Board hears update on deputy mediation; approves performance-evaluation alignment

Jan 27, 2026

County HR updated the board that deputy union negotiations moved to mediation over wages; the board also approved amendments aligning performance evaluations and step timing to January 1 to reduce payroll processing errors.

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Human-resources staff told the board that negotiations with the deputy law-enforcement bargaining unit did not reach a tentative agreement on wages and that the union filed for mediation. The staff noted mediation is facilitative and not binding; arbitration remains a binding option if mediation fails.

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