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Board preliminarily embeds 3% wage-plan increase and agrees to revisit before publishing levy
Summary
Supervisors agreed to include a 3% wage-plan increase in the draft maximum levy numbers but left open the possibility of later revision after contract negotiations and additional analysis; the board received the wage-plan materials for the record.
County staff presented a proposed 3% wage-plan increase for wage-plan employees and explained which staff categories are included and which follow AFSCME contract terms and are therefore excluded. The presentation listed counts by role (department heads, supervisory, part-time and full-time employees) affected by the embedded 3%.
Supervisors expressed caution about making a final change while union contract negotiations and elected-official compensation remain unresolved. Staff said the 3% is included now to ensure the county's maximum tax-ask can accommodate the increase if the board chooses to finalize it; board members noted they can reduce the maximum ask before publication but cannot increase it after the statutory deadline.
After debate, the board received the wage-plan materials and agreed to revisit the percent (and any adjustments) at a subsequent meeting prior to the filing deadline. Supervisors emphasized the need for staff to have time to recompute and publish changes if the board alters the wage-plan before March 5.
