CS 02 (7)Jennifer L. Hall
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Sent: Monday, October 25, 2021 4:55 PM
To: Public Comment
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Approval of AFSCME Management MOU
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Honorable Mayor and City Council,
As a fifteen year management employee of the City, I urge you to do the right thing and approved the AFSCME
Management Unit MOU. We have had no salary range adjustment since 2009, and were promised a raise right
before the pandemic devastated the world.
I and my team were here on the job, providing excellent library service at a time when it was needed more than
ever before. Yet, each year for the past several years, I received at maximum a 2% merit increase. The
inflation rate and the cost of living, as you know, are well above that rate. Many of my colleagues took early
retirement or recently left for positions in other cities with higher salary rates. The City of Anaheim cannot
afford to lose the collective wisdom and work ethic of this dedicated group which you entrust to run our
departments which are held in high esteem by other municipalities.
The Anaheim Public Library was honored to receive the LJ/Gale Library of the Year Award for our efforts
during the pandemic and I have to say it felt really good to be recognized and celebrated for what we do every
day. Now, you have the opportunity to do what is fair and equitable and recognize the managers just as you
have done for many years with other bargaining units' MOUs.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Cynthia Hicks
East Region Supervising Librarian