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Home My WebLink About11/05/2010��FFICE OF THE CITY Mr4NAGER MEMORANDUIVI TO: Honorable Mayor c�nd City C� FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager SUBJECT: Generaf Informatic►n J No� � Congratvlations and w�elcome to our two newest Councilmembers, R� Russell Johnson. Conc�ratulations, as well, to returning incumbents, and Ken Weir. The transitional meeting and swearing in ceremony is ; December 15tn, Leqislative Actions ✓ Measure D was approv�d by the voters in Bakersfield. A draft of the rec actuarial analysis from PCRS shows that savings is projected to be $10.5 mil years, �50 million after 20 years, and $129 million after 30 years. A memo frc Director is attached. Prior to receipt of the actuarial analysis, we had on projections. ✓ Additional measures and propositions related to employee benefits througho�t the State on Tuesday. They include: > Carlsbad - Proposition G, which requires voter approval of benefi safety employees. > Hemet - Measure X, which prohibits city contributions to health benE officials. - > San Francisco - Pr�position G, which stren�thens management's han proceedings, especially regarding staffing decisions. > San Jose - Measur� W, which allows for lower benefits for new hires. > Stockton voters eliminated interest-arbitration ( Impasse Procedure) for negotiations, and more than two-thirds of San Jose voters favorec Honorable Mayor and City Council October 29, 2010 Page 2 > San Diego - Proposition D was rejected, which would have authorizec revenue stream contingent upon achievement of specified pension re > Riverside County - Measure L, which requires voter approval to increa: benefits. One commentary suggests that "with the successes of this election cy expect more ballot measures, propositions, and public involver relations." ✓ Proposition 22 also passed. The intent is to s�op State legislators from government and Gas Tax funds that are supposed to be used at the loca services such as 9-1-1 response, police, fire, libraries, parks, and improvements. Whether this will be the real protection we need, or not, will in time. There have been past voter mandates that were circumvented! ✓ Proposition 26, which makes it more difficult to increase certain taxes c approved. While primarily targeting State taxes and fees by requiring a twc impose them, there may be some impacts on Bakersfield. That is under analy ✓ We have two new State Senators, former Assemblymember Jean Fuller ( Ashburn) and former County Supervisor Michael Rubio (replacing Dean Florez Assemblymembers, Shannon Grove (replacing Jean Fuller) and David Valac Danny Gilmore). We will keep them informed of issues facing the City of diligently as we have always done with the legislators who represent us. Budget News KERN COUNTY: County Supervisors voted Tuesday to declare an impasse w Employees International Union after four months of talks. Supervisors also vo impasse with two unions representing commanders and lieutenants ir Department. Employees were asked to make concessions on contrib� retirement and health care benefits. LOS ANGELES: Last week, the Mayor unveiled a proposal to cut costs in retiree healthcare costs for newly hired civilian workers. He indicated his pl� $255 million for every 1,000 new employees. MODESTO: Stanislaus County Supervisors voted to save $3.36 million by Honorable Mayor and City Gouncil October 29, 2010 Page 3 STOCKTON: The City's largest labor union voted to increase health plan co increase to deductibles and an increase in brand-name prescription drug c< avoid up to eight (8) layoffs that were due to be eliminated on Monday. Thi: the City approximately $360,000. Miscellaneous News ■ The County opened bids on the Hageman Road Bridget project, and CalTrar on Phase 3 of the Highway 46 project. Security Paving was the apparent each. ■ The following report is enclosed: • Streets Division's weekly work schedule. Response To Council Referral Councilmember Benham � Report from Traffic Engineering regarding parking enforcement on 18th AT:rs:al cc: Deparfment Heads Roberfa Gafford, City Clerk ��11,, - ��)I111�11��,, �� . TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: MEMORANDUM Alan Tandy, City Manager Nelson K. Smith, Finance Director November 3, 2010 Update on Anticipated Savings from Measure D Ballot Mea� Based on Recent CaIPERS Actuarial Projections The CaIPERS Actuary assigned to our retirement plans recently provided some savings projections based on the assumption that the pension refc measure was approved. The actuary provided us with 30 year savings p for both the Police plan and the Fire plan with the assumption that the e complement number remains constant (zero growth). We combined th� estimates with our existing savings estimates regarding the Employer Pai< Member Contribution (EPMC) item also contained in the ballot measure As both issues (2�0 @ 50 and EPMC) only apply fo new hired employees, : the first few years is rather modest. However, based on the most recent information available, revised estimates indicate that af#er 10 years the c expected to save about $10.5 million as a result of the two changes. Aft years the total cumulative savings is estimated to be over $50 million, an years the total cumulative savings is estimated to be over $129 million. A graph is attached that shows the combined cumulative savings estimc the next 30 years. Keep un mind that the numbers are only estimates anc include several assumptions, including assumptions regarding employee numbers over the next 30 years. Attachment - graphic of Cumulative Savings Estimated N � d N O � � N � ��1 1u/ � � � •� � ��1 � W � � � •o � ��p rI J W � � � � � � � V 0 a � � � � � V - � � � http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/califo�rnia/ci_16516730 Vaters draw iine on • • . '- •. ` . � ! '` :• By John Woolfolk jwoolfolk@mercurynews.com Posted: 