Sheriff's
costs, school matters and election details merit attention in Yorba
Linda this week:
--The
new cost for policing the city for a one-year period that began July
1 is $9.8 million, up 4.3 percent from last year's billings by the
Orange County Sheriff's Department. However, a portion, 1.4 percent,
is for salary hikes paid retroactively for the past year.
The
new amount pays for 40 full-time and 12.4 part-time law enforcement
personnel to serve the city, including the salary and benefit boosts
after completing negotiations with four unions.
Significantly,
Assistant City Manager David Christian reported a recent review shows
the city has “adequate staff for now,” but “there will be a
need to revisit this assessment again due to the upcoming development
of Town Center, the increasing population and the steady increase in
calls for service over the past three years.”
A
year ago, in preparing a two-year budget for fiscal years 2015-16 and
2016-17, the city anticipated a 3 percent increase in costs, so
$125,913 was added to this year's spending.
--Placentia-Yorba
Linda schools ended a productive year with several honors for
campuses, including Gold Ribbon School awards at 12 elementary sites
(Brookhaven, Bryant Ranch, Glenknoll, Golden, Linda Vista, Mabel
Paine, Morse, Rio Vista, Ruby Drive, Travis Ranch, Tynes and Van
Buren).
Other
honors went to Yorba Linda Middle as a model middle grades school, El
Camino Real as a model continuation high school, Travis Ranch for an
exemplary arts education program and Morse, Rio Vista, Ruby Drive and
Tynes as Title 1 academic achieving schools.
--
A substitute teacher shortage partly due to surrounding districts
offering up to $27 per day more in pay has led trustees to approve a
$10 raise for substitutes at Placentia-Yorba Linda campuses.
The
new daily rates will be $115 for regular classes, $120 for special
education and $130 for long-term assignments.
A
salary increase to $195,978 was granted Candy Plahy in her new
position as Deputy Superintendent to the new Superintendent Greg
Plutko. Plahy is the second-ever deputy named in the district, after
the well-respected Sharon McHolland, who served 1994-2002.
--Residents
planning to run for one of 11 open positions representing Yorba Linda
on five local governing bodies should not wait until the end of the
July 18-Aug. 12 filing period to complete the detailed paperwork to
appear on the Nov. 8 general election ballot.
Potential
candidates should also note filing is extended to Aug. 17 if an
incumbent eligible for re-election does not file by Aug. 12.
Contenders also can provide 200-word statements to be mailed with
sample ballots for a fee that varies based on the number of
registered voters.
Candidates
for City Council file at city hall, while contenders for school
trustee and water director file at the county Registrar of Voters,
1300 S. Grand Ave., Building C, Santa Ana.