October 1, 2015 3%* (12 salary levels)
October 1, 2016 3% (12 salary levels)
October 1, 2017 2% (8 salary levels)
April 1, 2018 2% (8 salary levels)
*Retroactive to October 1, 2015.
CAPE members are currently voting to ratify the new Salary Contract Agreements (MOUs). The first 3% pay raise can’t be administered until the new contract language is finalized for all Units and the Board of Supervisors formally adopts the MOUs. Assuming the MOUs are approved by a majority of members in each Unit, the first 3% installment retroactive to October 1, 2015 is likely to be administered by the County in January or February 2016.
In addition to the well-earned pay raises, CAPE’s Negotiating Teams achieved the following enhancements during the 2015 round of negotiations (partial list):
• Salary Inequity Re-Opener – Added a side letter agreement that the County agrees to receive and evaluate in 2016 any additional information provided by CAPE related to CAPE Professional Engineers and Engineering Technician Unit members’ inequity presentations presented during the 2015 negotiations for reconsideration by the CEO.
• New Contracting Out Language – New language enables CAPE to raise concerns regarding DPW’s contracting practices before RFPs go to the Board of Supervisors AND creates a Joint Labor-Management Committee at DPW on contracting out, with CEO participation to ensure productive discussions and resolution.
• New CAPE Safety Equipment Provisions at DPW & DRP – Provides annual cost reimbursement for CAPE Bargaining Unit 511 & 512 field employees at DPW and Regional Planning Departments for the cost of their work boots.
• New Language for Assessor Employees – Among other new language improvements, new MOU Appendix language commits the Assessor to pursue CEO approval to: 1) make changes to the Appraiser Trainee and Appraiser classifications that will improve recruitment and retention of new Appraisers, and 2) create a new special pay practice and provision for a new SBE audit-qualified bonus for appraisal staff.
None of the above achievements would have been possible without the collective support of CAPE members.
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CAPE Negotiating Team Members clock out near 3AM at the end of a marathon bargaining session October 13th and 14th. |