11/03/2010 06:47:34 PM PDT Support for police officers and firefighters once seemed boundless to a nation wounded by 9/11. But on Tuesday, voters throughout California declared there is a limit to their loyalty. In a stinging revolt against six-figure public safety paychecks and pensions, voters in nine out of 10 communities, including San Jose, solidly supported measures to limit public employee costs, especially the more generous benefits afforded to police officers and firefighters. Only San Francisco's Measure B, calling for city workers to pay more toward their health and retirement benefits, failed. "The luster is definitely off of public safety," said Marcia Fritz, president of the California Foundation for Fiscal Responsibility, a Sacramento-area group pushing for public employee pension reform. "It started with the $100,000 pension club. When you really look what they are getting at such young ages, that gets people's attention and they start to see where their tax money really is going. Voters are risina uq and standinq up in a biq way." �.�. = ;� .�.. � y N: p� . l� A° x�` .. �."�.s��tt ;�w9ea .�r. � �� w� .. ��tkrn�. -k*.w><S�. � �� _ ;em�•>�, � � � ;^`m°°e�R � a .�. . r.' .� s; ,�ri`�3 �.:� ,s � „ R ;iA r... Labor leaders said Tuesday that city officials prevailed only by trashing hardworking public servants. "I think the mayor did a good job of scapegoating public employees," said Cindy Chavez, executive officer of the South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council, who ran against San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed in 2006. Pension reform blogger Jack Dean of Fullerton said high public safety pay and benefits were spurred by an "emotional response" to 9/11. But amid an economic recession, voters with benefits that pale in comparison have come to see concessions as reasonable. "There's been a real attitude change," Dean said. San Jose voters overwhelmingly approved a pair of ineasures to shrink pension costs and limit arbitration awards on raises and benefits to police and firefighters. Palo Alto voters rejected a measure backed by the firefighters union that would have restricted staffing changes to their department, which city officials said aimed to thwart concession requests. Voters approved pension reform proposals in Menlo Park, Pacific Grove, Carlsbad, Bakersfield and Riverside County, and advisory measures in Redding. In San Diego, voters turned down a measure calling for pension reform; critics said it ,� � r '�" . ` i�. 3 3 ��a+�� ; i 3 .. £, � �w �,.; � & .,•€�,.� �� ,,. S $:,.�� W , , ; ��,.i �. e Y . ..3,} j�:.... Z. ., S � �..r •�,.�,.. . �� .. }� � i � � {y � ��{' ss-�. g- i � :« � �� L . . �. � � . � � £ 4y....?sf � 3". £.. .,) ..�ki i) 6'1 �3..s��'.La...�. .�..:��?;.. �`., .. ..< .. �'. ,E F �..4 , P I...:i3, d �. ... )y y t � [ g� >..., x �a��. � 3 µ � 3. � s �„ S � � .. � `.. i �.. �..?l.'i. �� ., r ...° � f � £.,,. f / , c � l�..4 3 �.:s http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/california/ci_ 1651673 0 was weak and tied to a new sales tax. "I think the voters are consistently speaking with a clear voice that our pension and benefit costs are unsustainable and have to be reined in," said Palo Alto Mayor Pat Burt. In San Jose, police and firefighters waged a million-dollar campaign against a measure to limit arbitration awards. Reed, outspent more than 2 to 1, said arbitrators have saddled the city with unaffordable pay and benefits. It was a bitter and hard-fought campaign, with union leaders accusing Reed and his council allies of jeopardizing lives with public safety budget cuts while spending tax money wastefully on pet projects. Reed accused them of scaring the public with lies while refusing modest concessions to save jobs. Doti Cope, 46, of Willow Glen said that when the firefighters told her Measure V was bad for them, that was enough for her to vote no. '°I don't want their pensions cut," she said. But one neighbor called the officers and firefighters "ridiculously overpaid" as he strode from the polling booth. Another, Christian Miller, 40, said he simply trusted Reed that the measures were needed. Police and fire union leaders said Tuesday that they will continue protecting and serving the citizens even as city leaders threaten more safety cuts. "The city has spent money wastefully," said George Beattie, president of the San Jose Police Officers Association. "The city's priorities are not public safety." Unions weren't routed in San Jose on Tuesday, where labor-friendly candidates led in three City Council council races. But Reed said the 2-to-1 voter approval for the measures he championed will pressure the council to take a tough line on employee costs that have grown five times faster than revenues over a decade. "Voters agreed with a resounding mandate," Reed said, "that we have to solve these fiscal problems." Contact John Woolfolk at 408-975-9346. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE MEASURES Defeats for public employees: San Diego Proposition D: Half-cent sales tax tied to promises of pension reforms San Jose Measures W: Allows city to offer future workers reduced retirement benefits Bakersfield Measure D: Rolls back public safety retirement benefits for new hires Carlsbad Measure G: Limits increases in public safety retirement benefits Redding Measure A: Calls for phasing in employee CaIPERS contributions Redding Measure B: Calls for 5-year vesting for retiree health care Menlo Park Measure L: Limits retirement for new hires, voter consent to raise Pacific Grove Measure R: Limits city contribution: to employee retirement Riverside Measures L: Voter approval to change �-� f�. � � � �.�.:� � v:,::� �.- ��'�'��'�'�'Ilf�'�' ''�� '°�� il� �� r��`�� : ��i F�r �1� ��rtl� �fi��urt, T��, Fruit, �r.�-�I h�lr�r� �t TI�� i~hillinry Rarn�r �,: � �``L,.�'.;h�illir'r'�C��:r'.r �; �� , � . �� . ,�� ., � �� '� ,.. ,...