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Board approves Charter 504 salary adjustments; labor leaders urge wider wage action
Summary
The El Dorado County Board approved salary adjustments tied to Charter Section 504 after staff found deputy sheriff pay averaged 3.12% below comparators. Labor representatives objected to automatic application for high‑paid unrepresented positions and pressed the board to prioritize rank‑and‑file raises; the board approved the resolution and directed a separate review of unrepresented compensation by March 2026.
The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt salary adjustments tied to Charter Section 504 at its Dec. 9 meeting after a staff wage study showed the county’s Deputy Sheriff 2 classification averaged 3.12% below comparable jurisdictions.
Human Resources Director Joey Carrasco presented the annual survey and recommended applying the adjustment to the deputy classification and other job classes linked by prior board resolutions. “Our deputy sheriff 2 classification is 3.12% below those 3 other agencies,” Carrasco said, explaining the methodology used to compare pay with neighboring agencies.
Why it matters: labor groups, county employees and the board…
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