vol 63 issue 2 - ocea employee 2010 april may june

OCEA EMPLOYEEThe official publication of the Orange County Employees Association

OCEA MEMbErs in OC PubliC WOrkssEE PAgE 15!

APRIL–JUNE 2010Volume 63, Issue 2

Some of our OCEA members in OC Public Works (Facilities and Operations):Mike Bagwell, Lisa Harris, Lyn Dyer, Jennifer Coontz, Gerry Ray, Edalia Velazquez, Ray O’Grady, David Sanchez.

Mother Jones, HMS Birkenhead,

and Mount Vesuvius!

See page 4!

2010 Calendar

July 28

Wills and Trusts

August 25

Recent cases, statutes, and MOU changes relevant to OCEA

members

September 22

Identity Theft

September 26

Susan Komen Race for the Cure!

October 5

OCEA Health Fair

October 27

OCEA Food Drive

“OCEA Presents” functions will be held at OCEA, 830 N. Ross St., Santa Ana, CA 92701.

• Wills! • Trusts! • Probate!• Provisions for minors!

• Provisions for incapacity!Don Drozd is OCEA’s General Counsel. He received his BA degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara and his Juris Doctor degree from the UCLA School of Law. Don was admitted to the California State Bar in 1974, and he is certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization as a specialist in Estate Planning.

Parking is available under the building and in the dirt lot north of OCEA.

Please RSVP if possible. Email Cathy Yatch at [email protected] or call her at (714) 835-3355, ext. 211.

Wills and TrustsDo you need them?

Wed., July 28, 2010Noon to 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

OCEA Assembly RoomBoth meetings will cover the same topics. You don’t need to attend both sessions.

Lunch will

be provided!

1O C E A E M P L O Y E ECome to our “OCEA Presents” event on July 28, 2010: “Wills and Trusts”!

FEATURES 3 President’s Message

Member Advocacy!

4 General Manager’s MessageBread and Roses!

7 OCEA Board Member Close-UpPamela Waters!

8 Special FeatureHow to Manage Your Finances!

11 Peace Officers’ Memorial Service

Report from OCEA member Rachelle Loo Reyes!

13 OCEA Board Member Close-UpAlan Clow!

15 Facilities OperationsMeet Your Fellow OCEA Members!

16 OCEA and the Political Process

Great Photos!

18 OCEA Board Member Close-UpJeff Gallagher!

DEPARTMENTS6 OCEA Adopt-A-Pet

19 OCEA New Members

24 OCEA Classifieds

OCEA EMPLOYEEVOLUME 63, ISSUE 2 APRIL–JUNE 2010

What’s Going On Here?

OCEA Member Involvement! This photograph was taken at the May

21, 2010, OCEA HCA Labor Management Committee meeting, in the

Assembly Room at OCEA headquarters. Leticia Luna-Pinto, shown here, is

a Marriage and Family Therapist I. Leticia was hired by the County in late

2006, and she joined OCEA immediately thereafter!

h OCEA-member Leticia Luna-Pinto, at a recent HCA Labor

Management Committee Meeting.

2 O C E A E M P L O Y E E Come to our “OCEA Presents” event on July 28, 2010: “Wills and Trusts”!

E M P L O Y E EOrange County Employees Association

OFFICERSRobert Gibson ........................................................President

Lezlee Neebe ...........................................1st Vice President

Arlyn Buck ............................................ 2nd Vice President

Butch Garcia ...........................................................Secretary

Phyllis Oudmayer .................................................Treasurer

Luisa Camino ...........................................Insurance Officer

Frank Eley .....................................................Past President

COMMITTEE CHAIRSJeff Gallagher ......................................................Legislative

Phyllis Oudmayer .................................... Budget/Finance

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sharron Anderson ......................County Executive Office

Dan Beam ....................................................Sheriff-Coroner

Arlyn Buck .....................................Social Services Agency

Luisa Camino ......................................SSA/Adult Services

Alan Dean Clow ....................................... Public Defender

Maria Corona ..................................... Health Care Agency

Oliver Didio ................................................Sheriff-Coroner

Frank Eley ............................... OC Public Works (RDMD)

Debra Fyvie ....................Dept. of Child Support Services

Jeff Gallagher ........................................................Probation

Eusebio “Butch” Garcia ....................Social Services Agency

Robert Gibson .......................................................Probation

Gary Morrison .........................................Assessor’s Office

Lezlee Neebe .....................................Superior Court Clerk

Cheryl Neuenschwander .................Superior Court Clerk

Phyllis Oudmayer .........Dept. of Child Support Services

Bill Stein .......................................................Sheriff-Coroner

Pamela Waters ..........................................................Library

Ray Yarbrough ......................................................Probation

The OCEA Employee magazine (USPS 004-330) is published quarterly (January-March; April-June; July-September; and October-December) by the Orange County Employees Association, 830 N. Ross, P.O. Box 177, Santa Ana, CA 92702; telephone (714) 835-3355. Periodical postage paid at Santa Ana, California. Subscription prices: members, $3.00 per year; non-members, $6.00 per year. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Orange County Employees Association, P.O. Box 177, Santa Ana, CA 92702-0177. Advertising in the OCEA Employee magazine does not constitute OCEA endorsement of the products or services advertised. The opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the Orange County Employees Association unless specifically so stated. Contributions in the form of articles, photographs, human-interest incidents, retirement news, etc., are welcomed and encouraged. Association office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except public holidays. OCEA reserves the right to edit or reject any material submitted for publication. Photographs will be returned only upon request. Copyright 2010 by the Orange County Employees Association. All rights reserved. Reproduction of any portion or contents prohibited by law. Printed by Anchor Printing, Tustin, CA.

Editor: Thomas A. Sawyer

Design & Layout: Kevin Rush

830 North Ross Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701(714) 835-3355

Renewing the Call to Action!The OCEA Retirement Committee— A Meaningful New Opportunity to

Help Protect Your Greatest Benefit!

Responsible OCEA Members Needed for the OCEA Retirement Committee

The Carrot: Many of us sit at our desks wondering and worrying about how the state budget will impact the County, whether and when the economy will recover, and whether our jobs will be secure in the future. To cope, some pull out our little sheet of paper and look down the lines to find out when we can retire, and dream that in just so-many-years we will be able to achieve our dream and retire with a measure of security.

The point being, that a considerable, integral portion of our current compensation today is what we contemplate receiving after we retire. Of course, retirement benefits are not the only reason for working hard and staying loyal to the County. But for most of us, retirement benefits are, as they should be, one of our biggest motivators and in many ways our most valuable benefit.

OCERS: Our retirement benefits are administered by the Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS). OCERS is not part of the County, but an independent entity established for the primary purpose of holding, investing, administering, and distributing our pension contributions and those contributions that are made on our behalf by the County.

Under current long-standing California law, our right to our pension benefits is guaranteed. But the contribution rates we pay, the way our contributions are invested, and other important matters concerning our pensions are determined by OCERS. OCEA-represented members of the retirement system and other General Members of the system are entitled to elect two representatives as trustees of OCERS. In order to ensure that OCEA can always provide competent, knowledgeable, and committed candidates for those positions,

OCEA is embarking on an exciting new initiative.

OCEA’s Newest Committee: OCEA President Robert Gibson and the OCEA Board of Directors have recently established a new committee—the OCEA Retirement Committee. The purpose of the committee will be to develop OCEA members who have a special interest in and commitment to retirement issues and to groom some of them to be candidates for the OCERS Retirement Board. To that end, it is anticipated that at least some members of the OCEA Retirement Committee will also attend Retirement Board meetings to start learning about the Retirement Board, the issues it faces, and the ways it addresses those issues.

The OCEA Retirement Committee will hopefully be comprised of a small number of talented OCEA members—whether they are OCEA Stewards, OCEA Board of Directors members, or any other OCEA members—who share the strong commitment, the interest, and the aptitude to eventually handle the workload and responsibility of being a member of the Retirement Board.

You, Make Sure! We are now actively seeking OCEA members to step forward and express their interest in becoming members of the Retirement Committee.

So, to all OCEA members: if you are interested in becoming a member of the OCEA Retirement Committee, and in actively “watching” over your greatest benefit, send me an email at [email protected] letting me know at this time.

Frank EleyOCEA Past PresidentChair, OCEA Retirement Committee


The most important duty of your union is to advocate for our members. We advocate politically, legislatively, within the workplace, and in the court of public opinion.

Legislatively the labor movement’s advocacy has resulted in fairer and more equitable treatment of workers. The most recent success is the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay act of 2009. This law made it easier for workers to hold their employers accountable for discrimination in pay practices.

Through lobbying efforts OCEA was able to have legislation passed last year that allowed our revolutionary pension reform to comply with state law. We are currently working at the Federal level to allow current employees to convert to the hybrid defined benefit/defined contribution retirement plan at their option.

Member advocacy has led to improved safety and working conditions. However, advancements are still needed in these areas, as evidenced by the recent mining tragedy in West Virginia that took the lives of 29 mine workers. OCEA also advocates for safer working conditions through the “Safety Representative” program as outlined in the MOU.

OCEA advocates for our members in the workplace by participating in Labor Management Committees, by representing members during administrative investigations,

and by enforcing the MOU—utilizing the grievance procedure when necessary.

OCEA advocates for our members politically by endorsing and supporting politicians and initiatives favorable to working men and women and their families. OCEA also vigorously opposes

those politicians that seek to vilify public employees or who run on a platform calling for the elimination of our jobs or hard-earned benefits. The Board of Directors and the Political Action Committee (PAC) of OCEA do not make any decisions based upon political party affiliation, but each decision is simply based on what it means for working men and women and their families.

Perhaps the best example of forward thinking and member advocacy in recent years displayed by the leadership team and Board of Directors of OCEA was the funding of a grant for the nonprofit online investigative newspaper Voice of OC (www.voiceofoc.org).

The Voice finally lets loose award-winning investigative journalists upon our local government. Orange County will no longer operate in the vacuum created by an ideologically extreme single source on news, the Orange County Register. Hopefully with the creation of the Voice of OC, transparency and fairness will follow.