� � � ' http ://www.pasadenastarnews. com/califarnia/ci_ 1651673 0 county public safety retirement Riverside Measure M: Voter approval to raise county public safety retirement San Jose Measure V: Limits arbitration awards to police and firefighters Palo Alto Measure R: Firefighter union measure to prevent staffing cuts Victory for public employees: San Francisco Proposition B: Increases employee contribution toward health, pension s�s � ss � �-.. 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As chronicled in CALPEL�ACIips!, a substantial number of local initiatives on p reform, interest arbitration, and local staffing rules were on the November 2, 2010, And the results overwhelr�ingly favored traditional management bargaining position: chc�ri s�rmmorizing re�uii� c�n �ac�ges 3-5.) PE'f'?StOii R(' fOt°il Pension reform measures officially proposed by (ocal agencies won. In the cities of Sai Bakersfield, Carlsbad, Pacific Grove, and Redding, and the County of Rivf voters approved the proposed pension reform measures by a significant margin. In Menlo Park, where citizens placed pension reform on the ballot, not only c pension reform measure pass by more than 70%, but the one incumbent council m who opposed the measure lost reelection, and two non-incumbents who support • :: ;: complications were involved. Proposition B was not universally supported by el� officials and city/county management. interest �4rbitratian �tm�asse Procedure} Re form Agencies with interest-arbitration as the terminal process for impasse placed mea on the ballot. Following the lead of Vallejo voters, Stockton voters eliminated intE arbitration for police and fire negotiations. More than two-thirds of San Jose v favored curtailing the powers of an arbitration panel to grant interest arbitration av limiting management rights and negatively impacting the budget. 4ther Labar Relations Measures Voters ventured into numerous other labor relations areas. PaloAlto voters thunder rejected the firefighters union's initiative that would have locked in existing firefi staffing levels. San Francisco voters eliminated a charter provision mandatin� transit operators' wages must be not less than the second highest level in the n San Diego voters rejected a proposal that would provide an additional revenue st contingent upon achievement of specified pension reforms. In Riverside Count� deputy sheriffs union's initiative to protect pension benefits barely passed, but mig offset by the county's successful initiative. coMMEN-rARY CALPELRAAcademies 6 and 7 feature the"New Realities of California Labor Relat Voter initiatives and public involvement in labor relations are just part of the New Re< that labor relations professionals must master. With the successes of this election we should expect more ballot measures, propositions, and public involvement in relations. Labor relations professionals must be prepared for the expanded bargaining obliga and complications created by this New Reality of increased public involvement in relations matters. During the CALPELRA's Annual Conference, the week of November 15, sE presentations by Californaa legal experts and practitioners will feature bargaining � ballot initiatives, pension reform, and public involvement in (abor relations. And ever at the Conference will be informally sharing experiences, ideas, and loca) plans. s Agency Pensions Interest Arbitration Other Measure D: Reduces benefits Bakersfieid for new police/ Yes � fire; requires voter approval for future changes. Prop G: Requires voter approval of Carlsbad benefit increases Yes � for safety employees. Measure X: Prohibits city Hemet contributions to health Yes � benefits for elected officiais. Measure N: Converts to city manager form of government; Huntington prohibits elected department Beach heads and their staff from Yes � negotiating labor contracts on behalf of the city. Measure C: Gives extra preference to disabled veterans. C= Long Beach Measure GG: Consolidates GG � Civii Service department inta CM/HR depts. Measure L: Ratifies ordinance to reduce benefits for new hires (except poiice); Menlo Park and restricts Yes � city councii firom increasing benefits in the future without vater approval. ' �_ * Agency M u rri eta Newport Beach Pacific Grove Palo Alto Redding Riverside County Pensions Measure R: Limits city contributions to CaiPERS to 10%. Measure A: Advisory - should employee pension contributions be increased? Measure L (sponsored by DSA): Requires voter approval to increase or decrease benefits. Measure M (sponsored by BOS): Allows 2d tier w/o voter approval. Interest Arbitration Other Prop D: Limits council compensation to 15% of local median household income. D- Y� Prop E: Limits pay for most dept heads to 2.5 x the local median household income. E=YE Measure V: Makes changes to Civil Service system, e.g., new asst. police and fire Yes - chiefs will be at-wiil. Measure R: Mandates at least current level of fire staffing; requires voter approval to change fire staffing or close stations. Measure B: Advisory - should there be a five-year vesting requirement for city contributions to retiree health benefits? Yes - No - � A=YE : ; L = Ye M=Y . Agency San Diego San Francisco City San Francisco Muni San Jose Pensions Prop D: Authorizes a temporary sales tax increase if certain pension and personnel changes are made. Prop B: Requires increased pension and health insurance contributions from current employees. Measure W: Deletes charter provision that prohibits lower retirement benefits for new hires. Interest Arbitration Prop B: Applies Prop B provisions to arbitration. Prop G: Strengthens managemenYs hand in arbitration proceedings, esp. re staffing decisions. Measure V: Makes city's ability to pay the primary factor in BIA; prohibit retroactive benefit awards in BIA. Other Prop B: Amends city charter to add good cause requirement for certain terminations or suspensions of deputy city attorneys. � � � Prop G: Eliminates rule guaranteeing operators 2nd highest pay in U.S.; changes Yes • rules re past practice/side letters; makes other changes. ►lJB V=` Measure H: Measure H: Eliminates Eliminates BIA requirement that fire chief be Stockton promoted from within; makes Yes • requirement in fire chief and deputy chiefs charter. at-wi II. ,,, , ��_ � , 3 . : : , ; ,� , : �. ,, r . ,�:� ..