Saratoga County board approves MOA with United Public Service Employees Union, incorporates into five‑year contract

Saratoga County supervisors voted May 19 to approve terms of a March 25, 2026 memorandum of agreement with the United Public Service Employees Union and to incorporate existing memoranda of agreement into a five‑year collective bargaining agreement running through Dec. 31, 2030.

The resolution, added to the agenda and approved by roll call, directs that the chair of the board and the Saratoga County sheriff be authorized to execute the collective bargaining agreement once final language is approved by the county negotiating committee and county labor council and the county attorney signs off on the form and content.

The resolution also included specific budget adjustments tied to the agreement: a decrease of $350,000 in the Office of the County Administrator general salary provisions and increases in the Sheriff’s Office budget for regular wages ($273,520), retirement ($47,000), Social Security ($21,000) and clothing reimbursement ($8,480). The resolution takes immediate effect, subject to the finalization of contract language and standard approvals.

Supervisor Ian Murray moved to add the resolution to the agenda; a supervisor seconded and the board approved the addition by roll call. The board then considered and approved the resolution on the agenda. No further public comment was recorded on the resolution.

The board indicated the execution of the agreement is subject to final legal review and the county negotiating committee’s approval of final contract language.