I encourage all members to stand with OCEA’s stewards, Board of Directors, elected leaders, staff, and leadership team. Please contact me or anyone at OCEA to find out how you can help. Alone our voices are small and do not rise above the din of the opposition. Together we will be heard.

Yours faithfully,

Robert Gibson OCEA President [email protected]

OCEA President’s Message

Member Advocacy Robert GibsonOCEA President

“OCEA advocates for our members in the workplace by participating in Labor Management Committees, by representing members during administrative investigations, and by enforcing the MOU.”

OCEA Calendar

Second Tuesday each month OCEA Steward Meeting 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.; 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Third Tuesday each month OCEA Board of Directors Meeting 3:00 p.m.

Third Thursday each month OCEA PAC Meeting 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Third Thursday each month OCEA Steward Training 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Fourth Thursday each month Court Steward Meeting 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Check out our website (www.oceamember.org) for the latest information on OCEA events!


Lately, I’ve been thinking about the role of women (and children, for that matter) in the labor movement.

We’ve focused on women before in the pages of this periodical, in part because so many of our members are women—a significant majority, in fact. Indeed, recently, the bulletin board in our OCEA assembly room saluted the women who are OCEA members, as well as the role of women in the labor movement generally.

It is interesting that sometimes great good flows from great tragedy. The horror of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 is almost unimaginable. Yet this was one of the transforming events in the life of Mary Harris Jones (1837-1930), better known as “Mother” Jones, one of the woman pioneers of the labor movement. The fire wiped out her home, her dressmaking shop, and her possessions. This happened a few years after she had lost her husband and four young children to yellow fever.

These events have been pointed to as having been key events that drew Jones to

the fellowship of the Knights of Labor. She later became closely associated with the United Mine Workers. Historians David Wilma and Priscilla Long give some insights into what Mother Jones was all about:

“Mother Jones is a unique American figure who gave her life to the cause of organized labor and who came to symbolize working-class protest. ... Beginning in the mid-1890s through the early 1920s, she devoted most of her energy to organizing coal miners as a paid organizer for the United Mine Workers of America.

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“Her strategy and high theatrical skill was to create public spectacles for the purpose of dramatizing inhuman working conditions. Once she led a march of child textile laborers, most of them maimed and crippled from work accidents, through the towns of southern Pennsylvania. She waded creeks in West Virginia, sassed and cursed mineguards, and went to jail numerous times.”

Mother Jones was called the “most dangerous woman in America,” and she is also known as the Miners’ Angel. We don’t know for sure how old she was when she died in 1930. She may have been 93, but she claimed to have reached her 100th birthday on May 1, 1930.

This discussion of women and children in the labor movement reminds me of the expression “women and children first.” Ever wonder where that phrase came from? Well, it has been traced back to the sinking of HMS Birkenhead in 1852, when hundreds of soldiers stood stoically while the ship went down. All of the women and children aboard (about 20) were among the survivors.

These days, I’m not so certain that women want to be “first” merely by virtue of being female. In the labor movement, we work toward equal pay and benefits for equal work, regardless of a person’s gender. But in any event, it’s safe to say that women have had some role in the labor movement since the movement’s infancy.

OCEA General Manager’s Message

Bread and Roses: Mother Jones, HMS Birkenhead, and Mount Vesuvius

This dramatic photo of a young coalminer was taken by labor-reformer Lew Hine in December 1910, not quite a century ago. Hine’s notes read: “Dave, a young ‘pusher’ at Bessie Mine, Alabama.”

Mother Jones, the “most dangerous woman in America.”


Bread and Roses: Mother Jones, HMS Birkenhead, and Mount Vesuvius Nick BerardinoOCEA General Manager

Of course, the time of the labor movement’s infancy is a little difficult to pin down. Sometimes it’s viewed as rooted in the “guilds” of the middle ages, or even organizations in Ptolemaic Egypt, hundreds of years BC. On the other hand, the medieval guilds as commonly understood have been described as “organized in a manner something between a trade union, a cartel and a secret society.” That isn’t much like the unions of today (though some people who don’t really know much about unions might think otherwise).

But if you check into the operations of guilds in the middle ages, you find that widows sometimes took over the business operations of their husbands.

Women have certainly played an important part in OCEA since our earliest days. During our first 20 years (1937-1957), we had four Presidents who were women: Laura Bettis (1946), Eva Gooden (1948), Dorothy Powell (1951), and Ruth Righter (1954). In more recent years, we have had a number of female Presidents, most recently Sarah Ruckle-Harms (2007).

Back on the Birkenhead, a couple of other facets of the disaster are worth noting here. As usual in such disasters, there are universal lessons involved. Most of the men perished (because of drowning,

exposure, or sharks). But according to one account, “most of the officers lost their lives from losing their presence of mind and trying to take money with them, and from not throwing off their coats.”

Hmmm . . . “trying to take money with them.” Interesting.

This brings to mind those killed in Herculaneum, near Pompeii, in AD 79. Most residents of Herculaneum were able to escape the city, but according to scientists, many of those escapees were killed instantly by a “pyroclastic density current” that swept down from Mt. Vesuvius. Such pyroclastic flows can be 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit and may move at 450 miles per hour.

It is said that the remains of only two people were found within Herculaneum itself, one of whom, according to the evidence, was a person who apparently spent his dying moments attempting to recover a bag of gold.

In the labor movement, there is, of course, a focus on material things: adequate pay, retirement benefits, and improved working conditions.

But at OCEA, we have always recognized that the human aspects of the labor movement are paramount. That is why

you’ll often hear us speak of “a better future for ourselves and our families.” Pay and retirement benefits are not really ends in themselves, but they are the means of improving our lives. I hope that none of us would have been among those who were “trying to take money with them” on the Birkenhead, or who went back for the gold in Herculaneum.

The focus of the labor movement, at its core, has always been people. It’s the old “Bread and Roses” topic that we have talked about before. Rose Schneiderman (1882-1972) made the phrase famous. She said, “What the woman who labors wants is the right to live, not simply exist—the right to life as the rich woman has the right to life, and the sun and music and art. . . . The worker must have bread, but she must have roses, too.”

There you have it: women in the labor movement, and “bread and roses.” It’s all part of why I am so proud to be associated with OCEA.

In solidarity,

Nick Berardino OCEA General Manager

Labor Day Parade, 1908: This is the float of the Women’s Trade Union League, New York.

Another Bessie Mine photo by Lew Hine, 1910: Hine’s caption reads: “On the tipple at the Bessie Mine, Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. These young boys work around and on these coal cars, loaded and empty, while they are running at full speed. It is dangerous. One of these boys said, ‘Ain’t hardly a day goes by that someone don’t get pinched or hurt.’ ‘I got my leg jammed a while ago and was laid up a week.’” If you look carefully, you will see Dave (from another photograph on this page) at the far right.


OCEA-member Clifford Barnard, who is a Sheriff’s Special Officer, recently received a commendation from the Sheriff’s Department for his role in a narcotics arrest on March 9, 2010.

The events unfolded in a Probation Department parking lot. SSO Barnard had arrived shortly before, to work an overtime shift at the Probation Department office in Westminster on Beach Blvd.

The details are like something out of a crime drama. Two men were loitering in the parking lot, and one of them actually approached the rear of SSO Barnard’s vehicle. Then a car pulled up, and parked in front of his vehicle. Ultimately the two men entered the vehicle, and SSO Barnard observed what he believed to be a “hand-to-hand” narcotics transaction.

SSO Barnard identified himself as a Peace Officer and detained four suspects until the arrival of support. In the words of the commendation: “SSO Barnard then searched the suspects and the vehicle. SSO Barnard found 13 balloons of heroin on the suspect who had been loitering near the rear of his vehicle. He found another 26 balloons of heroin on the suspect who had driven the car to the parking lot, and in the trunk of the car he found a scale and another 92 balloons of heroin. SSO Barnard found a total of approximately two ounces of heroin. Both the driver and the male suspect will be facing felony narcotics charges.”

SSO Barnard has been a County employee since 1991, and he has been an OCEA member for 16 years.

Lieutenant Gary Smith (left) shown with Sheriff’s Special Officer Clifford Barnard. (Photo by Sheriff’s Photographer Jerry Manson.)

OCEA Member Clifford Barnard Receives Commendation

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You’re a Secretary II in the Orange County Public Library. What does that entail?

For the last dozen years or so I’ve been the collections department for overdue library fines. I communicate with both patrons and the collection company, troubleshooting problems.

What’s your background?

Right out of school I was a legal secretary for six years for various offices. I really liked the two years I worked in downtown L.A. (Chinatown). It was a blast. But the commute was the pits.

Also, I exported heavy equipment to Bougainville, New Guinea—for the copper mines. I wish I had a picture of when I climbed on the smallest earthmover that came to the office—it was the only size that fit in the warehouse. Its tires were “only” ten feet tall.

I then moved to the oil industry and was part of an export billing department, shipping drill bits to Saudi Arabia.

I thought health care would be more stable, and I had a great time learning how to program a mainframe computer. It took me ten pages of programming to generate a three-page report. Then we all learned how to work with this new thing they called a PC!

After this, I went to work for the County. I thought it would be more stable. Ha! I never thought of putting the two words “County” and “bankruptcy” together.

Why did you get involved in OCEA?

I wanted to get involved in OCEA to help support a great organization. OCEA was started to protect County employees, and I’m so glad to know there is somebody out there for me.

What is the best thing about being a member of OCEA?

Knowing there is someone that is only a phone call away who can answer any question I may have. And having access to discount movie tickets is next!

Why did you run for the Board of Directors?

I will be on the Board for 18 years this coming September—it was a long time ago, but I remember being very impressed with the professionalism of the Board meetings that I had attended. At that time they were having some discussions that I also thought were very interesting, and I wanted to be included, so I put in an application.

What is the best thing about being a member of our Board of Directors?

I am proud to know such a wonderful group of people who always are thinking of the welfare of County employees.

How long have you lived in Orange County?

