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Board approves 2.5% cost‑of‑living adjustment for unrepresented county employees to match collective bargaining agreements
Summary
The board approved a 2.5% cost‑of‑living adjustment for unrepresented, confidential and casual county employees effective July 1, 2025, aligning those pay increases with negotiated represented staff raises.
Clatsop County approved a 2.5% cost‑of‑living adjustment (COLA) for unrepresented, confidential and casual employees, effective July 1, 2025. The board acted to align unrepresented employees’ wage adjustments with the collective bargaining agreements covering represented staff.
Rebecca Cameron, Human Resources Director, explained the county uses the May‑to‑May Consumer Price Index for the West Region to set annual COLAs for represented staff. Because the negotiated represented agreements require a wage adjustment of 2.5%, staff recommended the equivalent adjustment for unrepresented employees.
A motion to approve the attached resolution implementing a 2.5% COLA for unrepresented, confidential, casual and contracted employees was moved and seconded and carried by voice vote; commissioners expressed support.
