Jaylene Walker, the president of the Brentwood Employees' Association, expressed frustration, stating that after submitting 20 proposals, they received only verbal rejections on 10, with no clarity on the rejections.
Despite months of negotiations and the expiration of contracts in June, City Manager Tim Ogden noted that it's standard for public agency negotiations to require multiple discussions and expressed optimism about reaching agreements soon.
Union members, representing over 228 employees including diverse roles such as police dispatchers and electricians, highlighted their disappointment over the lengthy negotiation process and ongoing lack of substantial responses from the city.
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