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919 Louise Street <br />Santa Ana, CA 92703 <br />01 February 2016 <br />C I TY <br />To: Mayor Miguel Pulido and Members of the Santa Ana City Coun(& <br />Re: Council Agenda Item #55A at City Council Meeting on 02 February 2016 <br />I believe this item is a second reading for awarding our City Manager a salary increase <br />or bonus in the amount of $17,000. <br />I urge you to vote no on this proposal for the following reasons: <br />I believe he is already receiving quite an adequate salary and money for living <br />expenses. The money the city pays to and for him is more than almost all comparable <br />cities pay their city managers. I don't think we need to give him more. <br />It is not good timing for this award. There is an ongoing investigation relative to Mr. <br />Cavazos's relationship with a City Employee. It is imprudent to vote for an increase in <br />his compensation until the investigation has been completed and he is cleared of any <br />allegations of misconduct or ethical impropriety. <br />I have nothing against our City Manager. It seems like he is doing a pretty good job, but <br />he is already being well paid to do that. My opinion, as a Santa Ana resident, taxpayer <br />and homeowner, is that our City Manager is being generously and adequately <br />compensated. <br />If the City Budget is burning a $17,000 hole in your pockets, there are a lot better ways <br />that money could be allocated..... We might save it for the next fiscal crisis.... We might <br />fix our sidewalks and streets.... We might replace our dead and dying trees... We might <br />put it toward housing the homeless and providing services they need to be self <br />sufficient.... We might award grants to neighborhood associations and leaders that serve <br />our City's residents. <br />Again, I urge you to vote against additional compensation to the City Manager. <br />Respectfully, <br />bobikeenan <br />