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Skagit County approves consent agenda, labor agreement for professional and technical employees
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners approved the consent agenda, including multiple items and a collective bargaining agreement covering several departments; motions carried on voice votes 2'to'0.
On June 23 the Skagit County Board of Commissioners approved its consent agenda, ratifying routine items and authorizing staff actions. Among items discussed during the consent briefing, Commissioner Wiesen highlighted two items: funding for an energy audit required under the Clean Buildings Performance Standard and a call for bids for a swimming-channel boat-launch float renovation.
The board also approved a miscellaneous item: a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with a professional and technical employee unit (ProTek Tech 17) covering positions in Emergency Management, Public Health, GIS and Planning and Development Services. The agreement runs through December 31, 2026, and commissioners described the action as the final step in a negotiation process carried out at the department and bargaining-unit level.
Why it matters: The energy-audit funding covers required state-mandated audits for large county buildings under the Clean Buildings standard; the boat-launch project will replace a dock affected by strong currents. The CBA finalizes terms for represented professional and technical employees across multiple departments and sets compensation and terms through 2026.
Votes and procedure: Commissioner Wiesen moved approval of consent items 1'12 and the motion to approve the CBA was moved and seconded; both motions carried 2'to'0 on voice votes. Commissioners noted Commissioner Browning was absent for the meeting (attending a regional board meeting).
Ending: Commissioners adjourned the public session to follow a scheduled work session later in the afternoon.
