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Ojai City Council goes into closed session on labor negotiations after trolley driver asks for full-time benefits
Summary
At a special Aug. 12 closed session, the Ojai City Council heard a public comment from a trolley driver asking for full-time benefits and then adjourned to a closed session to provide direction to its labor negotiator on compensation for unrepresented employees. The council approved the meeting agenda by voice vote before the closed session.
The Ojai City Council on Aug. 12 adjourned into closed session to provide direction to the city's labor negotiator on compensation for all unrepresented city employees after a public comment from a trolley driver asking why transit staff are not offered full-time benefits.
Patrick Holmes, a trolley driver, told the council he was hired in October 2024 and began driving Dec. 16. "I want full time benefits, and I wonder why I've never been offered them," Holmes said, adding that he has worked an average of about 36 hours per week and sometimes up to 40. He said health care costs…
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