I was dragged to California only a few days after I graduated from high school back in 1971. My parents were planning to move to a warmer climate for my father’s health, and I’m so glad they picked California over Florida, if only due to the fact that I really don’t like bugs.

Tell us about your family.

I have one brother who has two beautiful girls. I always knew I was a really nice aunt, but now I’m officially a “great” aunt to my great-nephew River, who is the cutest little four-year-old.

What about hobbies and other interests?

I am very interested in our earth’s

conservation. I guess you can call me “the recycle queen.” I initiated a recycling program in my community’s homeowners association, along with converting our pool to salt water because the previous chlorine pool and Pamela did not go well together. And to do my part in saving gasoline I found a 100% electric car—my little solar Zap!

County employee since: 1987 OCEA Steward since: 1999 Department: Orange County Public LibraryOCEA member since: 1988 OCEA Board of Directors member since: 1993 Job title: Secretary II

Here we see Pamela in her snazzy “Zap” vehicle! According to the Zap website, “the ZAP Xebra Sedan provides you and up to three passengers with zero-emissions travel as well as rear hatchback with spacious carrying capacity.”

OCEA Board of Directors member Pamela Waters.


In periods of economic decline many people find themselves squeezed from many sides. While you may not have control over the economy, you do have control over the actions that you take to prepare for financial challenges.

Here are ten easy tips to keep your finances on track. While many are simple concepts, over time they’ll help improve your bottom line.

Regardless of whether you’re just starting out or trying to get a handle on your day-to-day finances, managing your money can be challenging. Orange County’s Credit Union has partnered with a financial fitness program called BALANCE™ to assist with life’s financial demands. Members of Orange County’s Credit Union can call (888) 456-2227 or go online to www.balancepro.net and discover what BALANCE has to offer. You can also call a Credit Union Member Service Representative at (888) 354-6228 or go online at www.orangecountyscu.org for more information.

Creating a budget is one of the most effective ways to stick to spending goals. Learning where your money goes each month will also help you create a realistic budget, while writing down actual spending will keep you on your toes. Here’s a simple budget form (see next page) to get you started. As you become accustomed to using it, you may want to venture into a more detailed form covering income taxes, investments, credit card bills, student loans, and other consumer debt.

1. Bring your lunch to work instead of eating out. Food is almost always less expense at the grocery than a restaurant.

2. Separate wants from needs. When money is tight it should not be spent unless absolutely necessary.

3. Need a new car? Buy one with a higher MPG (miles per gallon). Let’s say you choose a 30 MPG car over a 15 MPG car. You drive 150 miles a week and gas is $3.25 per gallon. Choosing the 30 MPG car could save you $72 dollars a month.

4. Keep track of spending. If you know where your money is going it will be easier to make changes if you need to.

5. Avoid using credit to pay for bills. While it may make things easier now, using credit only increases your monthly payments in the future.

6. If you have direct deposit for your paycheck, have a designated amount directly deposited into your savings

account. If you do not have direct deposit, set up an automatic transfer each month from your checking into your savings. It’s easier to save if you make it an automatic process.

7. Avoid spending a significant amount of money on periodic purchases like gifts and vacations. While you may feel good while you’re spending the money, you’ll probably be wishing you had the money back later.

8. Cut or downgrade certain services. Can you get a cheaper cable or satellite package? Water your yard less frequently.

9. Instead of purchasing a book or magazine, go to the library. It’s free!

10. Try lowering your energy bill. Turn off appliances and lights when not needed. Use energy-efficient light bulbs. And of course, try a fan instead of air conditioning and a sweater instead of turning on the heat.


OCEA is pleased to announce that applications for the 2010 OCEA Board of Directors Scholarship

are now being accepted!

For scholarship application and rules, call OCEA at (714) 835-3355, or visit www.oceamember.org.


It was such an honor to attend the 2010 Peace Officers’ Memorial Service as a Deputy Probation Officer from

our Department. From start to finish, it was an incredible experience. On the morning of May 6, 2010, at OCSD’s Training Facility in Tustin, we were greeted by numerous officers from various agencies. We witnessed Sheriff Hutchens’s final inspection of the current class. After her speech to the class, she proudly gave us a “send off” prior to our departure to Sacramento.

During our stops throughout the caravan route, outside counties approached Matthew and me and asked, “How do

we find out which DPOs cover our city?” They’ve had very little interaction with or even knowledge of what the Probation Department does or can do for them. We humbly edified our fellow law-enforcement partners regarding our duties and the different ways that we interact and collaboratively work with our local police departments.

Equally important, we met with our OCEA representatives, Frank Flavin and Jim Riley, at the candlelight vigil on Thursday evening, and they personally introduced us to Senator Lou Correa and his Chief of Staff Andy Hall (former Chief of Police of Westminster PD).

During our meeting with Senator Correa and his Chief of Staff, we talked about Senator Correa’s interest in going out in the field with us.

In addition to the new-found working relationships that were established, we were truly honored to be a part of the three-mile procession from the CHP academy (located in Sacramento) to the state capitol on Friday morning. Our police partners from Orange County were proud that the Probation Department was represented at the memorial with our own agency car (with much gratitude to our Management team).

“Each year during the week of May 15, groups of people gather together to honor the memory of a member of their family. Surviving spouses grieving a lost partner; children missing a parent; older couples who have survived their son or daughter; brothers, sisters, fellow peace officers—so many of us commemorate National Police Week as participants of a Peace Officers’ Memorial Service.”—From the California Peace Officers’ Memorial website (http://camemorial.org/index.php). This year, OCEA members Rachelle Loo Reyes and Matthew Bolton (pictured below) traveled via a caravan to attend the Peace Officers’ Memorial Service in Sacramento.

by Rachelle Loo ReyesDeputy Probation Officer, OCEA Member


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You’re an Investigator for the Public Defender’s Office. What does that entail?

I investigate criminal cases on behalf of the accused. I locate, interview, and subpoena witnesses to testify in court. I work primarily on murder cases, however I do carry a caseload of other serious felonies.


I was a Military Police Officer in the U.S. Army, went to college on the GI Bill, and then joined the Coronado Police Department. I later obtained a Private Investigator’s License with the State of California and opened an office here in Orange County. After the County bankruptcy, I was offered a job with the OC Public Defender’s Office. I was assigned to handle a serial murder case which was sent to Orange County on a change of venue. The defendant was charged with murdering 12 people in Calaveras County. His accomplice took a cyanide capsule after he was detained by the police. I worked on the case for 3 years, interviewing over 200 witnesses throughout the U.S. The defendant was convicted of 11 out of the 12 murders and given the death penalty.

I have been on the Public Defender’s Felony Panel ever since.


To represent and get directly involved in important issues regarding all County of Orange employees. I felt I could help make a difference in things that affect all of us, such as fair working conditions, wages, health benefits, retirement, and our welfare and security.

Why did you run for the Board of Directors and what is the best thing about being a member of our Board of Directors?

To get my hands dirty and be on the front line in each and every battle with the Board of Supervisors. I want to make sure we have the best benefits and retirement compensations. I wanted to stand up and fight for my fellow county employees. Being in the fight and having direct knowledge of the issues and ramifications is the best part of being a board member.

Please tell us a little about your personal life.

I have lived in Orange County since 1986. I have two grown sons and a beautiful wife named Serafina. I enjoy golfing, snow skiing and wake boarding. I go to the river to release stress, have a few cold ones, and be with my friends.

County employee since: 1996 OCEA Steward since: 2008 Department: Public Defender’s OfficeOCEA member since: 1996 OCEA Board of Directors member since: 2005 Job title: Investigator

Hot Dog Day! OCEA Office Specialists Jerry Martel and Reuben Sanchez, OCEA Board member Alan Clow, OCEA Labor Relations Representative Llesena Ontiveras, OCEA Benefits Manager Amy Trinh, and OCEA Labor Relations Representative Frank “Smiley” Flavin.

OCEA Board member Alan Clow addresses OCEA’s Stewards.


We’re having three huge drawings!

We’re giving away a total of $918 in tickets!

The drawings are for all those who sign up for MyOCEA during the period July 1, 2010, through September 30, 2010.After this issue of the magazine goes into the mail, OCEA will determine the sequence in which the prizes are given away. (Because of expiration dates, the LEGOLAND and Discovery Science Center tickets will be among the first.)

You should sign-up for MyOCEA as soon as possible! That way, you’ll be entered in all of the drawings. We’ll be holding six drawings in all: two

in early August, two in early September, and two in early October!You’ll be eligible for six or fewer drawings, depending on how early you sign up for MyOCEA. You’ll be eligible for all of the drawings

that remain after you sign-up for MyOCEA—a minimum of one drawing and a maximum of six, if you act quickly enough!

Here are the prizes we will be giving to lucky OCEA members. (Remember, OCEA will determine the sequence in which prizes are given away.)

Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to possibly win fabulous tickets! Register for MyOCEA today!

Remember, when you are signed-up for MyOCEA, you can buy tickets to many great attractions online through OCEA’s website!

If you have questions, please contact Joanna Nachurski at [email protected] or call (714) 835-3355 ext. 238.

www.oceamember.org

• Four1-dayHopperAdmissionstoLEGOLAND(includesLEGOLAND,LEGOLANDWaterPark,andSeaLifeAquarium)(Value$348)

• FourGeneralAdmissionstoDiscoveryScienceCenter,SantaAna(Value$52)

• Two1-dayGeneralAdmissionstoUniversalStudiosHollywood(Value$138)

• Two1-dayHopperAdmissionstoDisneyland(DisneylandandDisney’sCaliforniaAdventure)(Value$194)

• Four1-dayGeneralAdmissionstoAquariumofthePacific,LongBeach(Value$96)

• FourGeneralAdmissionstoCastlePark,Riverside(Value$88)


If you ever have found yourself on East Fruit Street in Santa Ana, near the railroad station, you may have noticed

some large, low buildings surrounded by fences, and with some barbed wire and razor wire tossed in for good measure. Just what goes on in these buildings is unknown to most people, and mysterious to just about everyone.

