If county supervisors vote Tuesday to change the county’s reserve policy, they’ll also trigger bonuses for county employees.
County supervisors in June signed off on then-tentative three-year deals with three county labor unions. The now-finalized deals include raises and call for $1,000 lump-sum payments this year if supervisors approve changes to county reserve policies. The deals also call for $500 bonuses in 2026 and $250 ones in 2027. Supervisors are set to vote Tuesday on two tentative labor contracts with the same terms.
County employees will welcome these likely payouts at a time when county residents, including local government employees, are grappling with the region’s skyrocketing cost of living. Yet the lump-sum payments to roughly 17,000 employees, including some non-union workers, could also leave the county with fewer reserve funds to shield its budget and vulnerable county residents from federal cuts…