Members who attended the meeting today at 1600 hours asked me to put some of the information that was presented at the meeting on our website.
The County has agreed that if we ratify the Fact Finder's Recommendations, they will present them to the County Board of Commissioners and recommend that they be approved. We are holding the ratification vote on Monday so that the County Board of Commissioners can receive the recommendation in December, which will allow the pay raise and retro pay to begin in January.
If we do not approve the contract on Monday, then the County will move to impose their Last Best Offer on us (which would result in our members receiving a 7.5% raise as opposed to the recommended 9.5%).
Members must be in “good standing” to be eligible to vote on Monday. If you present payment in full of your past due dues, you will be allowed to vote. Individual accomodations will be made for members wishing to commit to paying their past due dues upon receipt of their retro-pay. Contact an EB member for details.
Voting will take place in the basement of the Main Jail from 0600 to 1600 hours.
After the meeting, I spoke with many members in the Main Jail, Annex, Work Release, and Frank Greenan.
Thursday through Saturday, I will be out of the state. I will be back for the vote, and I will be present at the Main Jail to answer any questions.
Ken Hiller