�. . -, � :.,.;: ,,,,:: CALPELRA President: Barbara Dillon, City of Fairfield For further information contact: CALPELRA Executive Office 149 Commonwealth Drive, Menlo Park, California 94025; (b50) b88-2700 cal�elraCa�caloelra.org: htt�://www.cal�elra.org Pension reforms sweep, except San Francisco « Calpensions �' �� ' �:� C�`��.IE�I:�:�.�, £��z�l�"�['I�� <��c� c�th�� >��;r��}�� pe��:�i�.3�� « Vallejo plans to_exit bankru tp cY bX next fall Pension reforms sweep, except San Francisco By Ed Mendel Voters approved seven ballot measures Tuesday aimed at curbing or reducing local public pension rejection of a measure in labor-friendly San Francisco averted a clean sweep. Public employee unions opposed the measures, often supported by business groups. Officials who measures on the ballot, or led the campaigns, risked the wrath of powerful unions in their own futu campaigns. The reformer victories came amid national concern that the growing cost of taxpayer-guaranteed retirement benefits is eating up government budgets, threatening funding for other programs. Retirement costs jumped sharply after the stock market crash two years ago. Big hoies were punch investment funds expected to pay most f�ture obligations. Now government employer costs are go losses. A number of unions have agreed to cost-cutting measures. Workers will pay more toward their per. get lower pensions. The courts say pensi�ns promised current workers can't be cut. In what may be a first, Bakersfield vote�°s by�crssed cvllective bargaining and approved a lower per new city hires. Vice Mayor 7ack Scrivner led the drive for Measure D after several years of impas; firefighter unions. A Menlo Park initiati_v_e_rein�fo�ces a lower formula for new hires imposed by the city council, prev changes without voter approval. Citizens gathered signatures to place Measure L on the ballot, whi police. Measures that authorize elected officials to give new employees lower pensions, without specifyin� Pension reforms sweep, except San Francisco « Calpensions "They thought the stock market would keep going up forever," Reed said of Ca1PERS projections � pay for the benefit increase. "It's the greatest financial blunder in the history of California — ten ti Enron." San Jose voters also up��oyed Measure �, limiting action by arbitrators when contract talks deadlc of about 20 cities with "binding arbitration" allowing an outsider to pick either the management or compromise. Critics say the arbitrator usually picks the labor offer, a tendency that gives labor more clout at the Voters in bankrupt Vallejo went a step beyond the limits in the San Jose measure, eliminating bind June. The heated campaign in San Jose led to a confrontation between Councilman Pierluigi Oliverio anc firefighters, who followed him to his home after he was seen removing signs opposing the measure Oliverio said the signs were improperly placed in traffic medians. A yideo vn_YouTube shows his police captain and the signs being removed from the trunk of his car. In Riverside County, where all five supervisors were said to support a plan to lower pensions for nf sheriffs placed Measure L on the ballot, which requires a vote of the people to lower retirement ber workers. The supervisors responded with a counter proposal, Measure M, which allows the supervisors to lo benefits, while requiring a vote of the people to increase benefits. Both measures were approved by voters. But the measure backed by the supervisors got more vote: one that takes effect, the Riverside P�ess-Ente�p�i.se _re�o��ted Dual pension measures placed on the baliot by the Redding city council, non-binding advisories, al by wide margins. Measure A call.s fvr empl�ees to pay their share of the annual contribution to Ca1PERS. As is the c cities, Redding currently pays the employee share, 9 percent of pay for police and firefighters and i other workers. Measure B calls for tying Redding retiree health care to the number of years the employee works fc beginning with five years to become eligible for retiree health care. Voters in Pacific Grove a��oved_Measu�e R, limiting city contributions to CaIPERS to 10 percent challenge is expected. City off cials have talked about leaving Ca1PERS, but paying off pension del Carlsbad voters e��oved Proposition G, requiring a public vote to increase pension benefits. Simil been approved in recent years in San Diego and Orange County, modeled after a century-old law in Pension reforms sweep, except San Fran.cisco « Calpensions Proposition B, financier Warren Helman, withdrew his support before the election, calling for neg� pension problem. In San Diego, voters �e�ected a half-cent sales tax increase Mayor Jerry Sanders said was needed and fire cuts. Though not primarily a pen:sion reform, Proposition D was pension related. Much of the city's budget problem stems from raising pension benefits while cutting pension cont� but twice, causing the national media to dub San Diego "Enron by the sea." Proposition D would only have taken effect if 10 conditions were met, seven of them pension relat opponent of the measure, Councilman Carl DeMaio, plans to propose a five-year budget plan that � changes. Last week, the Los Angeles City Council voted 13-to-0 to put a measure on the ballot March 8 that police and firefighters lower pensions. A business group said the cut would not produce enough sa� The pension cost this year for all Los Angeles employees is $580 billion. Some alarmed officials could nearly double to $1 billion in the next three years. The new governor elected this week, Jerry Brown, issued an eight-point �ension t�e orm �lan for st his campaign. � The Schwarzenegger administration has since negotiated agreements for most state workers on twc benefits for new hires and increased emp�oyee contributions. The candidate Brown defeated, Meg Whitman, proposed switching all state workers except police � 401(k)-style individual invest plans. She said she would take the issue to voters if necessary. Reporter Ed Mendel covered the Capitol in Sacramento for nearly three decades, most recently foY Union-Tribune. More stories a�e at http: //calpensions. com/ Posted 4 Nov 10 League of California Cities ��?