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Board approves union contract, adjusts attorney pay range and terminates part-time jailer/dispatcher
Summary
The board approved a 2025–2026 AFSCME Local 578 agreement with retro pay, moved the Assistant County Attorney position from Range 22 to Range 24 on the wage matrix, and voted to terminate a part-time Jailer/Dispatcher effective March 9, 2025.
Commissioners approved an agreement between Cottonwood County and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 578 covering Jan. 1, 2025 through Dec. 31, 2026, and authorized retroactive pay once signatures are returned. The motion to approve the agreement was made by Commissioner Tom Appel and seconded by Commissioner Donna Gravley; the board recorded a unanimous vote and noted the signed contract will be returned to the County Coordinator.
Separately, the board voted unanimously to move the Assistant County Attorney position from Range 22 to Range 24 on the 2025 Wage Matrix (motion by Larry Anderson, second by Wayne Maras). The board also voted to terminate Christian Cazarez-Sanchez, a part-time Jailer/Dispatcher, effective March 9, 2025 (motion by Anderson, second by Appel). The minutes record these personnel and compensation actions but provide no further details on the termination circumstances or the specific retro pay amounts.
