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Adopt a resolution amending sections 8.1 and 8.7 of the Personnel and Salary Resolution concerning bilingual pay and professional allowance amounts to align with terms negotiated and agreed to by represented bargaining units during the 2025-2026 labor negotiations
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Director of Human Resources recommends that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution amending sections 8.1 and 8.7 of the Personnel and Salary Resolution concerning bilingual pay and professional allowance amounts to align with terms negotiated and agreed to by represented bargaining units during the 2025-2026 labor negotiations.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
During the 2025-2026 labor negotiations, represented bargaining units agreed to changes to bilingual pay and professional allowance amounts. The proposed amendments to sections 8.1 and 8.7 of the Personnel and Salary Resolution would extend comparable provisions to unrepresented employees to maintain equity and consistency across employee groups.
The amendments apply to the County’s five unrepresented employee units, which are Unit 60 (Legislative Group; e.g., Board of Supervisors), Unit 30 (Confidential Employees), Unit 62 unrepresented Senior Management Employees), Unit 61 (unrepresented Executive Management Employees), and Unit 00 (unrepresented Extra Help employees).
Section 8.1 increases the Bilingual Pay Differential Allowance from $75 to $80 per pay period. Section 8.7 adds the newly created Chief Deputy County Counsel classification to the Professional Allowance provisions and increases the professional business allowance for the Chief Deputy County Counsel, Chief Deputy Public Defender and Chief Deputy District Attorney classes from $25 to $50 per pay period.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Adoption of the changes for unrepresented confidential and management employees is projected to increase payroll costs by a total of $9,570 through October 28, 2028. Of this total cost, $411 is during FY2025/26, $4,071 is during FY2026/27, $4,071 is during FY2027/28, and $1,018 is during FY 2028/29.
The costs associated with preparing the agenda item are nominal and absorbed by the department’s FY2025/26 Working Budget.
ALTERNATIVES:
The Board may choose not to adopt the resolution and/or authorize the proposed changes to the Personnel and Salary Resolution; however, this is not consistent with the Board’s direction to treat all employees in equitable manner.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The Human Resources Department worked in conjunction with the County Administrator’s Office in negotiating the successor collective bargaining agreements and the proposed changes for the unrepresented units.
CAO RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVE DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION