Category Archives: Current Affairs
August 3, 2011
The City of Stockton’s Civil Service Commission found City officials violated Civil Service Rules when hiring two employees into jobs for which they never tested or competed. Earlier this year, the Administrative Services Department hired two new employees in the finance division as full-time Office Specialists. Although these employees had tested and competed for other [...]
August 3, 2011
A neutral arbitrator has found that the City of Stockton violated the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Stockton City Employees Association (SCEA) when it laid off regular status employees while continuing to employ part-time hourly workers in the library and the fire dispatch center in June 2010. In her 27-page decision and award, attorney [...]
June 5, 2009
The 2008/2009 San Joaquin County Grand Jury severely criticized management of the Stockton-San Joaquin County Library in its 5-page report just published this week. After investigating detailed complaints about operation and management of the library, the Grand Jury found mismanagement, ineffective leadership, questionable use of public funds, low staff morale and general discontent within the library system. [...]
May 20, 2009
In their continuing efforts to close the budget gap, the City Council and City Manager Gordon Palmer are requesting further labor concessions from all bargaining units, including SCEA. In a recent message posted on the City's website, Mr. Palmer announced the City's desire that all employees make a monthly contribution to healthcare premiums along with [...]
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