To: Board of Supervisors
From: Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title: Resolution Providing Salary Increases and a One-Time Lump Sum Payment for Specified Management, Exempt, Elected and Unrepresented Employees.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT Resolution No. to provide general salary increases and a one-time lump sum payment for specified Management, Exempt, Unrepresented, and Elected classifications, effective July 1, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The estimated annual cumulative cost for the negotiated salary increases is $3.8 million for FY 2026/27. The lump sum payment is expected to have a one-time cost of approximately $550,000 dollars.
Operating departments will be responsible for absorbing the increased personnel costs and will need to monitor expenditures to remain within budget during the fiscal year.
BACKGROUND:
Historically, the wages and benefits granted by the County to its department heads, managers, and unrepresented employees have closely followed the wages and benefits negotiated by the County with its various labor organizations. The Union Coalition, comprised of several employee groups, recently negotiated contract extensions with salary increases and a one-time lump sum payment. The attached Resolution increases wages and provides a one-time lump sum payment to align unrepresented management with the agreements bargained with the Union Coalition.
The following summarizes the modifications to wages
1. Wages
a. Effective July 1, 2026, the base rate of pay for classifications listed in Exhibit A will be increased by three percent (3%).
2. One-Time Lump Sum
a. Full-time Permanent and Project employees in classifications listed in Exhibit A who are employed by the County on July 1, 2026, will receive a one-time lump sum payment in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) on the August 10, 2026, pay warrant. Part-time Permanent and Project employees who are employed by...
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