Employee Association Pledges Cooperation With City

EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION RESPONDS TO JAIL OUTSOURCING
In a press release issued late Friday afternoon responding to the decision last Tuesday by the Costa Mesa City Council to move forward with outsourcing city Jail services to civilian contractor G4S, Orange County Employee Association (OCEA) spokesperson Jennifer Muir pledged to "engage the City in what we hope will be positive and productive discussions, and we hope those discussions can remain out of the courtroom."  You can read the full text of the press release below. Click on the image for easier reading.

CMCEA PRESIDENT'S LETTER TO HATCH
It was accompanied by a letter from Helen Nenadal, President of the Costa Mesa City Employees association (CMCEA), to Costa Mesa Chief Executive Officer Tom Hatch expressing her gratitude to his role in attempting to find a workable solution to this issue.  Her letter is below.

ONLY TIME WILL TELL..
It's going to be very interesting to see how this plays out.  If, in fact, the City does as it has committed to doing - insure a smooth transition for the Jail employees, regardless which direction it take them - then it may turn out to be the best solution in a difficult situation for the individuals.  It is possible that some of the employees may remain working in the Jail, but as G4S employees.  It's also possible that other positions within the City government will be identified for them.  We'll know the answer to that question within the next few weeks.