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Commission approves consent agenda and Board of Equalization items; collective bargaining details noted
Summary
Douglas County commissioners approved the Jan. 7 consent agenda (items A–N), adopted Board of Equalization minutes and scheduled a hearing for Jan. 14, 2025; labor negotiator Marcos De Martin summarized two collective bargaining items including a 6.25%/3% multiyear agreement and a scrivener’s correction for 911 staff.
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners approved routine business items and Board of Equalization matters on Jan. 7, 2025, and heard details on two labor agreements included on the consent agenda.
The board recessed the Board of Commissioners and convened as the Board of Equalization to approve minutes of the Dec. 17, 2024, Equalization meeting and to set Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, as the date for a hearing on certified assessment corrections reflecting omitted property or increased valuation; the motions carried 7-0. The board also approved Equalization resolutions C–E en bloc by a single motion and vote of 7-0.
Back in regular session, the commission approved minutes and claims for the Jan. 7 meeting and authorized the clerk/comptroller to make certain payments if county board meetings are canceled during 2025; the A–C action passed 7-0.
On the consent agenda (items A–N), County labor negotiator Marcos De Martin explained two items of particular public interest. Item E corrected a scrivener’s error in an existing contract for 911 operators and dispatchers and has no compensation impact. Item L was a four-year contract for correctional records employees (described in the record as “Eula Corrections”), covering 2024–2027; the agreement provides a 6.25% increase for 2024 and 3% for each of the three subsequent years. De Martin estimated a first-year fiscal impact of roughly $70,000 for the small bargaining group, with additional increases of about $40,000 in later years depending on staffing levels.
The consent agenda motion passed 7-0. The board also voted 7-0 to enter executive session for litigation and later reconvened and adjourned; the reconvening/adjournment motion was recorded 5-0 because two commissioners were absent at that point (Friend and Rogers).
