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Human Resources Department recommending the Board:
1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 026-2022 approving the negotiated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the County of El Dorado and the El Dorado County Criminal Attorneys’ Association (Association), representing employees in the Criminal Attorney bargaining unit;
2) Authorize the Chair to sign said MOU, noting the MOU will be effective the first full pay period following Association ratification and Board of Supervisors adoption of the MOU; and
3) Direct the Human Resources Department and the Auditor-Controller's Office to administer and implement the MOU provisions.
FUNDING: Various funds.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The term of the current Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the County of El Dorado and the El Dorado County Criminal Attorneys’ Association (Association), representing employees in the Criminal Attorney (CA) bargaining unit, ended on June 30, 2021.
Pursuant to the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (Government Code sections 3500 et seq.), representatives of the Union and the County have met and conferred in good faith regarding wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment of employees in the CA bargaining unit. The County and Association jointly prepared a successor MOU, for the term of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024, reflecting agreed revisions to certain terms and conditions. Subject to the provisions in the MOU, those revised terms and conditions with a County cost impact are summarized below, along with the estimated annual cost.
1. Effective the first full pay period following MOU adoption, the County will increase base wages of the benchmark classifications and internally tied non-benchmark classifications in the Association by approximately 7.31% which will bring the total compensation for those positions in this bargaining unit to the median of the County's approved benchmark organizations. Estimated annual cost of $393,200.
2. Effective t...
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