Today we’re going to take a quick look at the Facilities Operations Division in the OC Public Works buildings on Fruit Street.

If you have ever used an access card to gain admittance to a County building, you are familiar with one of the major functions of Facilities Operations. Some of these operations employees are responsible

for the issuance of photo IDs that allow admittance to certain buildings at certain times. Others monitor County buildings, and from the Fruit Street location, about 20 buildings are electronically monitored and controlled.

Many of the County employees at this location are OCEA members!

1. Richard Fuske (Shop Planner–Electrical/Mechanical) and Gary Link (Craft Supervisor I–Electrical, Mechanical).

2. Xavier Olivo (Systems/Programmer Analyst II).

3. Maribel Harris (Staff Assistant).

4. One of the picturesque buildings of Facilities Operations.

5. Edalia Velazquez (Information Processing Specialist).

6. Ray O’Grady (Sr. Systems/Programmer Analyst).

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For a slideshow with many other photos, go to www.oceamember.org.


Former Assemblyman Todd Spitzer addresses the participants in the Victims’ Rights rally at the old Courthouse on April 20, 2010. Todd is now a Deputy District Attorney. Most of our readers will remember that several years ago, Todd was a member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors.

Below: The April 20, 2010, Victims’ Rights March and Rally ended at the old Courthouse in downtown Santa Ana. Dignitaries and victims’ rights advocates spoke to the crowd. Here Supervisor Janet Nguyen addresses the group.

On June 8, 2010, the Voice of OC / KOCE Election Night event took place in the Plaza of Artists in downtown Santa Ana. This photo shows Ann Pulice of KOCE and Norberto Santana of Voice of OC. OCEA Board and staff members were present!


State Senator Lou Correa, shown addressing the attendees of the recent State Coalition of Probation Organizations conference, in OCEA’s Assembly Room.

Speaker of the Assembly John A. Pérez (left) and OCEA Labor Relations Representative Tim Steed, in Sacramento earlier this year.

On May 22, 2010, OCEA General Manager Nick Berardino was honored by the Orange County Labor Federation. The OCLF presented Nick with the César E. Chávez Award. This prestigious award has been called “the most coveted award in labor,” and it is presented annually to an outstanding labor leader. Nick was selected for the award “for his leadership and solidarity with workers in Orange County.” The formal presentation was made to Nick by Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez at the OCLF’s tenth annual Solidarity Awards Dinner, held at the Anaheim Convention Center.

Nick has been the recipient of numerous awards, and his advice and guidance is frequently sought by other labor unions, politicians, and labor relations professionals throughout California. In September 2006,

Nick was the recipient of the Harry S Truman Award from the Democratic Party of Orange County, and in October 2007, Nick received the Friend of Labor Award from the Orange County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO.

In 2008, Nick was selected as one of the “Red County Top 40” (Orange County’s top forty politicos). He has appeared on radio and television in support of working people in connection with recent issues, and he has played a major role in building OCEA from 5,000 represented employees when he started, to over 17,000 today. Additionally, Nick is President of the Orange County Voter Information Project and Chairman of the Orange County Labor Coalition.

Also honored at the dinner were others, including Speaker John A. Pérez. John was well known as a labor leader even before his election to the Assembly. John received the Phil Burton Award for Courage.

OCEA General Manager Nick Berardino Receives César E. Chávez Award

Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez and Nick Berardino.


You’re a Deputy Juvenile Correctional Officer II in the Probation Department. What does that entail?

I supervise Probation wards in Juvenile Hall. I work in the Psych/Behavior Modification Unit, working with emotionally disturbed and special-needs wards.


I am a former police officer from Alabama and have also been employed as a security manager for a top aerospace defense firm before the downfall of the USSR. I am also proud to have served in the United States Air Force from 1972-1976, honorably retired as a Sgt. E-4.


I previously worked on the other side of the table. The firm I worked for had a very good relationship with the union representing the rank-and-file employees, and I wanted to be part of that.

Why did you run for the Board of Directors?

I’ve been a member of the Board for nine years and originally ran because I felt that I had something to offer our organization. I have been an activist most of my life and have always felt that I should contribute where I can to making a better life for our employees.

What is the best thing about being a member of our Board of Directors?

Being able to help our members with their issues. Our members come to us expecting us to help them. The Directors make sure that OCEA and its staff are doing just that. We oversee just about every aspect of the organization so that we can spot problem areas early and resolve them before they become bigger problems.

If you live in Orange County, how long have you done so?

Altogether, I have lived in Orange County for 20 years. I lived here briefly before I joined the Air Force and came back to live here when I got married.

Tell us about your family.

I am married to a wonderful lady, Julie, and we have one high-school age daughter, Keara.

What about hobbies and other interests?

Motorcycles, shooting, sailing, golf. I also am an on-again, off-again coin-collector, and I am actively involved in veterans’ causes, particularly the POW/MIA Project.

County employee since: 1997 OCEA Steward since: 1997 Department: Probation DepartmentOCEA member since: 1997 OCEA Board of Directors member since: 2002 Job title: Deputy Juvenile Correctional Officer II

A contemplative Jeff Gallagher ponders the proceedings at a meeting of the State Coalition of Probation Organizations, in the OCEA Assembly Room.

OCEA Board of Directors member Jeff Gallagher.


Cem Akdeniz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentIssam Ali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OC Public WorksDeborah Almazan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . District AttorneyRuben Alvarez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentMelissa Amerman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentChristina Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentLucelina Angulo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Superior CourtSonia Arevalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social Services AgencyRene Arroyo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentArmen Asarian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentDan Barrie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OC Public WorksJacob Betham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentTamera Bethune . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social Services AgencyFabiola Biggs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Superior CourtAnn Bilson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Health Care AgencyJohn Boston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . District Attorney’s OfficeTamara Boucher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social Services AgencyCecilia Buckingham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Auditor-ControllerBrenda Bujalski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Superior CourtBridget Campos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Public LibraryChristian Carbajal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Health Care AgencyJaime Cardenas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treasurer/Tax CollectorJoseph Carmona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social Services AgencySergio Castro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentLarry Chaffin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Superior CourtChristopher Chun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentCary Clevenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Health Care AgencyFlora Colinco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Health Care AgencyJuan Contreras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social Services AgencyClint Cooke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OC Public WorksTaylor Cooper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social Services AgencyKeith Cordova. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentDamion Cotton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OC Waste & RecyclingCarol Crawford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Public LibrarySusan Culhane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Health Care AgencyCrescencio Dayag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentKaren Delatorre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Probation DepartmentManuel Delgado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OC Public WorksRandy Dixon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentJason Draeger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentDennis Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Wayne AirportGina Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Probation DepartmentDaniel Escamilla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social Services AgencyWendy Espinoza. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social Services AgencyJosh Ferguson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentBarbara Fleischmann. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Superior CourtMarco Freyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentDavid Gaipo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OC Public WorksArleen Garcia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Probation DepartmentJulian Garcia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treasurer/Tax CollectorJacquelyne Garza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social Services AgencyMarie Harding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Superior CourtKristena Haro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OC Public WorksWayne Hicken. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentSteven Hilleshiem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OC Public WorksFloyd Huber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OC Public WorksJennifer Il’Grande . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public DefenderCody Imboden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentMichael Iske . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentRoman Gutierrez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Child Support ServicesElizabeth Jimenez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentTracy Kirby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OC Public WorksSokar Kong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OC Public WorksJennifer Laster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Probation DepartmentAmy Leber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Health Care AgencyAlison Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OC Public WorksPiper Lillehoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Health Care AgencyGary Link. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OC Public WorksAdrian Llamas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social Services AgencyBin Lu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Probation DepartmentCathryn Macy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s Department

Donald Mai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentMarquise Mangram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentStefan Maracine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentCandace Markham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Auditor-ControllerJames Markham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OC Waste & RecyclingTamara McConnell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Health Care AgencyMauro Medina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social Services AgencyFabian Mendez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Health Care AgencyLudim Merlan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social Services AgencyJames Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentTheresa Miller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Superior CourtSteven Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OC Public WorksSandy Munoz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentPedro Nambo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentAmalia Netto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social Services AgencyDieu-Mi Ngo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Child Support ServicesIrma Ochoa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social Services AgencyMonica Ortega . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social Services AgencyGary Otto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Child Support ServicesEmilie Padilla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . District Attorney’s OfficePatrick Pagaduan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OC Public WorksMiguel Patino Perez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentPamela Pearson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social Services AgencyOswaldo Perdomo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social Services AgencyJulie Petty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social Services AgencyKelsey Pham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OC Public WorksFrancisco Prado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentSalvador Pulido . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OC Public WorksMarie Pulu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . District Attorney’s OfficeOscar Ramirez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentTanya Ramirez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Probation DepartmentBruce Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Probation DepartmentMelody Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Child Support ServicesDonna Routledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social Services AgencyJoel Ruvalcaba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentRosa Ruvalcaba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Health Care AgencyJoseph Salafia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Superior CourtAdam Sanchez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentMarissa Sendowsky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Health Care AgencyLeslie Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OC Public WorksSavanna Snowden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Probation DepartmentShaun Stewart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentDavid Swalley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentChristine Townsend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Superior CourtVickie Tran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Superior CourtDebra Troeak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clerk of the BoardJuhng-Hurng Tzeng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OC Waste & RecyclingSodeth Var . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social Services AgencyMelissa Vargas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social Services AgencyHeidi Vasquez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OC Community ResourcesSilva Villarreal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social Services AgencyJoshua Weber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s DepartmentGary Whinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . District Attorney’s OfficeKimberly Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Superior CourtWilliam Wyman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Health Care AgencyJulie Yaccino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheriff’s Department

OCEA CITIES and DISTRICTS

Garden Grove Employees LeagueRonald Diemert

Alejandro GonzalezTyler Meislahn

Modesto Saldana

Orange County Sanitation DistrictJuan Ambriz Chongchitt Phongmekhin

Moulton Niguel Water District Employees AssociationFrances BaileyKaren MaddoxLarry Ballew

