HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-013WHEREAS, the Myers-Milias-Brown Act, Government Code §3500 et seq.,
requires Butte County to meet and confer concerning the subject of wages, hours and
working conditions for employees; and
WHEREAS, the County of Butte has met with all of the bargaining units and has
agreed to Memoranda of Understanding with the bargaining units; and
WILEREAS, each Memorandum of Understanding sets forth the procedure for
employees to grieve issues concerning management interpretation or application of
Memorandum of Understanding, the County Personnel Ordinance or the Personnel Rules;
and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the grievance procedures to allow the parties the
opportunity to resolve workplace problems at the lowest possible level and to develop
mare harmonious employerlemployee relations; and
WHEREAS, the grievance procedure envisions an employee, as represented by
the employee's bargaining unit, to meet with the Director-Personnel, in consultation with
County Counsel and the atTected Department Head, in an attempt to resolve the
grievance; and
WHEREAS, the grievance procedure sets forth several steps through which the
parties attempt to resolve the grievance; and
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DELEGA`T'ING AUTHORITY TO THE D[RECTC?R-PERSONNEL
TO SETTLE GRIEVANCES
WHEREAS, the Director-Personnel must be able to negotiate in good faith in an
attempt to respond to and possibly resolve the grievance thereby avoiding costly
arbitration or litigation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors that:
I . The authority of the Board of Supervisors to respond to, and negotiate on behalf
oi'the County, grievances presented by employees and employee bargaining units,
as set forth in the grievance procedures of the current and any future Memoranda
of Understanding, is hereby delegated to the Director-Personnel, in consultation
with County Counsel and the affected Department Head.
2. The Director-Personnel, in consultation with County Counsel and the affected
Department Head, is granted authority to negotiate and settle grievances. On
monetary settlements, the Director-Personnel, in consultation with County
Counsel, the affected Department Head, and the Chief Administrative Officer, is
granted authority to negotiate and settle such grievances up to an amount of
$IQ,000 per grievant. All settlement proposals exceeding $10,04Q, which are not
the result of an arbitration hearing and decision rendered by an arbitrator, shall be
submitted to the Board of Supervisors for payment authority.
3. The authority stated in this resolution encompasses making negotiated settlement
arrangements that allow for special and unique provisions to be made that may
exceed the rules and procedures set forth in the Personnel Rules and the
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Memoranda of Understanding in order to settle a grievance in a less costly and
more harmonious manner.
4. The Auditor is directed to accept the terms of a grievance settlement and to pay
those amounts as defined herein or make any other arrangements as called far in the
grievance settlement.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Butte, State of California, on the ] 3~' day of March 2001 by the
following votes:
AYES: Supervisors Beeler, Dolan, Houx, Yamaguchi and Chair Jvsiassen
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
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CURT; JOSIASSEN, Chair
Butte County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
John S. Blacklock, Chief Administrative Officer
and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
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