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Legislators approve corrections supervisors MOA but fault negotiation transparency
Summary
The personnel committee advanced a memorandum of agreement with Council 82 (corrections supervisors) that includes a market adjustment and a larger first‑year increase; several legislators said they were not given negotiation documents and asked for clearer briefings or legislator representation in future negotiations.
The Personnel Committee approved a memorandum of agreement authorizing the county executive to enter into a contract with Council 82 correction supervisors, but several legislators voiced frustration at the negotiation process and lack of access to the agreement details prior to the vote.
Speaker 2 introduced the MOA and Speaker 3 summarized terms, saying the agreement includes a market adjustment with the largest increase in the first year followed by smaller increases (about 3.5%) in subsequent years. Speaker 3 said implementation would require moving funds into the appropriate lines in January.
Multiple legislators (Speaker 2 and others) said they had not seen the negotiation documents or redlines and urged either that a legislator or the personnel chair be included in negotiations or that the legislature receive a clear comparison of the prior contract and the new agreement. Speaker 3 acknowledged the concern and said they would look into improving information flow and possibly provide a legal opinion or more detailed briefing before full-board action.
The committee voted to advance the MOA to the full board; sponsors noted they would return in January to move the amounts into budget lines and to present any technical budget amendments.
