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Supervisors extend deputies' contract for one month while arbitration continues
Summary
The board approved a memorandum extending the deputies' contract for 30 days (or until the arbitrator issues a decision), keeping deputies at current pay for the extension while staff returns to the board on wage/backpay decisions if arbitration awards changes.
Pottawattamie County supervisors voted to extend the deputies' contract for one month while arbitration is pending, preserving existing pay rates during the extension and pausing implementation of any disputed wage changes until the arbitrator issues a ruling.
HR explained that the arbitrator is on a brief absence and that the extension is intended to preserve continuity of service and to ensure deputies remain bound by contract terms until a decision is issued. Board members discussed whether to implement interim pay increases now or wait for the arbitrator's decision; HR said the union representative preferred to wait.
The board approved a motion to extend the deputies' contract for 30 days at current pay. Supervisors asked staff to add any backpay or wages-related decisions to the next meeting agenda if the arbitrator's schedule requires the board to act.