Michael MarquisJacom Bernard

Gregory McCaugheyMalachi BerardGreg McDowellMichael Bishop

Timothy McDowellSusan BlackenDawn MercadoDavid BlytheStephen MerkJill CapertonJohn MezakLance Cleary

Teresa MidgleyMichael Corral

Carol MooreCraig CrawfordShari NeedhamKevin Crawford

Tona NelsonMatthew CrowlBruce Nichols

Tammy CutrightJoshua NowakJanice CyprianRonald Nowak

Brad DaleyJames Offord

Roger EleRichard Pike

Megan EspinosaJeremy Pleasant

John FieldsEric Powell

Karen FloresJuan Antonio Quinonez

David FoellDaniel Reed

Marco ForsterSteven RetmierKenneth FraserJames Sampson

John FrisbyMarilyn SmithValerie Gavin

Matthew SmithKristeen Gemmell

Lorena TapiaJames GloverAdrian Tasso

Ronin GoodallMargaret ToalCarol GrableTuc Q. Tran

Brian GurdineJerett Tryon

Robin HamiltonAnthony UsherFrederick Herr

Scott UsherLynne Herron

Steven VitMark Herron

Minh VuPeter Hicks

James WagamanRhonda Himley

Daniel WestGregg Hooper

Debbi ZabiegalskiHector Ibarra

Douglas ZytkewiczDebra KingNolan King

Keevan KirtleyRobyn KonovalovJeffrey Kosewick

Josephine KroenertTim Land

Marco Lazaro

Garden Grove City Employees AssociationShawna McDonough Cheryl Whitney

Orange County Fire AuthorityRobert BosankoMatthew FioriFrank GrisentiShawn IsbellMatthew JobDeanna King

Rebecca KorinekWendy Moreno

Judy RaderBrian Samaniego

Chad Weber

RECRUITING OCEA STEWARDS

RECRUITING OCEA MEMBERS

Jessica LomeliDiana Mendez

Emma NoorJill Osuna

Joachim RomeroRolando Rosete

Beverly ScottThomas Veach

William BoydArlyn Buck

Linda FarisAlicia Hernandez

Phyllis OudmayerDebby Steinman

Michael Torley

OCEA NEW-MEMBER ROSTER

Costa Mesa City Employees AssociationMathew Anderson Ann Rod


Pursuant to state law, the County of Orange and the Orange County Employees Association are parties to a “modified agency shop” agreement in all County bargaining units represented by OCEA.

This “modified agency shop” agreement is an arrangement that requires an employee, as a condition of continued employment, either to join OCEA, or pay to OCEA an “agency” or “service” fee in an amount determined by OCEA (not exceeding dues paid by OCEA members). This fee helps cover OCEA’s costs for negotiations, contract administration, and related activities in which it engages on behalf of you and all other employees in your bargaining unit.

The modified agency shop agreement between the County and OCEA does not apply to continuous employees hired prior to January 11, 2002. That is, if you were hired by the County prior to January 11, 2002, and have been continuously employed by the County since your hire date, the requirements listed below do not apply to you and you are not required to pay an agency fee, even if you do not belong to OCEA.

New employees hired on or after January 11, 2002, are required as a condition of employment to do one of the following:

• Join and pay dues to OCEA (currently $10.12 per pay period), or

• Have mandatory paycheck deductions of the agency fees set by OCEA each year (currently $7.50 per pay period), or

• Apply for conscientious objector status (see below).

Note that an election is not irrevocable. An employee may change status from OCEA member to fee payer or from fee payer to OCEA member upon written notice to OCEA. However, although the payment of agency fees entitles an employee to certain basic representation services, only an OCEA member is entitled:

• To vote on proposed collective bargaining agreements

• To vote for OCEA officers or run for OCEA office

• To participate on OCEA Labor Management Committees

• To be a member of a bargaining team

• To purchase upgraded dental, vision, long-term disability, and other supplemental employee benefits

• To participate in the OCEA discount program which offers a wide array of local merchant discounts

• To purchase tickets through OCEA for special events (such as Edwards Cinemas, Disneyland, and Universal Studios) at reduced prices.

These and other privileges belong only to OCEA members. Such privileges are not available to non-members (including those paying agency fees).

The modified agency shop agreement permits an employee “who is a member of a bona fide religion, body or sect that has historically held conscientious objections to joining or financially supporting public employee organizations” to instead pay an amount equivalent to the agency fee to a “nonreligious, nonlabor charitable fund.” As authorized under state law, the County and OCEA have designated charitable funds to which qualified conscientious objectors must direct such contributions. If an employee belongs to such a bona fide religion, body or sect, and wishes to conscientiously object to the payment of the agency fee, the employee should immediately contact County Employee Relations at 714-834-2857 for further information.

If an employee does not act to become exempt as a conscientious objector, the employee must either immediately join OCEA or automatically

become subject to the agency fee. Information is set forth on this page regarding the basis for the calculation of the agency fee and an explanation of the procedure for appealing the fee. For information regarding OCEA membership, call OCEA at 714-835-3355.

Agency Fee Appeal Procedure

If an agency fee payer disagrees with OCEA’s determination of the agency fee amount for any year the employee may institute an appeal by filing an agency fee objection as set forth below.

1. An agency fee objection shall be initiated in writing and shall be filed with the General Manager of OCEA at 830 N. Ross St., Santa Ana, CA 92701. The objection shall include the name, home address and telephone number, and representation unit of the agency fee objector.

2. An agency fee objection must be filed within thirty (30) days of the distribution date of the legally required annual written notice by OCEA or, if the objector becomes subject to the agency fee subsequent to such date, within thirty (30) days of receipt of the information required to be included in that notice.

3. In the event OCEA receives a valid agency fee objection, within forty-five (45) days of the last day for filing an objection OCEA shall request a prompt hearing regarding the agency fee before an impartial decision-maker. OCEA shall select one entity from among the Public Employees Retirement Board, the American Arbitration Association, or the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service, and the entity selected by OCEA shall select the impartial decision-maker.

4. The agency fee objector or OCEA may make a request to the impartial decision-maker for a consolidated hearing of multiple agency fee objections based on case similarities, including but not limited to, hearing location. At any time prior to the start of a hearing, any party may make a motion to the impartial decision-maker challenging any consolidation of the hearing.

5. OCEA shall bear the burden of establishing the reasonableness of the amount of the agency fee.

6. Agency fee objection hearings shall be fair, informal proceedings conducted in conformance with the basic precepts of due process.

7. All decisions of the impartial decision-maker shall be in writing and shall be rendered no later than thirty (30) days after the close of the hearing.

8. All hearing costs shall be borne by OCEA, unless OCEA and the objector agree otherwise.

This procedure does not preclude any other legal remedies available to an objector.

Agency Fee Policy

1. Any person:

a. who is not a member of OCEA,

b. who is employed in a representation unit represented by OCEA, and

c. whose continued employment by the County is conditioned on the payment of member dues or an agency fee to OCEA,

has the right to object to OCEA expenditures not related to collective bargaining, contract administration, grievance processing, or other legally chargeable expenses in the manner set forth below.

2. During the month of June each year, an annual written notice shall be published in the OCEA Employee which shall set forth:

a. the amount of the agency fee expressed as a percentage of the annual dues for an OCEA individual member,

b. the basis for the calculation of the agency fee, and

c. a description of the procedure for appealing all or any part of the agency fee.

In the same issue of the OCEA Employee, OCEA shall publish this policy to provide notice to OCEA-represented employees of their right to object and the procedure for objecting. OCEA shall also send a copy of this policy to each person who objected the previous year to inform the person of his or her right to renew the objection for the current year, unless that person is a member of OCEA.

3. An agency fee objector must notify the General Manager of OCEA in writing of his or her individual objection by mail postmarked within thirty (30) days of the distribution of the annual notice in the OCEA Employee. An employee who only becomes subject to the member dues or agency fee payment condition of employment subsequent to the publishing of the annual notice in the OCEA Employee must notify the OCEA General Manager in writing within thirty (30) days of becoming subject to such condition and receiving the information required to be included in such notice. Any objection must be signed by the individual agency fee objector and shall contain the agency fee objector’s job classification, home address and home and work telephone numbers. An objection may only be made by an individual employee. No petition objections are permitted and any objection submitted other than by one individual employee shall be invalid. No continuing objections are permitted. An employee must file a new objection for each year he or she wishes to object to the calculation of expenditures.

4. The following categories of expenditures are chargeable to the extent permitted by law:

• Expenses related to the negotiation of agreements, practices and working conditions.

• Expenses concerning the administration of agreements, practices and working conditions, including without limitation grievance handling, arbitration, and communications with employees and the County regarding contract rights, practices, working conditions, and employee benefits.

• Conferences, retreats and other normal Association internal governance and management expenses related to the above.

• Publication expenses to the extent coverage is related to chargeable activities.

• Expenses of litigation before courts, administrative agencies and impartial third parties related to contract administration, collective bargaining rights and internal governance.

• Expenses for the education of members, board members, officers, and staff intended to prepare the participants to better perform chargeable activities.

• Expenses for group cohesion and economic actions, such as demonstrations, strike activity, and informational picketing.

• Overhead and administrative expenses to the extent related to chargeable activities.

5. OCEA shall retain an independent auditor who shall submit an annual report for the purpose of verifying the percentage of expenditures chargeable as an agency fee. The report of the independent auditor shall be completed within sixty (60) days after the end of OCEA’s fiscal year. The report shall include verification of the major categories of OCEA expenses attributable to chargeable and non-chargeable activities. The report shall include the amount of membership dues and agency fees paid by employees and shall identify the expenditures that constitute the basis for the amount of the agency fee. The result of the audit shall be published in the OCEA Employee in the first issue possible following completion of the audit, and that issue shall be distributed to all nonmembers in OCEA-represented units.

6. OCEA shall open an account in an independent financial institution to hold agency fees to be collected from nonmembers who have timely filed valid agency fee objections.

7. Escrowed agency fees that are being challenged shall not be released until, (a) mutual agreement between OCEA and the agency fee objector on the proper amount of the agency fee, or (b) the decision of the impartial decision-maker, whichever first occurs.

