Memorandum
Date: September 28, 2021
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Carol J. Huchingson, County Administrative Officer
Subject: Memorandum of Understanding By and Between the Lake County Employees Association, Units #3, #4, & #5 and the County of Lake for October 21, 2021 - June 30, 2025
Executive Summary:
We are very excited to present the attached Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Lake County Employee Association (LCEA, Units 3, 4, and 5).
LCEA is by far our largest labor group, and we are deeply grateful for the tremendous work employees in these units undertake everyday to realize your Board's vision.
We also value the collaboration of LCEA's labor representatives, who contributed significantly to MOU development. On September 9, 2021, LCEA's Chief Negotiator advised Units 3, 4 and 5 had each voted to ratify the MOU.
This MOU spans approximately three years, eight months, and completes implementation of our 2019 Classification and Total Compensation Study, conducted by CPS-HR, in four phases:
Effective October 21, 2021, 98% of October 2019 market median
Effective July 1, 2022, 100% of October 2019 market median, equivalent to a 2% COLA
Effective July 1, 2023, 102% of October 2019 market median, equivalent to a 2% COLA
Effective July 1, 2024, 105% of October 2019 market median, equivalent to a 3% COLA
The "October 2019 Market Median" is understood to be the midpoint of salaries in the 12 "Comparison Counties" included in the Study, as of the point in time at which data was gathered. Comparison Counties included those of similar size, and neighboring counties with which we directly compete for talent: Calaveras; Colusa; Glenn; Humboldt; Mendocino; Napa; Nevada; Sonoma; Sutter; Tehama; Yolo; and Yuba.
2019's Study was the first completed on behalf of the County of Lake since 2003. Comparison Counties were selected in collaboration with Department Heads and leaders of labor groups.
Additi...
Click here for full text