Memorandum
Date: June 17, 2025
To: The Honorable Eddie Crandell, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Susan Parker, County Administrative Officer
Stephen L. Carter, Assistant County Administrative Officer
Casey Moreno, Deputy County Administrative Officer II
Pam Samac, Human Resources Director
Diana Rico, Deputy Human Resources Director
Subject: 10:00 A.M. Consideration of Memorandum of Understanding By and Between the Lake County Employees Association Units 3, 4, & 5 (LCEA) and the County of Lake for July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2029
Executive Summary: Presented, today for the consideration of your Board is the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) By and Between the Lake County Employees Association, Units 3, 4, & 5 and the County of Lake for July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2029.
Except as explained below, this MOU implements the Compensation Study of March 2024 at 97.5% of market median. Wages for the affected classes will be paid at 97.5 of the mid-point of the 12 Comparison Counties. Those included small counties of comparable size as well as neighboring counties with which we directly compete for talent listed below.
Salary Comparison Counties
1. Calaveras
2. Colusa
3. Glenn
4. Humboldt
5. Mendocino
6. Napa
7. Nevada
8. Sonoma
9. Sutter
10. Tehama
11. Yolo
12. Yuba
The salary for each classification from step 1 through 5 shall be as shown in Attachment "A" which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein and reflects the following adjustments:
a. Beginning July 1, 2025, the County will implement the 2024 Compensation study at 97.5% of the market median.
b. Beginning July 1, 2026, the County will implement a 3.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to base salaries.
c. Beginning July 1, 2027, the County will implement a 3.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to base salaries.
d. Beginning July 1, 2028, the County will implement a 3.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to base salaries.
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