We are the employees who don’t wear a badge or a uniform. We don’t drive emergency vehicles or respond to 911 calls—but we are just as essential to the City’s ability to function, serve, and protect.
We are the planners, engineers, analysts, program managers, and supervisors who ensure City operations run smoothly across every department. We support public safety, we lead long-term projects, and we make sure the day-to-day work gets done—no matter the challenge.
We are:
• The ones who manage infrastructure and development while protecting Orange’s historic identity;
• The ones overseeing technology, communications, and systems that keep residents informed and services accessible;
• The ones planning community events, managing recreational programs, and supporting our seniors and youth;
• The ones who work closely with local non-profit organizations and City partners to build a stronger community;
• The ones writing contracts, hiring and training staff, supervising teams, and keeping departments afloat;
• The ones responsible for clean water, safe streets, maintained parks, and functional City vehicles.
We are the ones who stay.
The City’s latest vacancy report highlights growing concerns about staff turnover, particularly in OMEA with a 17.59% vacancy rate. While the numbers may suggest we don’t feel the impacts of vacancies, what’s missing is what we’ve taken on. For every unfilled position, every departure, it is our members who absorb the extra workload, including those vacant positions at the executive level. We don’t walk away - we step up.
And when others say they’re planning to leave, we are the ones who hold the line. Who protect the services residents rely on. Who keep the City standing through transitions, budget constraints, and emergencies.
Now, as we enter contract negotiations, the City has a choice. You have an opportunity—to do right by the people who have been holding things together. To value the work we do, and to ensure we don’t lose even more institutional knowledge, experience, and leadership.
You have an opportunity to protect city services—not just through staffing fire and police, but by investing in those who quietly, consistently, and professionally keep this City running every single day.
We urge you to take that opportunity—and show your OMA team that we matter.
A message from the Orange Management Association:
Hello Mayor and City Council,
We are the employees who don’t wear a badge or a uniform. We don’t drive emergency vehicles or respond to 911 calls—but we are just as essential to the City’s ability to function, serve, and protect.
We are the planners, engineers, analysts, program managers, and supervisors who ensure City operations run smoothly across every department. We support public safety, we lead long-term projects, and we make sure the day-to-day work gets done—no matter the challenge.
We are:
• The ones who manage infrastructure and development while protecting Orange’s historic identity;
• The ones overseeing technology, communications, and systems that keep residents informed and services accessible;
• The ones planning community events, managing recreational programs, and supporting our seniors and youth;
• The ones who work closely with local non-profit organizations and City partners to build a stronger community;
• The ones writing contracts, hiring and training staff, supervising teams, and keeping departments afloat;
• The ones responsible for clean water, safe streets, maintained parks, and functional City vehicles.
We are the ones who stay.
The City’s latest vacancy report highlights growing concerns about staff turnover, particularly in OMEA with a 17.59% vacancy rate. While the numbers may suggest we don’t feel the impacts of vacancies, what’s missing is what we’ve taken on. For every unfilled position, every departure, it is our members who absorb the extra workload, including those vacant positions at the executive level. We don’t walk away - we step up.
And when others say they’re planning to leave, we are the ones who hold the line. Who protect the services residents rely on. Who keep the City standing through transitions, budget constraints, and emergencies.
Now, as we enter contract negotiations, the City has a choice. You have an opportunity—to do right by the people who have been holding things together. To value the work we do, and to ensure we don’t lose even more institutional knowledge, experience, and leadership.
You have an opportunity to protect city services—not just through staffing fire and police, but by investing in those who quietly, consistently, and professionally keep this City running every single day.
We urge you to take that opportunity—and show your OMA team that we matter.
Thank you.