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Clallam County staff seek ratification of new patrol deputies contract after 22% first-year increase
Summary
County staff told commissioners they negotiated a contract for patrol deputies that includes an initial 22% wage increase to place deputies in the top half/upper third of comparable counties and multi-year cost-of-living steps; commissioners will consider ratification at the regular meeting next week.
County staff asked the Clallam County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 22 to prepare to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement for patrol deputies after more than a year of bargaining and a change in representation.
The county dministrator and labor negotiators said the deal includes a one-time, current-year increase aimed at bringing wages into the top half — and closer to the top third — of six comparable counties, followed by 2026 and 2027 cost-of-living adjustments split as 1.5% Jan. 1 and 1.5% July 1 in each year.
County Administrator Todd (identified in the meeting as "the administrator") said the county imed to position itself defensibly in case interest arbitration is necessary and that comparables include Lewis, Island, Mason, Grays Harbor and Jefferson…
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