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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
1n the Matter er op Establishing
Courjt.y policy on Authorizations IE30LU`i`ION No. 67/689
for Deduction of Dues for
l.oyees unions and kssoci.ations . �
N ,E AS Government Cade Section. 1157.1 makes ' Legal provisions
for deduction of dues from salaries and wages for members of employee
,inions and associations on approval of and in accordance with provi-
sions made by the governing body of a public agency; and
WHEREAS emplo y.e union and association dues deductions
have
in the past been auttorized by the Board of Supervisors; and
xn?_EREAS growth in Bounty employment indicates the desirability
of adopting; specific policies with respect to the matter;
r HEa t ^,,.. E T R I,_OI;r D that county policy on, authoriza-
tion of deduction of dues for enpl,oyee unions and associations shall be
as follows :
1 . Payroll deduction may be authorized or a finding
y the Board of Supervisors that the union or
association represents
a. At least five per cent (�) of the total
permanent employees of •`fie county if the
organization seeks to represent county
employees generally; or
b. At least lea per cert of the employees in
an occupational series (group of related
classifications ) if the organization'
seeks to represent employees only in a
specific occupation; or
c. At least 25 per cent of the employees i.n
a specific department if the organization
seeks
yc to repres..erty employees only in' a
specific i�: 1��ip e`�..r E m"�'.n tf'y and.
d. Provided, however, that the minimum number
of memberships for payroll deductions under
any of the aforesaid criteria shall be 100,
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Office of the County
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shall be responsible for determining whether these
criteria are met based on submission of substantiating data on such
deductions and for making appropriate recommendations on deduction
requests to the Board of Supervisors; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Office of the County Auditor-
Controller shall, for employee unions or associations for which
payroll deduction has been approved by the Board of Supervisors, deduct
dues on written authorization of the employee, which authorization
shall remain in affect until employment with the county is terminated,
or until the employee cancels said authorization in writing .
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of 3eptember, !967, by the
following vote of the Board:
AYES : Supervisors James F. Kenny, Alfred M. Dias,
Thomas John Coll, Edmund A. Linscheid.
NOW: None.
ABSENT: Supervisor James E. Moriarty.
RESOLUTION go. 67/689