FOR THE RECORD - Dec. 17, 2005

Union contracts -- Articles in the California section on Wednesday and Dec. 5 about a contract dispute at Los Angeles City Hall said a lucrative pay package awarded to members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 18, was negotiated by former Mayor James K. Hahn. Articles on Dec. 7, Nov. 23 and Aug. 3 described the contract as having been negotiated by Hahn’s administration. The contract was negotiated while Hahn was mayor, but the negotiations were conducted by the city’s administrative officer, who reports to the mayor and the City Council. The terms for the negotiations were set by the City Council and a city panel that includes the mayor and four council members. Hahn was chairman of that panel, but said Wednesday that he had voted to oppose the contract during the closed-door meeting at which the terms were set.