Information

Type: Deliberation

Department: HR - Human Resources

Directors' Update: Aug. 17, 2022

Business Meeting: Aug. 23, 2022

Summary:

Resolution to amend the current 2022-2025 CBA between Lewis County and the Lewis County Operations Sergeants 

Publications:

Cover Letter To:

Additional Copies To: Michelle Sauter, Michelle Sabin, Grace Jimenez, Vanessa Ruelas, Becky Butler, Wes Rethwill, Sandy Lupo

Resolution

WHEREAS, the Lewis County Operations Sergeants (“Union”) and Lewis County (“County”) (collectively the “Parties”) negotiated in good faith a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) covering the period of January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2025; and

WHEREAS, the CBA was one of the first that the county negotiated for the 2022-2025 period; and

WHEREAS, subsequent labor groups with which the county negotiated agreements for the 2022-2025 period negotiated a two percent (2%) increase in base compensation, effective September 1, 2022. This increase in base compensation that was negotiated by the other groups would be preferred by the Union as well; and

WHEREAS, the County would prefer to have the members of the Union pay the full employee portion of the Washington Paid Family Medical Leave payroll tax, as is done with other labor groups across the County; and

WHEREAS, the Parties wish to amend the CBA to reflect (i) the aforementioned increase in base compensation as reflected in Attachment A and (ii) the employees paying their own full share of the Washington Paid Family Medical Leave payroll tax for the September 2022-December 2025 contract term; and

WHEREAS, it appears to be in the best public interest to amend the CBA for Lewis County.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED Appendix B of the CBA (Attachment A) is hereby amended to reflect a two percent (2%) increase in base compensation for all employees within the bargaining group, effective September 1, 2022; and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all employees within the bargaining group shall pay the statutory employee portion of the Washington Paid Family Medical Leave payroll tax, effective September 1, 2022.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 23rd day of August, 2022.