��CJ-� �-��s ��°� �� r��p. 2� Support for Prop. 22 Shows Californians Depend on Locally-Provided Services and Oppose State F Funds Advocates of Proposition 22 commended voters for their support of Prop. 22, the Local Taxpayer, Public S Transportation Protection Act of 2010. At 9:50 p.m. the measure was ahead in the polls when the Associat declared Prop. 22 would pass. Prop. 22 stops state politicians from raiding local government and gas tax funds that are supposed to be u; level for vital local services like emergency 9-1-1 response, police, fire, libraries, parks, transportation impr more. Jim Ridenour, League of California Cities President and Modesto Mayor said: "This is a great victory for th� California and for the League. It sends a very clear message that funding for local services should remain � control." "Voters' support for Prop. 22 means the state lawmakers will no longer be able to dip into local funds to sol budget problems," said Chris McKenzie, Executive Director, League of California Cities and Co-Chair of th Campaign ."Voters have repeatedly and decisively voted to stop state raids at multiple elections. Hopefull� politicians will respect the will of the voters who put them in office." California voters overwhelmingly passed measures in previous elections to restrict state raids of local gove as well as to dedicate gasoline taxes to transportation and public transit improvements and services. Desp politicians exploited loopholes in the law and used legally questionable tactics to borrow and raid approxim in local government, transit and redevelopment funds in the 2009/10 budget cycle and billions more in pas� "Despite two ballot initiatives that protected local tax dollars and gas tax dollars, and despite a unanimous California Court of Appeal in favor of protecting transit funding, which was effectively affirmed by the Califo Court, legislators still found loopholes to exploit the law and voters' will. No more," said Josh Shaw, Execul California Transit Association and the other Co-Chair of the Yes on 22 Campaign ."With Prop. 22, the loo� Sacramento to steal our gas tax funding are closed once and for all." Doug Fry, Belmont/San Carlos Fire Chief and League of California Cities Fire Department President , said protect funding for public safety, the most important locally-delivered service. Ongoing state raids of local c funds has made it harder for fire and paramedics officials, and police and Sheriff's deputies to do our jobs. the state, cities have drastically cut back on public safety expenses. The vote in favor of Prop. 22 was a lo� message to Sacramento lawmakers for them to do their jobs and keep their hands off our funding." Prop. 22 is supported by a coalition of hundreds of groups including the California Fire Chiefs Association; Research Association of California, representing 60,000 public safety members; California Police Chiefs A Automobile Club of Southern California; California Library Association; California Transit Association; Leac California Cities; California Alliance for Jobs; California Chamber of Commerce and more than 300 cities a lasx « County supervisors declare impasse with unions - Bakersfield.com . � Ncws • �' Jobs . �` IIomes • �' Web . �" OUits �Search� ne�s County supervisors declare impasse with unions BY JAMES BURGER, Californian staff writer jburger�bakersfield.corn � Tuesday, Nov 02 2�10 06:45 PM Last Updated "I'uesday, Nov 02 2010 06:45 PM Kern County supervisors voted unanimously to declare im�asse in bargaining with the Service I?mploye� Union Tuesday atter four months of talks. Members of SFIU, Local 521, came to the podium, one after the other, to record �ach ot the proposals to the county that were r.ejected. 'I"hey included a 5 percent differential pay for social workers assigned child protcctive services pay, reasc layotfs and other logistical items. r�fter each statement, the member said, "You refused to consider this, yet you claim you bargained in go Keb na Kane, president of the Kcrn County chapter of SL?IU, Local 521 -- which represents about 5,900 approximately 8,000 employees -- argued supervisors started out negotiations with the goal of �ettiilg co emplo,yee contributions to hcalth care and rerirement benefits. Supervisors never showed a willingness t� desire or offcr any concession in return, she said. "There was not impasse. "i'here was never any bargaining and negotiating," I�ane said, speal�ing to each c supervisors. "You have failed at your. duties. You sequestered yourselt in your offices ... away from the �: work in this county. Come down otf your dais. Come to the bargaining table to negotiate with us with o TT11T1C�S.�� "�verything was considered," replied County Administrative Officer John Nilon. County supervisors declare impasse with unions - Bakersfield.com Loading comments... I �� ;�� R � ��,:, ��.a. �r��rr� i�e� rr��r#c� stc�.��`'�.�"t��c:, �usAr�ayc-d�� a� �■r� � ■ �� ?`��.:��H�� ,��._.��r,��.+�4 - �rN�� i�� .1��r� � ____ _ �;��r�.�� c�� e��t � ��c�i�� _��.x°�j�:��n�...._�.....��°��i�� ..� __�_��:��...�..�...."�`�•��.��`�.�_�'..._�..._�t��:�t;�� . . ... . .................................... .... . . ............................. ... . ... « ��z��-i.c�t�� t�,.