The Weekly Newspaper of El Segundo Herald Publications - El Segundo, Torrance, Manhattan Beach, Hawthorne, Lawndale, & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 106, No. 19 - May 11, 2017 Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.....................16 Classifieds............................4 Crossword/Sudoku.............4 Entertainment......................6 Legals............................14-15 Obituaries.............................2 Pets......................................18 Police Reports...................17 Real Estate.........10-13,19,20 Sports.................................5,8 Weekend Forecast Friday Sunny 64˚/55˚ Saturday Sunny 67˚/55˚ Sunday Partly Cloudy 66˚/54˚ El Segundo and Wiseburn Break Ground for Aquatics Center A groundbreaking ceremony last week marked the start of construction of the El Segundo Aquatics Center--with City of El Segundo and Wiseburn Unified School District officials, business community supporters and LA Kings mascot Bailey on-hand wielding shovels. City Council Imposes One-Year Offer on City Employees Union By Brian Simon During a special meeting on Tuesday night, the El Segundo City Council imposed a one-year “last, best and final offer” to the El Segundo City Employees Association (ESCEA) after the parties were unable to come to a labor agreement El Segundo High School Principal’s Pay Scale Bumped Up By Duane Plank At Tuesday evening’s succinct meeting of the El Segundo School Board, the members recognized the accomplishments of Project Lead the Way (PLTW) El Segundo High School students, heard quick presentations from soon-to-be-outgoing student representative to the Board Alex Nilsson and an Ed! Foundation representative, and quickly dealt with action and consent agenda items. And the Board members also consented to a pay bump for whomever becomes the new principal at the high school. Jaime Mancilla, completing his third year on the job, has submitted his resignation, effective June 30, and accepted a position as a middle school principal at Ridgecrest Intermediate School in Rancho Palos Verdes. Mancilla came to El Segundo Unified School District in the summer of 2014. Dr. Logan Fox is the vice principal at the high school. The Board approved the proposed pay bump to $128,831 per year for the newly hired principal, noting in the meeting agenda notes the need to “attract a talented pool of applicants for our current principal vacancy.” Board Vice President Emilee Layne commented that a recent study had shown that, she said, the pay scale for the principal position in El Segundo Unified was on the low end of the districts surveyed. “I don’t want people thinking that we are upping a salary [just] because. There was thought since beginning contract talks more than two-and-a-half years ago. Most of the union members were in attendance, wielding signage with messages such as “Blue Collar Lives Matter” and “Willing to Deal.” The Council vote was 4-1, with Don Brann dissenting. Mayor Pro Tem Drew Boyles was in Ecuador, but participated via teleconference. Among the key components the City laid out, ESCEA personnel will receive a three percent base salary increase but will pay seven percent of their retirement (CalPERS) member share. The City’s contribution for medical insurance will cap at $1,115.67 monthly for full-timers, while paid sick leave and vacation will no longer count as part of the overtime calculation. The employees’ work schedule will also shift from a four-day week with 10-hour days to a two-week total of nine days and 80 hours in a move that will allow City Hall to reopen every other Friday. Additionally, future hires will not receive educational incentive and longevity pay. Although the Council agreed to impose the one-year arrangement, the City had previously put a multi-year option on the table with an overall salary and benefits increase that was declined. The last ESCEA agreement expired on September 30, 2014, after which the City met with union officials 11 times before presenting the then-last, best and final offer on December 9, 2015. The ESCEA rejected the offer, leading to mediation hearings in March and April of 2016. A fact-finding followed last June with an advisory report issued in November. The end result was an impasse, leading to the decision to schedule this week’s meeting in which the Council had the power to implement a oneyear deal without ESCEA sign-off. On Tuesday night, ESCEA chief negotiator and general counsel Wendell Phillips received permission to talk for up to 10 minutes rather than the usual five-minute maximum since he was the only public speaker. He contended that the fact-finding report from last year “should have been made public 10 days after it was submitted” and that its conclusions favored the union’s position more than the City’s. Phillips See City Council, page 15 See School Board, page 14
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