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County employees press board on rising health‑care costs as community groups urge an "ICE‑free Marin" ordinance
Summary
Dozens of county employees, union leaders and community activists used the public‑comment period to press the board on two recurring topics: the cost of employee health care and a push from community groups to adopt an ordinance that limits county cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
An extended public‑comment period at the Marin County Board of Supervisors’ April 14 meeting centered on two dominant themes: county employees and union representatives pressing for a durable solution to rising employee health‑care costs, and activists urging the board to draft and adopt an "ICE‑free Marin" ordinance that would limit local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
Union speakers and county staff described health‑care increases that could erase negotiated raises for many employees. "If health care goes up by more than the amount you have, many of our members will see a significant reduction in their take home pay," Raleigh Katz of MAPE told the board, urging the supervisors to address the cost increases. County employees…
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