To: Board of Supervisors
From: Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title: Side Letter with Teamsters, Local 856 to Increase Salaries for Select Classifications.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT a Resolution approving the Side Letter between Contra Costa County ("County") and Teamsters, Local 856 ("Union") increasing the salaries of the listed classifications represented by the Union.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The salary cost increases for the remainder of FY23-24 is approximately $90,000 for the Community Health Worker series, $39,000 for the Custodian series, $21,000 for the Information Systems Specialist series, $28,000 for the Stationary Engineer series, $1,000 for the Geographic Information Systems Technician, $6,000 for the Telecommunications Infrastructure Specialist, and $27,000 for the Maintenance Worker series. The total cost increase for FY23-24 is approximately $212,000, and $891,000 annually ongoing.
BACKGROUND:
In 2022, the County identified several classifications with significant recruitment and retention challenges. The County agreed to study the market for those classifications and explore salary adjustments pursuant to Section 5.1.D. - Compensation Study of the Memorandum of Understanding between the parties. The County completed a salary study on the listed classifications, and the County and the Union have concluded their discussion of the findings. As a result of the discussions, the parties agreed that the base rate of pay for the classifications listed below will be increased as indicated below:
Job Code
Classification Title
Percentage
Increase
VKWC
Community Health Worker I
12.25%
VKW1
Community Health Worker I - Project
12.25%
VKVB
Community Health Worker II
12.25%
VKV1
Community Health Worker II - Project
12.25%
VKTA
Community Health Worker Specialist
12.25%
GK7A
Custodian I
8.50%
GKWB
Custodian II
8.50%
GKTB
Lead Custodian
8.50%
LTWA
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