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played by the City's negotiator this year. He stated his concerns are <br />retii-e~ent and pay. He asked what the employees have done to deserve this <br />~ of treatment; he cited the golden rule "do unto others as you would have <br />them do unto you". <br /> <br /> Mr. Richard Riley, Pleasanton resident and City pest control operator, <br />stated he c~_me to Pleasanton because he felt it is a good place to live; he <br />can only rent because property is too high for him to buy. He stated he <br />appreciates the police and fire department but also appreciates the other City <br />employees and their high standards set in maintaining the City. He hopes they <br />can continue with this service. He is disappointed that Council is not having <br />the City Manager following through on the negotiations; he stated that last <br />year Council premised that the City Manager would be personally involved. He <br />felt that Martin Luther King day should be observed as it represents equal <br />rights for all. <br /> <br /> Mike K/rig, City employee, stated he has lived in the City 41 years and <br />has worked for the City 18-1/2 years. It used to be when a prunise was made <br />it was kept; now it does not seem that way. Sc~e City employees are not in <br />the 80% projectile as stated in the paper. He stated he is proud to work for <br />the City, but asked where is the City going. <br /> <br /> Tarry Griffith, City employee, stated that the uniforms that employees <br />are required to wear are extremely hot in the sumnertime and he felt cooler <br />cotton uniforms should be provided in this season. He stated that City <br />employees were not conferred with about the uniforms. <br /> <br /> Ann Radford, Senior Police Clerk and employee for seven years, stated <br />employees are getting tired of this problem every year; they want Council <br />support to get this matter settled so the employees can get on with their <br />jobs. <br /> <br /> Dexter Berry, Support Services, stated he strongly felt employees should <br />have Martin Luther King birthday as a holiday. Mayor Mercer stated it could <br />be takan off as a floating holiday. Mr. Berry stated employees asked for the <br />day off last year as a floating holiday and were not allowed to have it off. <br /> <br /> The wife of a City employee stated they moved to Pleasanton because they <br />wanted to live here; her hu~hand was happy and negotiations were going well. <br />Now negotiations are not going well and her hu.~hand is unhappy and it affects <br />their home life. The best working employees are those who know they are <br />appreciated and shown that through pay and benefits. She stated she was <br />surprised at the attitude of Councilmember Brandes. <br /> <br /> Ruth Zeeb, Police Clerk, asked Council to take a good look at the <br />training pay for Senior Police Clerks; she did not feel the pay was fair. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lynn stated he felt this demonstrates that Councilmember Brandes does <br />not know what is going on. He stated it was never this way when Mr. Walker <br />and Mr. Miller did the negotiating. He did not know if the City's negotiator <br />was the cause of the problem or if it was sc~ else, but there is a <br />problem. He stated he has lived in Plea-~m~con many years, and was approached <br />by scee employees to represent them when the Corporation Yard was being phased <br />out; he now represents the entire Pleasanton City Employees Association. He <br /> - 7 - <br /> <br /> 7-19-88 <br /> <br /> <br />