Clinton County commissioners approve labor MOUs, youth center funding and vendor contracts

Clinton County Commissioners on Jan. 2 approved a series of routine and substantive items ranging from vendor contracts and program funding to labor agreements that raise sheriff deputies’ starting pay and amend leave policies for several employee groups.

The commissioners voted to allocate $195,861 to the Central Counties Youth Center for the 2025 calendar year, approve a $262.67-per-month fair-market-value lease and maintenance contract for a Sharp copier for county probation, and renew the county’s Granicus website maintenance, hosting and licensing agreement for $5,202.37 for March 17, 2025, through March 16, 2026. The board also approved a $30,000 funding commitment for the county’s agricultural preservation program.

The board approved two memorandums of understanding with Council 86 of AFSCME. One MOU amends the collective bargaining agreement for court-related and court-appointed employees to change vacation, sick and personal holiday policies, raises sheriff deputies’ starting pay by $975 annually effective with the first 2025 pay period, and extends the current collective bargaining agreement through Dec. 31, 2026. The other MOU amends the collective bargaining agreement for corrections officers and…