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Escambia County, PBA reach tentative agreement on contract items except Day‑of‑Rest provision
Summary
At a Jan. 16 continued bargaining session, Escambia County and PBA negotiators said they could tentatively agree to contract language across several articles, but left Article 17 (the Day‑of‑Rest/work‑period and overtime calculation) open for further study and member discussion.
Escambia County and representatives of the PBA met Jan. 16 for a continued bargaining session and reported a tentative agreement on all proposed contract language except Article 17, which deals with the day‑of‑rest (DOR) calculation and work‑period/overtime rules.
The tentative agreements cover cleanup language in Article 13, holiday and funeral‑leave language, and incorporation of the most recent MOU language into the appendix; the parties said they would return to Article 17 for further analysis and membership discussion. "This is everything except for 13 and 17 in there," said Vicki Palm, HR director, as negotiators reviewed the draft language.
Why it matters: Article 17 addresses how the jail’s work period is defined and how overtime is calculated — issues that affect pay for corrections staff and the county’s staffing costs. Negotiators discussed whether to maintain the DOR while using a 28‑day FLSA work period (in which…
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