Annual Notice to Agency Fee Payers

Orange County Employees AssociationAgency Fee Calculation and

Agency Fee AmountORANGE COUNTY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION STATEMENT OF ALLOCATED

CHARGEABLE AND NONCHARGEABLE EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2010

TotalExpenses

$ 1,975,306854,637

23,62972,347

8,608116,84918,665

214,2948,866

14,74364,10015,781

113,8891,959

423,07773,464

$ 4,000,214

$ 171,426112,458111,635

$ 395,519

$ 4,395,733

100.00%

Chargeable

$ 1,698,763734,988

19,65965,465

–107,898

16,393141,434

8,86611,817

–11,96971,624

–77,402

–

$ 2,966,278

$ 127,11783,39182,781

$ 293,289

$ 3,259,567

74.15%

Nonchargeable

$ 276,543119,649

3,9706,8828,6088,9512,272

72,860–

2,92664,100

3,81242,265

1,959345,675

73,464

$ 1,033,936

$ 44,30929,06728,854

$ 102,230

$ 1,136,166

25.85%

Direct Expenses

Salaries and WagesEmployee BenefitsEmployee MileageProfessional FeesSpecial Event TicketsAffiliates and Chapter ExpensesRepresentation ExpensesCommunication ExpensesBoard of DirectorsAssociation Election ExpensesDonations and ScholarshipsConference and Meeting ExpensesMember RelationsStaff ActivitiesOrganizational SecurityLegislative

TOTAL DIRECT EXPENSES

Indirect Expenses

Office and AdministrativeBuilding ExpensesDepreciation

TOTAL INDIRECT EXPENSES

TOTAL EXPENSES

PERCENTAGES


CUT OUT YOUR COUPONS AND SAVE!

Present this coupon along with your OCEA membership card, and receive

20% discount off your total bill Cannotbecombinedwithanyotherspecialoffer.

Offer valid for any dine-in and catering order. Valid at this location only:

TOGO’S, 123 West 17th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706 (at 17th and Main Street)

For more information on the discount please call the store at (714) 541-2711.

Present this coupon at the time of purchase along with your OCEA membership card and receive a

FREE 16 oz. Fountain Drinkwith the purchase of any lunch item, $3.99 or more!

Valid any time at two convenient locations:

12 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92702, Phone: 714-564-9664.301 The City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868, Phone: 714-935-1936.

Present this coupon at the time of purchase along with your OCEA membership card and receive a

FREE 12 oz. Brewed Starbucks Coffeewith the purchase of any regular priced breakfast item ($2.99).

Valid any time at two convenient locations:

12 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92702, Phone: 714-564-9664.301 The City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868, Phone: 714-935-1936.

Choice of one: FREE SUB when you purchase a second sub of equal or greater value and a regular fountain drink, or:

FREE CHIPS and REGULAR FOUNTAIN DRINK when you buy an Entrée Salad or Reg./Lrg. Sub.

Offer valid only at these locations:200 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Santa Ana, CA 92701 • TEL: (714) 568-1502 • FAX: (714) 568-1504 29880 Santa Margarita Pkwy., RSM, CA 92688 • TEL: (949) 589-6310 • FAX: (949) 589-6209

You must present this coupon at the time of purchase along with your OCEA membership card.

Offer valid until Sept. 30, 2010

$30ANY SMOG

(no extra fees for smog certificates, truck charges, etc.)

Family-owned for over 40 years.Honesty - Reliability - Trust

OCEA members receive 20% discount on labor

Foreign and domestic repairs.

Brian Moore – Owner2910 S. Halladay St., Santa Ana, CA 92705 • (714) 546-4138

BURL’S IMPORTED CAR SERVICES

Knowledge + Skills = Confidence

Online Course $4(3) 2-hr driving lessons $196

(plus $5 for gas per driving lesson)(Permit fee not included)

DMV Licensed Insured and Bonded

Kevin R. Cruz – Owner/Operator/Instructor – Lic. #4268(714) DRY-VING • (310) 781-0407 • [email protected]

Offer valid until 9/30/10

Drivers Education/Driving School

Present this coupon along with your OCEA membership card, and receive

20% discount on out-of-pocket expenseScott Lawrence – Owner

1343 E. Borchard Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92705, (714) 543-8458www.dealersserviceinc.com

Full service auto collision, auto body, and paint

repair specialist.


Special Savings for OCEA Members! Check OCEA’s website, www.oceamember.org, for full details!

OCEA Discounts

Automotive & Car RentalsThe Red Book: New cars at fleet prices! Call (800) 422-4561 or logon to www.RedBook4Autos.com for details.

Avis: Save up to 15% off regular rates through Tickets-At-Work Corporate Program. Corporate code: D472600. Call (800) 698-5685.

Budget: Up to 25% savings on selected cars through Tickets-At-Work Corporate Program. Corporate code: X989202. Call (800) 455-2848.

Burl’s Imported Car Services: Family-owned for over 40 years. Honesty - Reliability - Trust. OCEA members receive 20% discount on labor. Foreign and domestic repairs. Brian Moore – Owner. 2910 S. Halladay St., Santa Ana, CA 92705. (714) 546-4138.

Dollar Rent-A-Car: New!!! Call (800) 800-3665 to find out more! Corporate code: CH0415

Enterprise Rent-A-Car: 10% off regular price! Call (800) 736-8222. Corporate code: 32E8228

Hertz: 5% off daily and weekly rentals! Join Hertz #1 Gold Club online and save more! Corporate code: 1335448. Call (800) 654-8216.

Thrifty Car Rental: New!!! Great savings through Tickets-At-Work Corporate Program! Visit our website for more details. Call (800) 847-4389.

Wheeler’s Auto Service: 10% off all parts and labor. Walking distance from downtown Santa Ana. Call (714) 543-4689 and ask for William.

Candies, Flowers, & moreCherry Moon Farms: 15% discount on hundreds of orchard-fresh gifts that make every occasion special. For more information call (800) 210-2279. Corporate code: OCEA

ProFlowers.com: 15% discount on a variety of gifts for all your personal and corporate occasions! Same-day delivery available! Call (800) 210-2279 to place your order. Corporate code: OCEA

Red Envelope: 15% discount on a unique and wide-ranging collection of thoughtful gifts for every occasion. To order over the phone, call (800) 210-2279. Corporate code: OCEA

Shari’s Berries: 15% discount on high quality hand-dipped berries, luxurious cheesecakes and gourmet baked goods. Call (800) 210-2279. Corporate code: OCEA

See’s Candy: Gift certificates good for 1 lb. at any See’s store! OCEA-members price $12.50 (Reg. $15.40). Certificates are available at the OCEA Special Events office by cash or ATM/debit card.

Chiropractic & Dental ServicesDiversiCare Medical & Therapy Center: Suitably located close to Civic Center. Great discounts on body massages and chiro treatments. Call (800) 717-0766 for more details.

Orthodontic Office of Mark J. Weisenberg, DDS, MS: Excellent discounts on Invisalign treatments and orthodontic braces. Delta Dental provider. Located in Villa Park. Call (714) 974-9000 to schedule your appointment!

Cosmetics & Skin CareAvon: 10% off plus FREE shipping and free gift for all online orders. Visit www.youravon.com/leticialopez.

Mary Kay: 10% discount on all products. Contact www.marykay.com/jpadore or (949) 559-8022 for a brochure and details for an extra 10% discount on “Last Chance” items.

ElectronicsApple Computers: 17% off selected Apple products. Please visit www.apple.com/r/store/government/state/epp.html.

Big Ear, Inc.: 15% off all hearing protection, headphones, adaptors, iPods and more! Please contact Ariel, a Big Ear certified technician, at (949) 378-2599 or visit his website at www.1404.bigearinc.com.

Entertainment & TravelTickets-At-Work: Up to 40% off a variety of nationwide shows such as Cirque du Soleil, Broadway, Las Vegas, and more! Please log on to the OCEA website (www.oceamember.org) for full list of attractions! Great savings! You must be registered on OCEA’s website to receive discounts.

Family EntertainmentIrvine Lanes: Go bowling! Various discounts are now available to OCEA members at the Irvine Lanes! Visit our website www.oceamember.org for more information and applicable coupons. Irvine Lanes is located at 3415 Michelson Drive, Irvine, CA 92612. For more details please call (949) 786-9625.

JewelryCookie Lee: Complimentary catalog plus 20% off all OCEA members’ orders! For more information contact Eva McNamee at (562) 879-4911.

Teresa’s Jewelers: Great deals on a variety of contemporary jewelry styles! Call the Jewelers at (714) 834-9277.

Party RentalsOC Fun Party Rentals: Looking for a jumper rental company that offers safe, clean, affordable, and great-looking jumpers? OCEA members receive 15% discount! For more information call (714) 917-7159, email [email protected], or visit their website www.OCFunRentals.com.

Ride N Glide Rentals: Silly Racers – Slide and Glide bumper cars to rent for children’s party! Guaranteed to entertain children for hours! Best for entertainment for 3-10-year-olds. 30% off your party rental to OCEA members! For more information call Carlos Flores at (562) 665-4474 or email him at [email protected] (please put “silly racers” in the subject area).

PhotographyArtistic Bridals & Portraits Photography: 15% off wedding photography & event plans from their already low prices. OCEA members-only plan is also available! Visit www.nemo4u.com to view samples of work. Call Mike Nemeth at (949) 496-4559 today!

Main Photo & Imaging Services: 20% off all your photo and digital needs! Visit www.mainphoto.com for more details.

OC Image Services & Tip Wynn Photography: Log on to www.ocimageservices.com and www.tipwynn.com to view their professional images. Up to 25% off on selected plans!

30 Minute Photos Etc.: Online boutique photo service offers 40% off for all OCEA members’ orders. Corporate code: IRVINE

RestaurantsPasta Bravo (at the Block): 20% off catering for all your personal and corporate occasions. Call Store Manager at (714) 769-4031 for more information. OCEA membership card required at the time of delivery.

