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Board approves funding to cover retroactive arbitration awards while administration pursues appeals
Summary
The board authorized additional funding related to labor negotiations and retroactive arbitration awards for sheriff’s officers, while county counsel said the administration will appeal certain awards to PERC. Commissioners discussed multi-year labor settlements and potential fiscal impacts.
Essex County commissioners approved two related budget actions to cover increased personnel costs tied to recent arbitration awards and multi-year labor negotiations.
Resolution 19 increases the county’s turnover funding by $250,000 to address negotiated settlements and arbitration liabilities across several bargaining units. Resolution 20 authorizes funding to cover retroactive payments tied to binding interest arbitration awards to county…
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