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Commissioners approve $100 logo-wear stipend for noncontract county employees, ask administration to negotiate union opt‑ins
Summary
Grand Traverse County commissioners approved a policy to make up to $100 in county‑paid logo apparel available to noncontract employees and directed administration to negotiate letters of understanding with labor unions so unionized staff can opt in; the vote followed public comment and questions about equity and funding sources.
Grand Traverse County commissioners on Wednesday approved a county logo‑wear policy that would provide up to $100 per noncontract employee to purchase county‑branded apparel and asked administration to work with bargaining units on letters of understanding to allow union employees to opt in.
The policy was discussed after public comment from Sarah Gumb, a county employee, who urged the board not to approve the agenda item allocating funds for logo wear. "Not only is this unfair to employees like myself who will not benefit… but I also believe it's a misuse of taxpayer dollars," she said, adding that facility repairs on the building's first floor…
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