IBEW files transfer lawsuit
By Brittany Levine, Glendale News-Press, Calif. | |
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The action may seem like deja vu as a citizens group called the
Both lawsuits claim the city is breaking its own charter rules, as well as state tax rules, by moving the money paid by rate payers to
The recent lawsuit filed in part by the
Glendale rules allow the
In
"The shortfall in the GWP budget is less than half the amount the city transferred.... Had the city not transferred these funds these employees would not have been laid off," the lawsuit states.
The transfer has been a hot-button issue in
"We disagree with the contentions," said City Atty.
Not only has the transfer been a prickly issue, but so has the
Lawyers for Glendale resident
Garcia said interpreting the revenues on a net basis would be flat-out wrong because city rules say the transfer includes operating revenues.
"This lawsuit represents nothing more than a thinly-veiled attempt to impact the bargaining process without any regard to the overall health of the organization or the quality of services provided to the city's residents and ratepayers," Garcia said in a follow-up email, "To the contrary, the city will continue to keep the overall health of the city as its focal point in addressing issues of the type now being litigated."
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