Ingwerson
California Teachers Assn. v. Ingwerson
Opinion
Opinion
Turner, J.
I. Introduction
Donald W. Ingwerson, the Los Angeles County Superintendent of Schools (superintendent), and the Los Angeles County Office of Education (county), appeal from a judgment entered in favor of the California and Montebello Teachers Associations (the unions). The unions filed a mandate petition to compel the superintendent and the county to develop and adopt a fiscal plan and budget for the Montebello Unified School District (the district) for the 1994-1995 school year which did not include a reduction in pay or freezing of salary schedule step and column increases for certified employees. The trial court granted the unions’ petition. We reverse the judgment.
II. Background
On January 30, 1995, the unions filed a mandamus petition pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1085, for the benefit of members of the unit of certified employees that they represent as the exclusive representative in the district. The petition sought a peremptory writ of mandate ordering the superintendent and the county to immediately develop and adopt a fiscal plan and budget for the district for the 1994-1995 school year.