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Public Comment
From:Robert Acosta
Sent:Tuesday, December 15, 2020 8:36 AM
To:Public Comment
Subject:Letter to City Council
December 15, 2020
Mayor Sidhu and Distinguished Council Members,
Thank you for serving our great City of Anaheim.
My name is Robert Acosta. I have been a proud City of Anaheim employee for almost 20 years.
I am pleased with all the hard work you have been doing during this unprecedented pandemic.
I know how hard it is to keep the City afloat while dealing with major losses of revenue mainly due to closings of
Disneyland and major hotels and restaurants.
Thank God we now have a vaccine which I believe will help us all get back to normal in just a few more months.
Businesses will be coming back little by little, and we will witness a rebound in the economy.
There is light at the end of the tunnel!
Hence, I would like to suggest some ideas you should consider to balance the City budget instead of laying off
employees:
Extend the Early Retirement Program
Consolidate all vacancies and do not fill them up
Terminate any and all consulting contracts
Cancel all travel expenses until 2022
Freeze all pay raises for two years (including those in the pipeline)
Implement one to two weeks of furloughs across the board
Promote work from home program with a 1% to 2% reduction in salary
(Those who choose to continue working from home agree to a 1% to 2% pay cut for two years)
Consolidate office vacancies and sell off or rent out empty offices and buildings
Request and negotiate benefits concessions (reductions) from Police and Fire Departments
Reduce City car usage for personal use
Delay all capital projects
Sincerely yours,
Robert Acosta
Integrated Resources Planner II
Anaheim Public Utilities
714-765-4441
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