�... .�i��' 1�� T�� » ........ . .. .................... . . ................ .................. .................. .............................. .............. ..................................... . . Villaraigosa asks council to cut health and pension benefits foY workers October 2�, 2010 ��: O S pxn As part of a broad pension reform plan, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa unveiled a proposal Wednesday to cut costs in pensions and retiree healthcare cc newly hired civilian city workers. "Our current pension system doesn't work," Villaraigosa said at a news conferen� "We've got to stop the bleeding." The mayor said his plan would save the city $255 million for every l,000 new employees. If the current system continues, the city estimates that costs for pensions and rei healthcare could eat up as much as a third of the general fund budget in five yea� The plan comes lo days after the mayor proposed savings in pensions for new pc Consequently, the projected savings will largely be in the future for a city that ha� already shed thousands of employees, cut services and still faces a more than $3c million budget gap next yea�. Neither of the proposals applies to employees of the giant Department of Water � Power, which has a separate retirement system. Among the major changes sought by the mayor for ci��ilian employees are increa: retirement age eligibility, from 55 to 62; a reduction in maximum pension bene� the current level of loo % of salary (after 46.3 years) to a proposed 75 %(after 3�. years); an increase in employee pension contributions from �% to 9% of salaries; new, 2% contribution for retiree healthcare costs (employees currently pay nothi Under the city's current plan, an employee with a$75,00o salary who retires at F 3o years of service would receive a$48,60o pension. Under the mayor's proposa hire who retires at 55 with 3o years of service would receive $26,10o annually. The proposal would also eliminate retiree healthcare coverage for a pensioner's � or partner -- one of several proposed cuts that labor leaders are expected to fight Victor Gordo, counsel to a coalition of city unions, declined to comment on speci the mayor's proposal but said labor was willing to cooperate in maintaining the city's solvency. Villaraigosa called the proposals "reasonable and realistic" but said he would list alternatives that yielded conzparable savings. The mayor's plan now goes before the council, where at least one other civilian p reform proposal is already circulating. -- Patrick J. McDonnell at Los Angeles City Hall The Modesto Bee � Stanislaus County supervisors OK sheriff layoffs T �: Print This Article Posted on Wed, Nov. 03, 2oio 5ianislaus Cauni� �upervis�rs C}K sheriff lay�fifs �y J.lV. Sbranti lnsbranti@zmodbee. com last updated: November 03, 2010 12�54:44 AM Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Chri stianson's plan to save $ 3.36 million by laying off 2� employees in January was �pproved Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors. But supervisors rejected Christianson's more drastic proposal to lay off 49 staff members because they said he had not considered all his budget options. "I think this budget has been rushed through," Supervisor Jim DeMartini said of the sheriff's original proposal. "Why has the gang unit been eliminated but the dive team and equestrian unit not been talked about?" Christianson is not required to lay off any employees this winter, but he has calculated that doing so will save enough tax money to prevent him from having to lay off a much higher number of staff inembers next summer. . � � � (JOAN BARNETT LEE / jlee@m� County Sheriff Adam Christianso Supervisors Tuesday morning (1 chambers at Tenth Street Place i with county cuts including the Sh� Supervisors and the county Chief Executive Officer Richard Robinson encouraged the sheriff to consider more creative money-saving ideas, like consolidating SWAT teams department's airplane and helicopter and negotiating lower salary and pension costs with law enforcf "Perhaps we should all consider an additional permanent io percent reduction salary reduction," Ro� an alternative to layoffs. If salaries are not reduced by next summer, he said, "we have to reduce staff, The typical sheriff's deputy earns $ii5,000 per year in salary and benefits, not counting extra pay for according to the department's business manager Dan Wirtz. One very expensive aspect of the sheriff department's benefit package is its generous pension plan, keep climbing. That escalating pension obligation is the root of many of Stanislaus' budget woes. "The compensation package our sheriff's department will be receiving will inerease i4 percent next yf William O'Brien said. "We can't continue to have 50-year-old (deputies) retiring with 9 o percent of tY to them in pensions) for the rest of their lives." Those pensions, however, are prized by the union. "That's a benefit we've obtained through negotiation," said Ryan Killian, of the Stanislaus Sworn Dep "We worked so long to get it." Continuing that guaranteed retirement benefit will be expensive for the budget-strapped county, whi� spending down its reserves during the last several years of recession. With funding in decline and reserves dwindling, Robinson warned all the county's departments this f cuts starting next summer. He encouraged departments to seek options for saving money now, promi The Modesto Bee � Stanislaus County supervisors OK sheriff layoffs the sheriffs department and throughout the county government. Stanislaus already has shrunk its staff by nearly i9 percent since 200�. It currently employs about 3,; Supervisors voted Tuesday to eliminate three more positions by closing its print shop. Those employE jobs Jan. 25. They had considered cutting two more public defenders, but they decided to hold off after being warn end up costing more than it