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Human Resources Department recommending the Board:
1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 035-2026 approving the negotiated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the County of El Dorado and the Operating Engineers Local No. 3 representing employees in the Trades and Crafts Bargaining Unit;
2) Authorize the Chair to sign said MOU, noting the MOU will be effective the date of 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 funding.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The term of the current Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the County of El Dorado and the Operating Engineers Local No. 3 (OE3 or “Union”) representing employees in the Trades and Crafts (TC) Bargaining Unit, ended on June 30, 2024.
Pursuant to the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (Government Code sections 3500 et seq.), representatives of the Union and the County (collectively, the Parties) have met and conferred in good faith regarding wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment of employees in the TC bargaining units. The Parties jointly prepared a successor MOU for the term of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026, reflecting agreed-upon revisions to certain terms and conditions. Subject to the provisions in the MOU, a summary of the changes are listed below:
1. Effective the first full pay period in July, 2025, the County will increase base wages for all classifications by 2.0%.
2. Effective the first full pay period following Board adoption of this successor MOU, the County will 1) pay each eligible employee $1,000 and 2) increase base salaries by 5.0%, except as identified otherwise below:
· 6.18% SR. BRIDGE MAINTENANCE WORKER
· 5.59% BRIDGE MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR
· 5.56% TRAFFIC CONTROL MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR
· 5.56% HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR
· 5.47% FLEET SERVICES SUPERVISOR
· 5.32% BUILDING INSPECTION SUPERVISO...
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