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Commissioners approve collective-bargaining contracts with COLAs and step increases; county to raise health-insurance contribution
Summary
Polk County approved several collective-bargaining agreements that provide a January 1, 2025 3.5% cost-of-living adjustment and schedule further increases; the board also adopted a county contribution increase to employee health-insurance premiums that will raise monthly county contributions to $1,600.
Polk County commissioners approved multiple collective-bargaining agreements Dec. 3 that set wages and benefits for a number of employee groups and increased the county’s monthly contribution to employee health insurance.
The board approved contracts that include a 3.5% cost-of-living increase effective Jan. 1, 2025, and higher COLA steps in subsequent years (4.25% in 2026 and 5% in 2027 for the…
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