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Board adopts updated county salary schedules and side‑letter agreements after years of negotiation
Summary
The Board approved side‑letter agreements and a new salary schedule affecting multiple bargaining units (SEIU, Sheriff's Employee Association, mid‑management), a move union leaders and county staff said addresses chronic low pay and aims to improve recruitment and retention.
The Del Norte County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt side‑letter agreements and updated classification lists with new salary ranges across multiple bargaining units, including SEIU Local 1021, the Sheriff's Employee Association and mid‑management groups. The action—taken as related items (22–25)—implements results from a county compensation analysis and will adjust pay ranges for upper unrepresented and represented groups.
Norma Williams, chapter president for SEIU DNCEA, praised the changes as a significant step after decades of low wages and multiple salary studies, and thanked the county negotiation team and CAO for reaching a compromise. County staff said the Gallagher consultant analysis required internal adjustments to implement results but that the final schedule largely matched independent SEIU analysis.
Supervisors noted the changes are not perfect but called the adoption an important first step toward improving recruitment and retention. The motions to approve the side letters and the associated salary schedules were moved, seconded and approved by the present supervisors.
Next steps: Implementation of the new salary schedule and monitoring during future contract negotiations; some side letters still have follow‑up negotiations on non‑wage items.
