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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
APPROVAL OF IMPLEMENTATION OF COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS FOR NON-UNION EMPLOYEES PREVIOUSLY APPROVED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION BILL
WHEREAS, in 2018 and 2019, the Cook County Board of Commissioners ("Board" or "Board of Commissioners") approved various collective bargaining agreements including economic packages (wages increases and healthcare) for active members of the Cook County union workforce for the term of the County's collective bargaining agreement, 2018 -2020; and
WHEREAS, union employees gave concessions to the County based on the County's representation of its fiscal projections at the time, which included, but were not limited to, a non-compounding payment in lieu of a cost of living increase, step freezes, six to nine month delays of cost of living increases, and increases to pharmacy copays; and
WHEREAS, concessions of a non-compounding payment in lieu of a cost of living increase, six to nine-month delays of cost of living increases, and increases to pharmacy copays also were imposed on non-union employees; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5 of the proposed Annual Appropriation Bill for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 provides, that in the event union employees receive cost of living increases and/or a non-compounding cost of living allowance or a step freeze, in a given fiscal year as a result of negotiated and approved collective bargaining agreements, non-union employees may also receive cost of living increases, non-compounding cost of living allowances and/or step freezes; such increases for non-union employees is further subject to the approval of the Budget Director, Chief of the Bureau of Human Resources and the Board of Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, in consideration of Section 5 of the Annual Appropriation Bill, the Budget Director, and the Bureau Chief of Human Resources worked together to recommend appropriate salary adjustments for the County's non-union workforce, consistent with i...
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