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Placentia city employees tell council they’re at impasse with contract talks

Placentia City Council · November 18, 2025
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Summary

A series of Placentia city employees and union leaders told the council on Nov. 18 that negotiations have reached impasse after city 'last, best and final' offers were rejected; speakers cited pay disparities, low average pay (~$70,000), understaffing in dispatch, and calls for the council to return bargaining teams to the table.

Multiple members of the Placentia City Employees Association (PCEA) and the Orange County Employees Association addressed the council on Nov. 18 to press for improved wages and benefits after bargaining talks reached impasse.

Veronica Rodarte, operations manager at the Orange County Employees Association and the lead negotiator for PCEA, said the unit "overwhelmingly rejected the city's last best and final offer," arguing that the proposal did not respect civilian employees and failed to address market…

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