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Commission opens wage-only negotiations with road crew and solid waste unions
Summary
County legal counsel recommended opening wage-only negotiations after unions missed a contractual notice deadline; the commission voted to open talks focused on wages (COLA) rather than reopening entire contracts.
Granite County legal counsel advised the commission that the road crew and solid waste unions had missed a notice deadline in their agreements but that the board could nevertheless open wage-only negotiations (limited to COLA/wages) without reopening full contract terms.
Counsel said opening wage-only talks would avoid binding the county to broader contract changes while honoring employee negotiation rights. Commissioners agreed and voted to open wage-only negotiations with both unions, directing county negotiators to begin discussions and report back ahead of the county’s compensation board meeting.
The board indicated that proposed COLA adjustments would generally track the county’s approach for other employees and that negotiators should start with those parameters. The commission emphasized the process should be limited to wages and cost-of-living adjustments unless the union presents a separate timely request to reopen full contract terms.
