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County negotiator proposes small bargaining panel, remote talks to speed labor deals
Summary
A county staff member told the Salary and Labor Committee that he will act as chief negotiator and wants a small, empowered panel (including HR, the sheriff and a chairman designee) to meet remotely and negotiate contracts such as the MAP patrol agreement, rather than using full-committee sessions.
A county staff member who said he is taking over chief negotiator duties told the Salary and Labor Committee that he wants the committee to empower a smaller group to negotiate future labor contracts and meet remotely when needed. “My number 1 concern going forward … is trying to make sure that we're more nimble and able to get our negotiations done in a more timely fashion,” the staff member said.
The staff member told the committee that, rather than bringing every contract to full committee meetings, he proposes a standing bargaining panel led by himself and including HR, “the sheriff” and the chairman or a chairman designee, plus another conduit identified as Steve for communications. He said the panel…
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