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Consent-General Government # 11.
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| Board of Supervisors |
County Administrator |
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| Subject |
| Approve three-year agreement with Yolo County Attorneys Association. (General fund impact $765,000) (Lara/Tengolics) |
| Recommended Action |
- Approve three-year Memorandum of Understanding with Yolo County Attorneys Association; and
- Approve salary and benefit changes for unrepresented attorneys.
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| Operational Excellence |
| Reason for Recommended Action/Background |
The County reached a tentative agreement with the Yolo County Attorneys Association and the resulting Memorandum of Understanding is included as Attachment A. The primary changes include:
- 3 year contract, expiring June 30, 2022, with 2% cost of living adjustment (COLA) and 1% equity adjustments per year.
- Capping cash-in-lieu at $1,250 per month for employees who opt out of County sponsored health insurance (vision and dental premiums will be deducted from this amount) beginning January 2020. Employees who elect any County health insurance plan will not be affected.
- Employees hired prior to January 1, 2020 who opt out of County sponsored health insurance will receive a $5,000 deferred compensation contribution distributed across 24 pay periods.
- Amending the vacation buy back from "shall" to "may" at the department head's discretion
- Amending the vacation accrual schedule for new hires to conform to countywide changes
- Creation of a new 2.5% Expert Attorney differential for up to six attorneys in the unit
- $1,000 in tuition reimbursement per year for up to ten years for attorneys who have earned their law degree within two years of hire
- Increasing the deferred compensation match by $100
Staff is further recommending provisions negotiated with represented attorneys be extended to unrepresented attorneys (excluding department heads and assistant department heads) to ensure parity. These provisions include the previously described COLA and equity adjustments, changes to the benefit package and deferred compensation, the 0.42 (0.42/100) percent salary increase in exchange for one-half (0.5) percent payment of the County’s portion of the CalPERS retirement contribution, changes in the vacation accrual schedule for new hires, and tuition reimbursement for new hires. |
| Collaborations (including Board advisory groups and external partner agencies) |
| County Counsel |
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Explanation (Expenditure and/or Revenue) |
| Further explanation as needed: |
Total cost of recommended action: $765,000 (life of the contract)
Amount budgeted for expenditure: $185,000 (current FY) |
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