EL SEGUNDO HERALD July 30, 2015 Page 3 El Segundo Kiwanis Club Good Citizen Award Photos courtesy of El Segundo Police Department El Segundo Police Chief Mitch Tavera, James Granoff, and El Segundo Kiwanis Club President Laurence Martin. Granoff flagged down police and rendered assistance when he witnessed a vehicle and pedestrian accident. El Segundo Police Chief Mitch Tavera, Patrick Domier, and El Segundo Kiwanis Club President Laurence Martin. Domier reported and helped apprehend two burglary suspects who were looking into carports. El Segundo Police Chief Mitch Tavera, Stephanie Luce, and El Segundo Kiwanis Club President Laurence Martin. Luce was instrumental in apprehending a thief who was robbing cars in the Ralph’s parking lot. Burkley & Brandlin LLP A T T O R N E Y S A T L A W Living Trusts/Wills, Probate, Employment Law, Personal Injury Trust and Estates Litigation, Business Litigation, Civil Litiga tion 310-540-6000 Lifetime El Segundo Residents *AV Rated (Highest) Martindale - Hubbell / **Certified Specialist Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law, State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization Brian R. Brandlin • Bruce R. Brandlin • Christopher P. Brandlin Letters Union Claims Don’t Add Up The firefighter and police “associations” (unions) sent a campaign mailer to all city residents. One side contained propaganda urging attendance at the 7/7/15 City Council meeting, and the other side was a “Stop The Cuts” sign to display during the meeting. The mailer claimed “millions of dollars in contract concessions over the past seven years”. The unions actually received millions of dollars in excessive and unsustainable pay raises during this period. The already overpaid firefighter and police unions received the following pay raises during the Great Recession, in three-year contracts approved by City Council on 4/7/09 in Consent Agenda items E11, E12, and E8: El Segundo Firefighters’ Association (ESFA) received 11.25% in raises for firefighters, paramedics, fire engineers, and fire captains. El Segundo Police Officers’ Association (ESPOA) received 15% in raises for officers and sergeants. El Segundo Police Managers’ Association (ESPMA) received 18% in raises for lieutenants and 23% for captains. The following three year contracts gave all city union members pay raises every year. All of the above raises were in addition to automatic annual 5% “Step” raises, periodic “Longevity” raises, and many types of “Special Compensation” raises hidden in their union contracts for all six years. See Letters, page 15 Community Briefs Movie in the Park Chevron Park will host the 18th annual Movie in the Park on Saturday, August 1, with gates opening at 4pm. Tickets are available at the gate or in advance at Industrial Lock and Security, El Segundo Chamber of Commerce, and Big 5 Sporting Goods. The movie showing will be “Frozen.” For more information visit movieinthepark.info or call (310) 615-0500. Tree Musketeers Youth Public Speaking Classes Enrollment has started for Tree Musketeers Youth Public Speaking classes. This is a great opportunity for youth between 5th and 12th grades to learn speaking techniques from a certified Toastmaster. Sign up now before the classes fill up! To learn more or register visit our website at TreeMusketeers.org or contact Melanie at volunteers@treemusketeers.org. Local Scout’s Eagle Project Feeds Special Olympics Teams Boy Scouts from Troop 772 (left) with community organizer William Yarroll (center, in wheelchair), pose with the Special Olympics team from Macedonia at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints chapel in El Segundo. Troop 772’s Gavin Lueck planned a dinner for the Macedonian and Barbadian teams as his Eagle Scout project, and packed up 50 dinners for the team from Barbados, who arrived later that evening. The scouts, and volunteers, then served dinner to the Macedonian team. Photo by Michael Briney.
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