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Nevada County adopts $387.7 million FY 2024–25 budget and multiple labor agreements
Summary
The Board adopted the FY 2024–25 budget totaling $387.7 million, approved staffing (908.35 FTEs), salary resolutions and several memoranda of understanding covering multiple bargaining units. The package includes cost-of-living adjustments, targeted market equities and a one‑year side letter to align sheriff bargaining cycles.
The Nevada County Board of Supervisors adopted the final FY 2024–25 budget on June 25, approving a $387,709,385 countywide spending plan and a package of labor agreements negotiated during spring bargaining.
Chief Fiscal and budget staff presented the spending plan and related resolutions: the appropriations limit, authorized staffing (908.35 FTEs, an increase of about 35 FTEs from last year), and a salary resolution incorporating approved cost-of-living increases. Labor negotiators reported agreement on three‑year memoranda of understanding for multiple groups, including the Deputy District Attorney/Deputy Public Defender unit, Local 39 General and Professional units, a confidential employee summary of benefits, and a side letter for the Sheriff’s Management Association.
Key terms included COLA increases phased across the three years (example: 3% in 2024, 2% in 2025 and 3% in 2026 for some units), targeted market/equity adjustments for certain classifications that matched market survey findings, and a shift to a Tier‑1 healthcare contribution method (average of plans) in place of the lowest‑cost plan. The Sheriff’s Management Association received a separate side letter making compaction adjustments and aligning bargaining cycles.
Board members praised staff and bargaining teams for concluding negotiations and noted continuing pressures such as pension funding and public‑safety costs. The budget package passed by roll call vote.
Why it matters: The adopted budget and labor agreements set county staffing, salary and service levels for the coming fiscal year; market equities and COLA choices aim to keep county positions competitive while balancing fiscal constraints.
What comes next: Departments will implement approved new positions and the county will monitor labor contract implementation; the Board and CAO staff said they will continue long‑term work on pension funding and fiscal sustainability.
Sources: Board presentation, labor negotiations summary and roll‑call votes at Nevada County Board of Supervisors meeting, June 25, 2024.
