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Board approves three-year Local No. 49 Operating Engineers contract with 3% COLA
Summary
Cass County approved a three-year contract with Local No. 49 Operating Engineers that includes a 3% cost-of-living adjustment, approximately 3% step increases, an added step 11 salary grade, and a five-year longevity step.
Administrator Josh Stevenson presented the Local No. 49 Operating Engineers labor contract covering 2026'028 that proposes a 3% cost-of-living adjustment and approximately 3% step increases for eligible employees. The contract adds step 11 to the salary grade table and introduces longevity at five years of service.
Commissioner Rick Haaland moved to approve the contract; Commissioner Scott Bruns seconded and the Board voted unanimously to adopt it. County staff characterized the agreement as consistent with other recently approved personnel agreements for dispatch, records, and jail staff.
