City management and representatives of the Menifee Police Department are scheduled to meet again this week in contract negotiations that have continued for nearly two years and have at times been contentious, some say.
City Manager Armando Villa is representing city management in the negotiations with three bargaining units: the Menifee Police Officers Association (MPOA), Menifee Police Employees Association (MPEA) and Menifee Police Management Association (MPMA). Villa says the sides are growing closer to an agreement, but some say otherwise.
Menifee 24/7 has received an anonymous letter, an anonymous phone call and emails from individuals claiming to be officers in the Menifee PD. They criticize the length and alleged lack of production of negotiations, claim that salary increases offered are not sufficient, and say that many officers are considering leaving the department…