County Executive Marc Elrich’s administration has proposed giving about $1.5 million to 83 public safety employees to settle a dispute over COVID-19 hazard payments.
Of the roughly $1.5 million, about $626,000 would go to county police employees, $602,000 would go to county Fire and Rescue Service employees and $224,000 would go to county Sheriff’s Office employees.
The claims came from managers left out of an earlier agreement with other employees.
According to council staff documents, the money would come from the county’s fire and general reserves.
A public hearing on the settlements is scheduled for Dec. 7. The County Council met in closed session in September to talk about the proposal.
The money is needed to settle 83 grievances filed through the Merit System Protection Board, which is appointed by the County Council to “oversee the merit system and protect County government employee and job applicant rights guaranteed under the merit system law,” according to its website.
The grievances, filed by management employees, were related to COVID-19 hazard pay. They stated they were neglected from a prior round of COVID-19 hazard pay, despite working in similar conditions during the coronavirus pandemic.
As part of the settlement, the county and its employee unions have agreed to delay proceedings at the Merit System Protection Board until the council makes a decision. The settlement also states that the county won’t pay the county employees’ attorney fees.
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