saved. When there aren't enough public defenders to represent poor people accused of crimes, judges appoi� to be their lawyers. The county must pay for those private attorneys, and they earn more per hour tha This article is protected by copyright and should not be printed or distributed for anything except personal use. Copyright O 2010, The Modesto Bee, 1325 H St., Modesto, CA 95354 Phone: (209) 578-2000. http://www. santacruzsentinel.com/newsletter/ci_16443 8U7 Santa Cruz Firefighters agree to salary, pension cuts: Unions make key concessions before Measure H electian By J.M. BROUt1N Posted: 10/27/2010 01:30:50 AM PDT SANTA CRUZ -- In exchange for a two-ye�r extension of their contract, members of the Santa Cruz Firefighters Association and a union representing fire department managers ratified an agreement Tuesday to take a 10 percent cut in their salary and benefits for the next two years and implement a finro-tiered pension plan. The Police Officers Association also ratified a deal Tuesday to increase the contribution they make to their pensions by 5 percent, thereby lowering the amount the city has to contribute. Public safety spending makes up roughly two- thirds of the city budget, which is facing an estimated $8.5 million deficit starting July 1. The city's human resources director, Lisa Sullivan, announced the deals at Tuesday's City Council meeting, saying the deal with firefighters was crafted earlier in the day and immediately voted on by members. Tuesday's talks started with a request from the city to have firefighters put off _ � �� . . �x � • , �� ^ �� ,� � . -r . � � �� y .. „:,.,»x.a:�a �� . ,'�°�.�.c �.,. �_ � �� ' . �iatta�..`' �.. � � �a � �, �-`°� § ` ...�°� y ., , offered the kind of savings city officials weren't expecting to seek until next year, when the union's contract expires. The deal comes less than a week before voters will weigh in on Measure H, a proposed increase in the utility users tax that will fund public safety and other city services. Among the biggest financial donors to the Measure H campaign are the police and firefighters unions. Mayor Mike Rotkin applauded both deals, telling the public, "Here are some real facts on the ground that should make a difference on how you vote on Measure H." However, Sullivan said the deals, from the perspective of city negotiators, were not purposely timed with the election. She said the firefighters wanted to avoid prolonged talks over the expiration of their contract in August, and the deal with police comes after months of talks with the officers' union. "It is answering exactly the city's call," she said. Outside the meeting, Fire Division Chief Mark Ramos, a member of the fire managers union, said the fire unions definitely agreed to the concessions Tuesday to boost Measure H and show the public they are serious about cutting costs -- "doing the right thing," as he called it. The firefighters have agreed to change their pension benefit to allow future employees to retire at age 55 with 3 percent of their final a , � � � M f � �� .` � � .: � 3:..w "` �W� . . .. €.. . .�4 3 <� : 3 .. F � �.,i ��. x .,,..� F £_ u....��, ' ..r"�V� 3.,,!.�S.,Z ..e� i� v L'£. .,. . ,. f,.�� , ,. kw`��.��i� !t s� d„-€.�.,.'�.�, �,�t:i � 3€ ..' �; � f;.-# 3F ,... � Y i, g i �,�.`r m�,_9 � �- ; ¢' ,( �,s. � s£' �.�h: y} 3,..� � #g � �'- � � ( 5 C, 3 Y k '". F � ��.., k .,..,Y... k�i. 3 £ 3� £ ��„�i '..... J b.. 1 . .. ..z��.Y c,.i �'33 . � .. � .�� ..�.:r . http ://www. santacruzsentinel. com/newsletter/ci_ 16443 807 year's salary multiplied by the number of years served. Currently, firefighters and police can retire at 50 and receive the same percentage. A finro-tiered pension system, a controversial issue that has been raised during the ongoung election for three open council seats, is s upported by finro candidates, incumbent Lynn Robinson and nonprofit grant maker Steve Pleich. Other candidates have said they would probably or definitely not support it, with some saying they would only back it if employees and city leaders agree it's the best move to reducing long-term costs. Critics have said a two-level system could create resentment in the ranks. Police managers have said they will agree to move to a two-tiered system if the Police Officers Union also agrees. Leaders of the officers' union could not immediately be reached Tuesday. There were no immediate estimates available on the savings that will result from the deal with firefighters. The contract with police, whose additional pension contributions will save $140,000, expires in April. 5 ,�.;f .. ....c., .«..... %....:'cx ........� &..c..3 ..�,......�. �r"�'�' ..... . �..,...� ......�, .._. ......_.. .. . y�I .. �,��) ..... �E�,9� �� . �� I�B,'� �III�I ��y�lp � . � � �. � * � r �< �n�w.,.....�.. , ... ' . :.. . , . „ `'�,� ,,, ,w+�Wm�'w��`°e`J�' ", �� -.`"`, �� r��1� :�� f�r �� Hol�� far T�rca P�lus �Car# F��n#aJ at �� '�a11�� F��s� �alf C�ur�� in �Vas��r �U�p Tc� �. $�di �l�lu�e� �.-: -.� Health plan changes save Stockton city jobs � Recordnet.com News HEALTH PLAN CHANGES SAVE STOCKTON CITY JOSS By Daniel Thigpen October 31, 2010 Record Staff Writer STOCKTON - Hundreds of city workers will receive modest increases to their health plan costs, avoiding up to eight layoffs that were scheduled after union members initially rejected the changes. The civilian positions, which spanned several city departments, were set to be eliminated today. They are represented by the Stockton ( Employees' Association, the city's largest labor union with more than 400 members. In a revote that concluded Saturday, workers voted 167-118 to make several plan changes, including a$50 increase to deductibles and increase in brand-name prescription drug co-payments from $8 to $25. The changes are expected to save the city about $360,000. The union rejected health plan changes in July during an election in which about half of the union's membership voted. Joe Rose, the ui attorney, said some members at the time thought City Hall was going to implement the changes regardless of their vote, in part leading turnout. When the city issued layoff notices earlier this month, workers scrambled to petition the union for a revote. More than 200 members sigr petition, about as many as voted in the July election. City Manager Bob Deis applauded the union for accepting the changes and saving jobs. "It helps plug a hole in the budget and avoids h lay people off, so I'm grateful to the employees," he said. The union could be tackling this issue again next year. Its labor agreement calls for more health plan negotiations in 2011. If no new de� reached, existing health plan terms would not change, but Rose said more layoffs could be proposed. Contact reporter Daniel Thigpen at (209) 546-8254 or dthigpen@recordnet.