Douglas County commissioners approved a four‑year labor contract with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1483 on Jan. 6, authorizing retroactive and future wage increases for the county's supervisory bargaining unit.

Marco San Martin, Douglas County administration, told commissioners the agreement covers “about a 100 plus members” across nine departments and approximately 60 job classifications. "This contract is being settled for a 3% wage increase in 2025, a 3 and a half for '26, 3 and a half for '27, and 3 and a half for '28," San Martin said. He characterized the 2025 component as retroactive, saying the county's ballpark estimate was about $265,000 in retroactive pay for 2025 and roughly $325,000 per year for each subsequent year.

San Martin offered a four‑year ballpark fiscal impact of about $1.24 million when those figures are combined; a commissioner questioned the verbal math during the meeting after an apparent transcription of the dollar figure sounded misstated on the record. The county did not provide a line‑item budget report in the public session; San Martin described the numbers as a "ballpark" financial snapshot.

The contract item was included on the consent agenda and approved by the board without further discussion; the consent agenda vote was recorded as 7–0. The board did not amend the agreement in open session.

The contract covers supervisory employees represented by IBEW Local 1483 and is backdated to Jan. 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2028, according to the materials discussed at the meeting. The item was presented by county administration and placed on the consent calendar after a brief question from Commissioner Kavanaugh and San Martin's explanation of scope and cost.

With the board's vote, county staff can proceed with implementation steps required under the collective bargaining process; the transcript did not record follow‑up deadlines or specific departmental budget adjustments tied to the contract.