The Sacramento Area Sewer District Board of Directors on Oct. 8, 2025, unanimously approved two memoranda of understanding covering employee Group 2 (administrative classifications) and Group 3 (supervisors). The board voted to adopt both agreements after brief staff presentations and without public comment.

Staff told the board the MOUs follow the pattern of previously approved agreements for other represented groups and include targeted salary “equity adjustments” to move classifications toward market median over a three‑year period. The agreements also add a longevity pay step of 2 to 2.5 percent at 15 years of service and set the district medical subsidy to cover 90 percent of Kaiser premiums for eligible employees.

Carolyn Balazs, the presenter on the district’s Confluence program earlier in the meeting, and other staff explained that the salary changes are classification‑specific: some job classes receive upward adjustments to reach market median; others already sit at or above market and therefore will not receive cost‑of‑living adjustments under the MOUs until market movement makes them comparable.

A staff member summarized the approach during the Group 2 presentation: "If you're below market, you'll get adjusted to the market. And if you are above market, then you wouldn't receive a pay cut, but you're gonna have to kinda wait until the market catches up to you." Board members pressed for clarity on the time horizon; staff said the agreements run three years, so waiting periods could be at least that long depending on market movement.

The items were moved, seconded and put to vote; the clerk recorded both motions as passing unanimously. No public speakers addressed either MOU at the meeting.

Board members did not place any conditions on the MOUs at adoption. Staff said the agreements are consistent with the district's ongoing compensation review and follow previously negotiated patterns with other employee organizations.

The board will return to other labor topics as needed; staff indicated these MOUs complete the set of agreements scheduled for the current negotiation cycle.

For the record, the board announced there were no public comments on the items, and the clerk declared the motions passed unanimously in both cases.