To: Board of Supervisors
From: Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title: Resolution Approving Side Letters Providing for MOU Extensions, Wages, and One-Time Lump Sum Payment.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT Resolution No. 2026-276 approving the Side Letters between the County of Contra Costa and AFSCME Local 512, AFSCME Local 2700, AFSCME Local One, IFPTE Local 21, SEIU Local 1021, the Deputy District Attorneys Association, the Contra Costa Defenders Association, the District Attorney Investigators Association, and the Western Council of Engineers, providing for MOU extensions, salary increases, and a one-time lump sum payment.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The estimated annual cumulative cost for the negotiated salary increases extensions is $20.6 million for FY 2026/27. The lump sum payment is expected to have a one-time cost of approximately $5.4 million 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:
The Side Letters arise out of a formal request to bargain from the Union Coalition, comprised of AFSCME Local 512, AFSCME Local 2700, AFSCME Local One, IFPTE Local 21, SEIU Local 1021, the Deputy District Attorneys Association, the Contra Costa Defenders Association, and the Western Council of Engineers. These employee organizations have contracts expiring on June 30, 2026. The County and Union Coalition agreed to negotiate a one-year extension on the limited subject of salary. Following the tentative agreement with the above unions on May 21, 2026, the District Attorney Investigators Association requested to bargain a similar agreement and the parties reached a tentative agreement on June 2, 2026.
The nine unions immediately began the process of conducting ratification votes, and each tentative agreement has been ratified by their respective membership...
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