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/thigpenblog. Paqe 1 of 2 STREETS DIVISION — WORK SCHEDULE WEEK OF November 8, 2010 — November 12, 2010 Resurfacinq/Reconstructinq streets in the followinq areas: Reconstructing streets in the area north of Panama Ln & west of Wible Rd. Resurfacing Streets in the area North of Auburn and West of La Costa Miscellaneous Streets Division I�roiects: Installing Handicapped ramps in the Kern City area. Repairing concrete at various bus stops on Wilson Rd, Hughes Ln, Wible Rd, So. "H Ashe Rd, Chester Ave and Planz Rd areas THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Paqe 2 of 2 STREETS SWEEPING SCHEDULE Mondav, November 8, 2010 . Between So. "H" St. & Union Avenue — Pacheco Rd. & Hosking Rd. Between Stockdale Hwy. & Truxtun Ave. (ext.) — Coffee Rd & Partridge Ave. Tuesday, November 9, 2010 Between 99 Hwy. & So. "H" St. — Ming Ave. & Panama Ln. Cul-De-Sacs on the north side of Magdelena Ave., west of So. "H" St. Wednesdav, November 10, 2010 City areas between Brundage Ln. & Ming Ave. — So. "H" St. & Union Ave. City areas between Wilson Rd. & Pacheco Rd. — So. "H" St. & Union Ave. Between Casa Loma Dr. & Planz Rd. — Madison Ave. & Cottonwood Dr. Between Planz Rd. & Brook St. — Madison Ave. & Hale St. Thursday, November 11, 2010 No sweeping service. Friday, November 12, 2010 Between Ming Ave. & White Ln. — Buena Vista Rd & Old River Rd. Between Stine Rd. & 99 Hwy. — Ming Avenue & Adidas. Between Panama Ln. & Birkshire Rd. — Gosford Rd. & Stine Rd. TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: � � B A K E R S F I E L D CITY OF BAKERSFIELD PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM Alan Tandy, �:ity Manager Raul Rojas, Pwblic Works Director November 1, 2010 i :'d ...- �...:......,�c. � �.:..�c�.�Y�.>.=.�. . . PARKING ISSUES ON 18TH STREE�, FROIVA O TO Q Referral No. 195 COUNCILMEMBER BENHAIv1 REQUESTED THAT POLICE STAFF SPEAK TO MR. HARf REGARDING HIS LETTER ABOUT PARKING ENFORCEMENT ON 18TH STREET BETWEI Q STREETS, AND THAT PUBLIC WORKS STAFF FOLLOW UP WITH A REVIEW AND PC MODIFICATION OF PARKING TIMES IN FRONT OF THE �USINESS: CAY HEATH FOO Traffic Engineering has reviewed the location and contacted Mr. Harrer regc parking time limits. The existing 2 hour parking limit is consistent with the area. indicated that the time limit is adequate, however, it needs to be enfor< regularly. The Police Department has been notified of the enforcement reque �., �..�� S��E� � �� .-� „� :[�� .�� . "� ��' � � �.�.� �., � �� 9fl2 �i�hteent� S�-�e� Baker�fie�d, CA 933�� 6�61.3�5_7�27 �ep�ernlier City af Sa��ieIr,� A#�: Sue Ben�inn, 'U�arc� Z I501 Truxt�ti� Av�n�e Bakersfiekl, CA �3301 RE: Parking enfo�cement on i$�` Srreet i�c.tw�en "{�" &"Q" Streets I)ear IV�s. Benham, �uch has �hanged oz� our biock ��er the last couple of 3��ar�. A n�w ��stauran� �nc�ved in, �: adult day �are cent'er rclocated, ar�d the Ivfiticreek PFOject vvas com�lered. 'W�ile we w�lcom: re�ita�i�tion �f our area, it has �roubht one major prablem, off-�eet parki�►�. If the Iimited num�er parking places wer� �eing o�cupied by custamers, I would �ave no complaints, but th� �st maj��rity are r.ak�en up by management ar�ti etnployees of the ne+w �us.inesses. I have spo�Cen to �he �usiness owner,s ancl have �ad Iittle satisfaction. I hav� �a�l< $akersfie�d �'dice Parking enfvrcement wirh iittle success. BPL� has c�rne out occasionaIly �x marked tires around 1 lam an+d returne+d at 1 PM. Well, �ince most of these people have con gone to lun� this has l�een ineffec�v�. It w�uld bc 4 eat if Bakersfield Police could offer more and sustainec� ez�ft�rce�nent of the 2 parking restrict�aris on ot�� block and I�aope you can �elp. Tl�nk yau, Joh� Harser TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: E�AKERSF[ELD POLICE MEMORANDUM ALAN TANDY, CITY MANAGER GREG WILLIAMSON, CHIEF OF POLICE October 26, 2010 Parking Issues on 18'h Street, From O to Q Streets Council Referral �lo. 195 (Ward 2) � ,..:.�. �. .�. '.�,�. /��,L .,,. ,v.,. �' �, EKSF1El �;, � - _ � � v��.��, �P'��J � . '��,�.�j',�. \ � {�. .. ::.._• ;� �''�`LiC� `'`�, , r � . . ��.'!Y� '.` 1``.ir./' 'f� ` �-✓ Council Member Benham requ�sted that police staff speak to Mr. Harrer regarding his lett about parking enforcement on 18t" Street between O and Q Streets, and that Public Work staff follow-up with a review and possible modification of parking times in front of the business: Cay Health Foods. Council Member Benham's referral was assigned to the Operations Division/Traffic for follo Sgt. Melvin Johnson contacted Mr. Harrer regarding his complaint and provided a direct co number for future reference, if needed. One of the local businesses provides a parking lot for their employees, however, it has bee that vehicles have been burglarized in that lot. We have assigned extra patrol in the area. Staff has been enforcing over th� limit parking violations on a daily basis; a total of 14 citati issued between October 13th and October 22"d� Police staff will continue to monitor and eni violations.