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Old 08-03-2011, 12:18 PM
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Default Costa Mesa council expresses interest in E-Verify

Costa Mesa council expresses interest in E-Verify
The City Council directed staff to reesearch the federal database and other options to ensure that illegal immigrants are not working in the city, for companies that contract with the city or for employers who apply for a business license.
COSTA MESA – The city will research methods to ensure that employees are working legally in Costa Mesa.
The City Council unanimously passed a motion Tuesday night asking city CEO Tom Hatch to look into using E-Verify, a federal online program that checks the employment eligibility of new hires by comparing their I-9 forms with federal documents. Staff was also directed to explore other options to check the legal status of new employees, a move to prevent illegal immigrants from working in the city.
The council did not address the proposals it received to outsource jail services, since city attorney Thomas Duarte has not finished reviewing them, said city spokesman Bill Lobdell. Duarte will take at least another week to look over the proposals, and the council will not take further action before the next City Council meeting on Aug. 30, Lobdell said.
Mayor Gary Monahan said during the meeting that he brought the E-Verify issue to council because it is something the city has considered before, but hasn't followed through with. Hatch will now devote staff time to looking into other cities' use of E-Verify, and the options Costa Mesa has to require it for city employees, companies that contract with the city, or employers who apply for a business license in the city.
Former Costa Mesa mayor Allan Mansoor pushed for E-Verify during his tenure last year, but his efforts fell to the wayside when outsourcing became a focus with the City Council.
Companies that contract with the federal government are required to use E-Verify, and some states have passed laws requiring all employers to use the system. A federal bill to apply the requirement nationwide was recently introduced in Congress.
At least 12 Orange County cities require the program to check city employees, and some require employers the city contracts with to use the service.
The council and members of the audience who spoke Tuesday night agreed that the city and the companies it contracts with should check the legality of employees, but questioned whether E-Verify has resulted in inaccuracies in other cities.
The program has received criticism from a number of immigrant, labor and Hispanic organizations that say the system is flawed and can cause harm to legal employees who are misidentified by the program, and to employers who must recheck their results to ensure there are no mistakes.
Councilwoman Wendy Leece encouraged Hatch to examine both the positive and negatives that could come with using E-Verify.
While the council agreed fairly quickly on E-Verify, they spent more than an hour and a half discussing a $10,000 field use expense for Pop Warner football funds.
The council frequently approves larger expenses to maintain the city's parks and sports fields, but members of the audience, including Costa Mesa City Employees Association President Helen Nenadal, attacked the council for considering giving $10,000 from the city's $1 million contingency fund to maintain a youth sports program in a time when the city is considering outsourcing city services due to lack of money.
The council passed the motion 4-1, with Leece opposing the decision in part because she believed there was not enough of a paper trail to explain all the expenses. She said the decision could lead to other organizations asking the council for money, she said.
The rest of the council members emphasized the importance of youth sports and community activity in the city in justifying the expense.
The council did not address the proposals it received to outsource jail services, since city attorney Thomas Duarte has not finished reviewing them, said city spokesman Bill Lobdell.
Duarte will take at least another week to look over the proposals, and the council will not take further action before the next City Council meeting on Aug. 30.
http://www.ocregister.com/news/city-...il-verify.html
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