ScrapbookingClose to My Heart: 15% off your first order for OCEA members. For discount information contact Andrea Lewis at (714) 777-1170 or via email at [email protected].

Digital Personal Publishing: Great savings on story-booking to cherish for years to come! Professional consultation offered by Melodie Jones at (714) 401-0926 or [email protected].

Special OccasionsThe Pampered Chef: Colleen Holland, Independent Consultant, (714) 496-9814. Shop on Colleen’s website: www.pamperedchef.biz/gramaskitchen. Quality tools for food preparation and entertaining! Free shipping and delivery for all OCEA Members! You must call Colleen directly for this offer.

PartyLite: Light a candle and reclaim the magic of everyday life! 20% discount on all purchases! Please contact Adrienne Ponce at (562) 333-8025 or visit her website www.PartyLite.biz/ButterflyDelyte.

Wagstaff Music: 25% off DJ services! For more details call Bryan Wagstaff at (714) 437-7712.

VacationsClub Med Vacations and Cruises: 30% to 50% off on last-minute vacation packages! Contact LaVonne Campbell at (714) 991-7222 to schedule your trip.

WellnessLindora: Look great and feel great in just 10 weeks! Free Consultation and Assessment! 10% off Lindora’s Nutritional Products and Support Tools; 20% off Booster Injections; 25% off Personalized Weight Loss Clinic Programs as well as 24/7 Online Support System; 50% off Lab Work. To receive a discount you need to provide your OCEA membership card and photo ID. For more details please visit www.lindora.com/partners/ocea or call (800) LINDORA.

WirelessAT&T: For more information, contact Rachelle Waters at (619) 850-4809, or by email at [email protected].

Sprint: Save 20% on select regularly priced monthly service plans (requires two-year agreement). To place an order and take advantage of your discount, go to www.print.com/californialocalgovernment. If you are an existing customer, please call (866) 853-4931 to add your discount. Discount Code/Corporate ID: GLLCA_ZZZ (discount code required). For more details call Glen Klimek, Sprint Public Sector Sales Representative, at (714) 412-1515 or email him at [email protected].

T-Mobile: 15% discount on qualifying monthly recurring charges for the OCEA members and their families! Promotion code: 13302; Corporate code: 6779480. Discount Contact: (877) 453-8824.

Verizon: Save 15% on select monthly plans. Apply online using Government Employee Program E-Code EMD70.Discount Contact: www.verizonwireless.com/getdiscount.


So Cal AttractionsAQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC: OCEA Price: $17/Adult; $10/Child ages 3-11 (Reg. $23.95 & $11.95). Tickets expire NOVEMBER 30, 2010!

*PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS ONLINE AT WWW.OCEAMEMBER.ORG.

BOOMERS! FAMILY FUN CENTERS: OCEA Price: $15/Person (Reg. $29.99). NO EXPIRATION!

CATALINA FLYER (Newport Beach at the Balboa Pavilion): OCEA Price: $54/Adult; $40/Child ages 3-12 (Reg. $68 & $63), round-trip fare. Tickets expire SEPTEMBER 15, 2010!

CATALINA EXPRESS (Long Beach, San Pedro, or Dana Point**): OCEA Price: $56/Adult; $46/Child ages 2-11 (Reg. $66.50 & $51); Tickets expire DECEMBER 31, 2010!

**Dana Point departures will be an additional $2 per person payable at time of check-in.

DISCOVERY SCIENCE CENTER: OCEA Price: $11/Adult; $8/Child ages 3-17 (Reg. $12.95 & $9.95). NO EXPIRATION!


K1 SPEED: OCEA Price: 1-Race $15/Person (Reg. $29.95); 3-Race $41/Person (Reg. $50). NO EXPIRATION!

MADAME TUSSAUDS WAX MUSEUM HOLLYWOOD: OCEA Price: $19/Adult; $12/Child ages 4-12. (Reg. $25 & $18). Tickets expire DECEMBER 31, 2010!

*TICKETS MAY ONLY BE PURCHASED ONLINE AT WWW.OCEAMEMBER.ORG.

MEDIEVAL TIMES DINNER & TOURNAMENT: OCEA Price: $42/Adult; $32/Child ages 12 & under (Reg. $55.95 & $34.95). Tickets expire SEPTEMBER 30, 2010!

PIRATE’S DINNER ADVENTURE: OCEA Price: $42/Adult; $32/Child ages 3-11 (Reg. $56.95 & $37.95). Tickets expire NOVEMBER 30, 2010!

Movie TheatersAMC THEATRES (LOEWS & CINEPLEX): OCEA Price: $6/person. (Reg. $12.50.) NO EXPIRATION DATE!

CENTURY CINEMA: OCEA Price: $6.50/person. (Reg. $10.50.) NO EXPIRATION DATE!

KRIKORIAN PREMIERE THEATRES: OCEA Price: $7/person. (Reg. $10.50.) NO EXPIRATION DATE!

REGAL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP: OCEA Price: $6.50/person. (Reg. $11.50.) NO EXPIRATION DATE!

Amusement ParksCASTLE PARK, RIVERSIDE: OCEA Online Price: $15.99/Adult; $11.99/Child under 48” and Seniors (Reg. $21.99 & $14.99). Tickets expire NOVEMBER 23, 2010!

*TICKETS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.OCEAMEMBER.ORG.

DISNEYLAND & DISNEY’S CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE:

AS OF MID-JULY, ALL DISNEY TICKETS MAY ONLY BE PURCHASED ONLINE AT WWW.OCEAMEMBER.ORG.

So Cal Residents

Standard 1-Day/1-Park: OCEA Price $67/Adult; $59/Child ages 3-9 (Reg. $72 & $62).

So Cal 1-Day Hopper: OCEA Price $82/Adult; $74/Child ages 3-9 (Reg. $97 & $87).

So Cal 2-Day Hopper: OCEA Price $128/Adult; $110/Child ages 3-9 (Reg. $151 & $131).

3-day Summer Pass: OCEA Price $102/Person ages 3 & up (Reg. $108); Tickets valid 45 days from 1st use. Tickets expire AUGUST 31, 2010!

3-day Summer Pass Plus: OCEA Price $122.55/Person ages 3 & up (Reg. $129). Tickets expire AUGUST 31, 2010!!!

Non So Cal Residents

City Pass: OCEA Price $242.10/Adult; 206.10/Child ages 3-9.

2-Day Hopper: OCEA Price $143.45/Adult; $124/Child ages 3-9 (Reg. $151 & $131).

3-Day Hopper: OCEA Price $165.60/Adult; $138.60/Child ages 3-9 (Reg. $204 & $174).


Promotional 5-Day Hopper: OCEA Price $165.60/Adult; $138.60/Child ages 3-9 (Reg. $184 & $154). Tickets expire SEPTEMBER 30, 2010!


Annual Passes

Premium Annual Pass: OCEA Price (360 days): $417.05/Person ages 3 & up (Reg. $439).

Deluxe Annual Pass: OCEA Price (315 days): $284.05/Person ages 3 & up (Reg. $299).

So Cal Annual Pass: OCEA Price (215 days): $208.05/Person ages 3 & up (Reg. $219).

So Cal Select Annual Pass: OCEA Price $160.55/Person ages 3 & up (Reg. $169).

*UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE, TICKETS EXPIRE JANUARY. 3, 2011!

KNOTT’S BERRY FARM: OCEA Price: $28/Adult; $20/Child ages 3-11 (Reg. $53.99 & $23.99). Tickets expire MARCH 31, 2010!

*PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS ONLINE AT WWW.OCEAMEMBER.ORG

LEGOLAND CALIFORNIA: OCEA Price: $48/Person ages 3 & up. (Reg. $67/Adult & $57/Child). Tickets expire DECEMBER 31, 2011!

Hopper: OCEA Price: $59/Person ages 3 & up. (Reg. $87/Adult & $77/Child). Tickets expire DECEMBER 31, 2011!


SAN DIEGO WILD ANIMAL PARK: OCEA Price: $30/Adult; $20/Child ages 3-11 (Reg. $37 & $27). Tickets expire NOVEMBER 4, 2010!

*E-TICKET PROGRAM COMING SOON!

SAN DIEGO ZOO: OCEA Price: $30/Adult; $20/Child ages 3-11 (Reg.: $37 & $27). Tickets expire NOVEMBER 4, 2010!

*E-TICKET PROGRAM COMING SOON!

SEAWORLD SAN DIEGO: OCEA Price: $54/Adult; $47/Child ages 3-9 (Reg. $69 & $59). Tickets expire DECEMBER 31, 2010!


SIX FLAGS MAGIC MOUNTAIN: OCEA Price: $24/Adult; $15/Child under 48 inches (Reg. $59.99 & $29.99). Tickets expire DECEMBER 31, 2010!


UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD: OCEA Price: 3-day pass $59/Person ages 3 & up (Reg. $69/Adult; $59/Child). Tickets expire DECEMBER 31, 2010!

AS OF MID-JULY, ALL UNIVERSAL STUDIOS TICKETS MAY ONLY BE PURCHASED ONLINE AT WWW.OCEAMEMBER.ORG.

One-Time EventsPAGEANT OF THE MASTERS: OCEA Price: $43/Person. Tickets are for SUNDAY, AUGUST 22 at 8:30 p.m.

WALKING WITH DINOSAURS: $10 off e-tickets! (Reg. $71-$93 based on seating section). Offer expires AUGUST 26, 2010!


RINGLING BROS CIRCUS: OCEA Price: $22.50/Person (Reg. $26.50). Friday July 30, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. at the Honda Center. Section 205; Rows G-P.

Water ParksHURRICANE HARBOR: OCEA Price: $19.99/Adult; $13/Child under 48”. (Reg. $22.99 & $19.99). Tickets expire SEPTEMBER 26, 2010.


KNOTT’S SOAK CITY: OCEA Price: $21/Adult; $19/Child ages 3-11 (Reg. $31 & $19.99); Tickets expire SEPTEMBER 30, 2010!!!

