COP Block Captains Association
<br />Jose Garcia, City of Corona
<br />Mickey Madden, 2319 N. Rosewood, a Citizen
<br />Roger Sharp, City of Anaheim, Police Officer
<br />Danielle Sharpless, City of Irvine, wife of Police Officer
<br />Bill Legier, 2010 East Santa Clara, Fire Department
<br />Juanita Davis, 2622 South Pacific
<br />Christian Trinajstich, Police Officer
<br />Brad Barnett, City of San Clemente, Fire Department
<br />Shirley Carney, Laguna Hills
<br />Juan Borja, 2242 S. Olive, Police Officer
<br />Art Zamora, 11572 Robert Lane, Garden Grove, Police Dept.
<br />Jose Garcia, City of Corona
<br />Evelyn Howe, member of COP Program
<br />Gale Davenport, 1912 W. McFadden, Police Service Officer
<br />
<br /> Van Ness, a Citizen
<br />3rd, Artesia Pilar Neighbors, translated
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<br />and President
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<br />The speakers expressed approval of employees' performance, and
<br />the hope that the high quality and quantity of City services
<br />could be continued; that without these services the City will
<br />deteriorate in terms of increased crime, discouragement of busi-
<br />nesses and residents, neighborhood problems; that negotiations should
<br />be reopened with the objective of fair and reasonable compensa-
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<br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
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<br />397 SEPTEMBER 18, 1978
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