Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Staff said the city has administered 22 separate aide agreements in two years and currently has about 17 aides, against an annual allocation of 420,000 dollars.
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Because for me, you know, I struggle with that because frankly, someone might be worth a hundred dollars an hour to me because they know exactly what I like when I like it how to do it I don't need to give them much direction they're able to run with it when I…
hour some people twenty two dollars an hour oh some people are now going to be five thousand a month but maybe it was a staff not describing that for that fifty thousand a month they were going to be required to work x amount of hours so it maybe i just didn't…
We're about to be voting on almost a billion dollar budget at some point. I think we can manage $60,000. So I would just say, you know, if we're allotted $60,000, let's manage it. Let's have some assistance from staff with some boilerplate language. I think we…
But since I don't think that the votes are there to abolish and cancel this council aid program, I just wanna say that at $420,000, I would say maybe half a million in staff time between the city attorney's office, Steven Mendoza, Daniel Soto, Dulce, that all…
Councilmember Lopez said the position is a mess, with some contractors working within the bounds of the role and some not.
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Because for me, you know, I struggle with that because frankly, someone might be worth a hundred dollars an hour to me because they know exactly what I like when I like it how to do it I don't need to give them much direction they're able to run with it when I…
hour some people twenty two dollars an hour oh some people are now going to be five thousand a month but maybe it was a staff not describing that for that fifty thousand a month they were going to be required to work x amount of hours so it maybe i just didn't…
We're about to be voting on almost a billion dollar budget at some point. I think we can manage $60,000. So I would just say, you know, if we're allotted $60,000, let's manage it. Let's have some assistance from staff with some boilerplate language. I think we…
But since I don't think that the votes are there to abolish and cancel this council aid program, I just wanna say that at $420,000, I would say maybe half a million in staff time between the city attorney's office, Steven Mendoza, Daniel Soto, Dulce, that all…
Councilmember Bacerra established that the aides are contractors rather than city employees, and said that makes their conduct the council's own responsibility.
▶6:14:08Representative transcript excerpts—not inferred positions.
Because for me, you know, I struggle with that because frankly, someone might be worth a hundred dollars an hour to me because they know exactly what I like when I like it how to do it I don't need to give them much direction they're able to run with it when I…
hour some people twenty two dollars an hour oh some people are now going to be five thousand a month but maybe it was a staff not describing that for that fifty thousand a month they were going to be required to work x amount of hours so it maybe i just didn't…
We're about to be voting on almost a billion dollar budget at some point. I think we can manage $60,000. So I would just say, you know, if we're allotted $60,000, let's manage it. Let's have some assistance from staff with some boilerplate language. I think we…
But since I don't think that the votes are there to abolish and cancel this council aid program, I just wanna say that at $420,000, I would say maybe half a million in staff time between the city attorney's office, Steven Mendoza, Daniel Soto, Dulce, that all…
The city attorney said the standard agreement had been departed from because one member had an aide who could not comply with it.
▶6:15:04Representative transcript excerpts—not inferred positions.
Because for me, you know, I struggle with that because frankly, someone might be worth a hundred dollars an hour to me because they know exactly what I like when I like it how to do it I don't need to give them much direction they're able to run with it when I…
hour some people twenty two dollars an hour oh some people are now going to be five thousand a month but maybe it was a staff not describing that for that fifty thousand a month they were going to be required to work x amount of hours so it maybe i just didn't…
We're about to be voting on almost a billion dollar budget at some point. I think we can manage $60,000. So I would just say, you know, if we're allotted $60,000, let's manage it. Let's have some assistance from staff with some boilerplate language. I think we…
But since I don't think that the votes are there to abolish and cancel this council aid program, I just wanna say that at $420,000, I would say maybe half a million in staff time between the city attorney's office, Steven Mendoza, Daniel Soto, Dulce, that all…
The council also held its public hearing on the annual action plan for federal housing funds and continued its budget work study.
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The vote is seven ayes, no nays, to approve resolution of the Board of Directors of the City of Santa Ana Public Financing Authority approving and adopting bylaws, establishing regular meeting dates, and authorizing certain other actions in connection…
Thank you. We are going to recess the Housing Authority and convene to the Special Public Financing Authority. I hereby call the Special Public Financing Authority meeting to order. Madam City Clerk, please conduct the roll call. Authority Member Becerra?
I'll be very respectful of everybody's time since I know we're winding down. It's 1051 p.m. I just want to thank all the members of the public who came out and advocated for CDBG. There's a lot of good diverse programming that is before us. I just particularly…
Thank you so much, Mayor. I have to recuse myself from item number 29 as America on Track is a client of my employer, Rattan and Tucker, and we also provide free pro bono legal services to to Community Legal Aid SoCal and United Cerebral Palsy Association of…
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