RAGING WATERS: OCEA Price: $23/Adult; $20/Child under 48”. (Re. $36.99 & $22.99) Tickets expire SEPTEMBER 30, 2010!

WILD RIVERS: OCEA Price: $21/Adult; $15/Child ages 3-9. (Re. $32.98 & $19.98) Tickets expire SEPTEMBER 30, 2010!

Special Events

Purchase tickets: To order by mail, please include: 1) name and phone number, 2) letter stating your ticket order, and 3) check payable to OCEA for the full amount of the ticket order plus $6.40 for shipping and handling. Send orders to: Special Events, OCEA, 830 N. Ross Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Checks for over $500 not accepted. Ticket sales are final. Sorry, no refunds or exchanges. Please allow sufficient time! Mailed ticket

orders are generally processed within five business days of receiving the order. Sorry, OCEA makes no guarantees on mailed orders. Shipping and handling charges cover costs of certifying and insuring mailed tickets. For further information, contact Joanna Nachurski at (714) 835-3355 or via email at [email protected]. Ticket hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Now you can purchase certain tickets online at

www.oceamember.org


OCEA Classifieds

Classified ads are a free service to all members. Only members may submit ads. Ads may be edited or rejected by OCEA. Notify Sunny Hermosillo if you wish to cancel your ad, or regarding corrections or other changes. Mail your classified ads to Sunny Hermosillo at OCEA Headquarters, or fax them to her at (714) 835-7654, or email them to her at [email protected].

REAOC: Join the Retired Employees Association. Participate for only $1.00 a month. P.O. Box 1496, Brea, CA 92822-1496. Call 714-840-3995; FAX 714-840-7189. Email: [email protected]. Website: www.reaoc.org.

ORANGE COUNTY OFFICE ON AGING: Free information on services for older adults. (800) 510-2020.

CARPOOLERS NEEDED: Go to www.ridematch.info to request a carpool matchlist from the regional rideshare agency. Learn more about alternate commute options through www.CommuteSmart.info.

FOR RENT: Affordable, 2-bed condo for rent in an excellent area in Buena Park. Tile and wood floors. Available in August. Please contact: (714) 726-2398.

FOR RENT: One bedroom apartment, $875/month, on French Street near Civic Center Drive, Santa Ana and three blocks east of main. Available to view on July 1, 2010. Call for appointment. Please contact: (714) 542-2985.

FOR RENT: $1200/month. 2 BR/1 BA townhouse with 1 garage and 1 assigned open parking at Tustin/Santa Ana border. Central AC/heater, ceiling fan, large walk-in closet, newly installed laminate flooring in bedrooms and stairs. Association pool/spa and lots of greenbelt facing front view. Water and trash bill included. Kids allow to attend Tustin or Santa Ana School District. Close to Freeway 5 & 55, school & restaurant within walking distance. Please contact: Lily at (949) 302-6827.

FOR RENT: 3 BR/2 BA home with 2-car garage in West Riverside. Nice, large backyard with good size pool and spa, wood deck with patio cover, and large storage shed. Great house in a great location south of the 91 Freeway between La Sierra and Indiana, close to Tyler Mall. Must see to appreciate. Property is available July 1. $1450/mo, including pool service. Call Howard at (714) 313-1290, or E-mail [email protected] for details.

FOR SALE: VIP Vinyl Patio Pet Door designed for 78Pet Door features “Low E” dual pane tempered glass; “multi-flex” flap to fit pets up to 35 lbs; fits most existing sliding door locks. $275/OBO. Please contact: Please call 949-460-9762 or email [email protected].

FOR SALE: Women’s DESIGNER Suits! Sizes 4-8, large selection of pant suits/skirt suits $50.00 each. Variety of colors. Great Deal! Please contact: Lynn at 714-865-3646.

FOR RENT: 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom, family room and detached garage. Located on quiet cul-de-sac in Orange (Chapman and Main Area). Close to shopping mall, restaurants, theatres, and freeways. Enclosed backyard. Currently being refurbished. Share with one other person. No pets – non-smoker. $602.50/month, plus utilities. Please contact: Judi at (951) 285-3563.

FOR RENT: 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom house in Anaheim. 2 car attached garage, tile floor, fireplace, washer and dryer hook-up, centralize ac/heating, huge yard, close to 5 and 91 freeways. Brookhurst and Orangethorpe. Rent $2100 + deposit. Please contact: Joan 714-300-4018

FOR RENT: 2 Level Townhouse with bedrooms upstairs in Orange. 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bath. Master suite with bath and walk-in closet. Large private patio and balcony. All newer appliances included (fridge/gas stove/washer and dryer). Forced air and central a/c. Beautiful tile flooring downstairs. Granite countertops in kitchen. Attached 2-car garage. Easy freeway access (55/22/5 freeways). Near Chapman University (3 miles). Community pool. Rented by owner. $2050/ month + damage deposit. Available June 1st. Dog okay on approval + extra deposit. Please contact: (714) 813-2110 or (661) 714-7615

FOR SALE: Wood end table—40” x 40”, 2 drawers, pull out, heavy-duty table, nice piece of furniture, $40. 36” RCA TV, good condition, nice for PC monitor, works great, $250. Gold-and-white vanity, good condition, $20. Please contact: Call Ricky Martin at (714) 642-8261.

FOR RENT: 55+ One bedroom, one bath condo across from Hillcrest Park in Fullerton. Screened in deck, large common area with full kitchen, pool, and jacuzzi. $850 Please contact: LOIS (714) 595-9343.

FOR RENT: Gorgeous upper level 1 BR, 1 BA condo in Garden Grove available. Great location central to everything and close to the 22. Close to UCI Medical Center and the Block, Disneyland, and the civic center. Great complex too, beautifully maintained landscaping, quiet and peaceful. The unit has cathedral ceilings, ceramic tile, huge windows, gas fireplace, skylight, new light fixtures and recessed lighting, berber carpet, washer/dryer hookups, huge walk in closet, and deck overlooking streams with ducks. Two pools, two jacuzzis. New roof installed in March. Gated and on-site security. Very peaceful. 767 sq.ft. $1260 per month. Small pets allowed with no extra monthly fees or deposit required. Available June 1st. Please contact: 714-889-9643 or [email protected].

FOR SALE: Almost brand new, never down, adult experienced rider. 2,500 miles. This bike is in near new condition! Ohlins TTX36 shock, Akrapovic Full Titanium exhaust, Power Commander V with O2 module Autotune (with all boxes and instructions and CD), woodcraft frame sliders, woodcraft left and right case protectors, front and rear axle sliders, bar end delete, radiator guard, ‘08 1000rr front monoblock brake calipers with HRC pads! (yes they are that good), front dual steel braided lines, rear lightened brake rotor (not installed yet ), PAIR block off plates, speedo healer, DID ERV3 520 chain and sprockets (-1, +2). I have all the stock parts in new condition and neatly packaged. I also have the stock tank cover, tail, passenger seat, front left and right lower fairings in MINT condition off of the bike. I’m currently using used stock plastics from other bikes. I will include every stock part with the bike, clearly labeled and boxed with all fasteners... even the owner’s manual in the original black plastic cover. The bike currently has slicks on it right now. I can throw on a good pair of take offs to get you up and running. I have owned many bikes and this one handles the best. I’m selling because I’m getting married and well, you know the story. You will not be disappointed with this bike. Ready for the track or canyon carving. Please contact: Dave (714) 469-4101.

FOR SALE: Custom-ordered snow chains for Volvo XC70, Cross Country; never used with original paperwork - $200.00. Bonus Volvo Cross Country equipment. Locking cross bars for Geo Tracker or Suzuki Gran Vitara top luggage racks. $50.00. Please contact: David Hackler, [email protected], cell 714-907-7354 during day.

FOR RENT: Cabo San Lucas Gold Crown Presidential, Executive and Junior Suites at the world class Pueblo Bonito Rose Resort., the nicest, most sought after ocean front resort on the nicest and only safe swimming beach in Cabo. No car needed as this prime resort is a short 10 minute walk to town with excellent restaurants, great nightlife, and world famous clubs within walking distance. See full listing online at www.oceamember.org/classifieds. Please email [email protected], or call Howard at (714) 313-1290 for more information.

The program is called Kids Bowl Free and only these two Orange County bowling centers were selected to be part of the 750 centers in the USA to participate. Over 15,000 public and private schools are part of this fantastic program and we are very excited to be able to offer it to our community.

To receive coupons via email for two free games per day per person, please sign-up for the program at www.kidsbowlfree.com.

Irvine Lanes, 3415 Michelson Drive, Irvine, CA 92612, (949) 786-9625Concourse Entertainment Center, 3364 E. La Palma Ave, Anaheim, CA 92806, (714) 666-2695

Kids Bowl FREE Summer Program at Irvine Lanes and Concourse in Anaheim!

2010 OCEA Health FairPresented by the OCEA Health & Welfare Trust

Tuesday, October 5, 201010:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Giveaways, Screenings, Food and Fun at OCEA!

Representatives from health organizations will attend to help educate and provide screenings for attendees regarding health-related topics, such as flu shots, cholesterol and glucose, screenings, and back massages. Free screenings and tests will be offered, as well as literature on important health topics. It will be a great time of giveaways, information, and exciting door prizes!

Attendance at the OCEA Health Fair is a permitted use of Annual Leave, subject to approval by your supervisor.

OCEA members . . .

Orange County Employees Association830 N. Ross St., Santa Ana, CA 92701 • (714) 835-3355 • (714) 835-7654 Fax • www.oceamember.org

in your well-being! in your family’s future! in your community!

. . . making a difference!

Orange County Employees Association830 North Ross StreetSanta Ana, CA 92701

Who can do it?How to do it?

Find the answers!

When:July 28, 2010 & October 27, 2010

6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Where:Anaheim Community Center250 E. Center St., Anaheim

ADOPTiON!

FOR INFORMATION & TO REGISTER CALL: (714) 704-8946(Does not replace SSA Orientation Meeting.)

vol 63 issue 2 - ocea employee 2010 april may june

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