Boynton joined the La Mirada staff in 2001.  As assistant to the city manager, he performed a broad range of administrative duties and special projects including assisting with the Stage Road underpass project on Valley View Avenue-the largest capital improvement project in La Mirada’s history scheduled to begin before the end of the year.

Haraksin has been with La Mirada since 2000.  In addition to her prior role in the past as assistant to the city manager, she oversees La Mirada’s public safety program-which is the largest budget in the City.

Cota has served as Personnel Manager for La Mirada since 2007 and is responsible for all aspects of the City’s personnel operations. Quiñonez began working for La Mirada in 2003 and has been responsible for all redevelopment agency finances and transportation funding. Pascual also began her duties with La Mirada in 2003 and is responsible for all City funds, and preparing a variety of annual financial reports.

During the past four years, La Mirada has reduced its number of full-time employees from 97 to 70, a reduction of 27 percent.  Further efforts to reduce full-time staffing are expected to result in the loss of approximately four more positions by the end of December.

The statement went on to say that part-time staffing has also been significantly reduced.  Retirement benefits have been reduced for new employees, and health benefits have been modified for some employees.  Additional changes in the City’s benefits structure are currently being considered.

The city declared a fiscal emergency this past February 14^th claiming then that “anticipated revenue growth and recent cuts may not be enough to prevent deeper and more severe cuts to essential services that the community relies on for its health and safety.”

The city also claims that it has identified $67,250,193 that is needed for infrastructure repair and replacement.

The recent fiscal declaration paved the way for the City Council to recently approve placing a sales tax increase measure on the ballot this November, the first in the city’s history.

If approved, the one percent increase would last for five years.