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Human Resources Department recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign the negotiated Letter of Agreement to the Memorandum of Understanding between the County of El Dorado and El Dorado County Employees’ Association, Local No. 1, AFSCME Council 57 representing the General, Professional, and Supervisory bargaining units to memorialize and implement negotiated provisions regarding term, wages, release time, and holidays/leave.
FUNDING: Various.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
County of El Dorado (County) and El Dorado County Employees’ Association, Local No. 1, AFSCME Council 57 (Union), representing employees in the General (GE), Professional (PL), and Supervisory (SU) bargaining units, have an executed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the period of September 12, 2020 to December 31, 2023.
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 these bargaining units since August 29, 2023, and are currently negotiating in good faith for a successor MOU. However, the Parties have determined that a Letter of Agreement (LOA) is necessary due to current economic circumstances and uncertainties while the Parties continue the good faith negotiation process for a successor MOU. The negotiated LOA terms and conditions with a County cost impact are summarized below, along with the estimated annual cost.
1. Base wages will not be adjusted. Local 1 represented bargaining unit members shall receive a one-time $1,000 lump sum payment - estimated one-time cost: $1,027,000;
2. Regular employees shall receive up to 16 hours of a new Personal Leave - estimated cost of lost productivity (wages and benefits paid, but not worked): $821,000; and
3. One-time increase of presidential release time in fiscal year (FY) 2023-24 - estimated cost of lost productivity: $1...
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