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County hears repeated worker testimony on living wages; moves forward with compensation study inclusion on consent calendar
Summary
County employees and union members urged supervisors to include cost‑of‑living metrics in the county compensation study. The board discussed methodology improvements and approved the consent item to proceed, directing staff to use robust comparators including cost‑of‑living metrics referenced by supervisors.
The Board of Supervisors approved a consent‑calendar item to continue the county’s compensation review work with updated methodologies that incorporate multiple comparators — including cost‑of‑labor and cost‑of‑living measures — to inform future bargaining and salary adjustments.
Vice Chair Tara Lawson Reimer and other board members said the 2021 equity study provided a useful baseline but…
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