By Josh Dulaney, The (San Bernardino County) Sun
Posted: 12/12/2011 06:05:49 PM PST
The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors today will consider cutting salary and benefits for a group of probation correction officers, a move officials say will result in $3.6million savings annually.
County Chief Executive Officer Greg Devereaux is recommending that supervisors impose a “last, best and final offer” on the Specialized Peace Officer Unit and reject an arbitrator’s recommendation that the county and the unit adopt a tentative agreement from June 30.
That agreement was rejected by members of the peace officer unit, and a later attempt to bargain failed.
If the cuts are imposed, it apparently would be a blow to the San Bernardino County Safety Employees’ Benefit Association – which represents the unit targeted for cuts.
Observers say it would be the first time that such stark cuts have ever been imposed on a SEBA bargaining unit.
“I believe it is,” said board Chairwoman Josie Gonzales. “This is the first time that we have presented such low numbers. The proposal is quite lean.”
The county’s final offer includes the reduction of a 7 percent salary increase that the unit took, and the elimination of a 7 percent county “pick-up” of the employees’ share of retirement contributions.
Other cuts include:
The reduction of step increases from roughly 5 percent to 2.5 percent.
The elimination of take-home vehicles.
Caps on holiday leave.
The offer will also replace a
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Just as I predicted, Derry opposes any cuts to SEBA because they bought his seat on the BOS. When will the voters wise up and throw these union goons out of office? It’s time the 3rd District elect a candidate who represents the people and not the unions of government workers.
And who would that be SabreSix? James Ramos?
If your a paid consultant for Ramos and thus far you have not denied it, YOU are misrepresenting your client, who again hangs with SEBA just like Derry does.
I think there might be a few pictures of Ramos and the local Union goons hanging out together at a golf tournament.
Or is James Ramos going to jump on the other side of the fence if he is elected and start demanding public safety take pay cuts and try and reduce pensions?
Our readers should note that former SEBA President Bill Abernathey’s wife is head of security for the casino that Mr.Ramos runs, or she was for a long time.
And it was just a few months ago that Mr.Ramos was courting SEBA at one of the monthly meetings. So was Derry.
If Ramos was concerned about the people he would be beating his drum about corruption too, issues that equally effects the PEOPLE of ALL districts.
How well does James Ramos know Scot Spencer?
But most of us know that some of Mr.Ramos’s supporters and friends have a cloud over their heads. And anyone with half a brain knows Mr.Ramos can’t throw any of his long time associates under the bus at this point.
Now if Mr.Ramos was not beholding to any of the OBVIOUS thugs, then you would be in a great postion to spin whatever.
Everyone who has lived in this County knows full well San Manuel has donated MILLIONS of dollars to many causes, the best known that I am aware of is buying fire trucks for the City of San Bernadino.
Ramos has throw money around and contributed to more than a few causes or organizations just like Burum. The obvious purpose is to buy influence in some form or fashion.
You use Derry’s recent conviction like it’s got some real teeth to it. Well if Mike Ramos had prosecuted others long before Derry came about who committed similiar violations of the law I’d agree with you. But Mike Ramos has been so selective in his prosecutions it’s not funny.
All Mike Ramos has is the Colonies issues to brag about and he hasn’t even got that trial off the ground yet. The fact that James and Mike are pals is real scary.
And it is fair to say Mike Ramos prosecuted Derry to help James get sometype of edge in the race for the 3rd District. I would not say that if Mike Ramos had a solid history of prosecuting others for similiar crime, but he hasn’t.
But Mike Ramos has a solid history of turning a blind eye to his friends illegal acts.
So you keep trying to spin whatever as it relates to James Ramos. I’ll do my best to point out what you keep trying to sidestep.
You keep reaching out to the unknowing and uninformed if you want, but I’d try it somewhere else if I was you.
Haha! The only reason Ramos is going after SEBA’s money is because that is Derry’s sole source of campaign financing. Ramos doesn’t need anyone’s money. Without SEBA’s endorsement, Derry is nothing but a fart in the wind.
SabreSix:
You sure have spent a lot of time on this site insulting Neil Derry.
Without bashing Mr. Derry, can you tell us why either Paul Cook or James Ramos will do a better job?
SabreSix, if your getting paid to advise Ramos, I hope he asks for a refund sooner than later.
Your comment still doesn’t explain Ramos’s elbow rubbing with SEBA, which by the way he has done long before this election. I’d say before Derry ran for the 3rd District.
So it’s obvious most of your commentary and thoughts are laced with plenty of horse manure.
Again thank you for your selective answering of only certain comments.
Now for a question for those who know. Under James Ramos leadership as to San Manuel on his 800 acre reservation.
Is crime, drug and alcohol abuse on the higher or lower end of the scale within the reservation or associated with it?
I noticed Mr.Ramos commentary on the San Manuel website he said about 98% of the employees at San Manuel are NOT Native Americans.
I could not find out how many residents actually live on the reservation, anyone know?
@OOF, I don’t know either’s qualifications, but I would submit that not being Derry ranks high on the list. Also, not being beholden to public employee labor unions is another.
@ACU:
If you’re the product of the public school system, I hope I’m entitled to a refund. At the very least, your parents deserve a refund of some type for your horrid syntax and grammar.
If you want me to connect the dots for you, I will. Otherwise you will have to be left with your own devices, which I imagine are a computer in your mother’s basement and a pack of Newports.
Admin, Sabresix is abusive and should be banned.
WOW Sabre, is that all you have for an argument on me, grammer? I’ll admit I am not a fine educated person such as yourself.
I didn’t need the fine education to convict the TURDS you seem to support in a court of law.
The good Lord blessed me with a better than average bullshit meter that is registering high everytime you open your mouth.
The next thing I was blessed with was the courage to fight for what is right. I did that like many others time and time again.
Well documented over the course of 30 years.
And you sir, have done what? Went to Harvard or Yale sat in a classroom on obtained various degrees in grammer. AWESOME dude!!!
Oh great. Here we go with the fake hero argument. If you want to be a hero, do a tour in Iraq. Otherwise you’re nothing but an overpaid government worker. Like I said, Derry is a pawn for the unions.
Sabresux: “Derry’s this,” “Derry’s that.” And Ramos is an unintelligent, politically (and physically) unattractive pawn of a corrupt DA who is about to be exposed as such and cost the County millions in his efforts to unlawfully prosecute his political enemies under color of authority. People see through the bs. And they aren’t going to elect bird song man.