Thousands of Contra Costa County employees could soon see bigger paychecks and one-time bonus payments under agreements scheduled for approval Tuesday by the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors.
The Board is expected to vote on agreements extending labor contracts with multiple employee unions while providing general salary increases and one-time lump-sum payments. The proposed agreements cover employees represented by AFSCME Locals 1, 512 and 2700, SEIU Local 1021, IFPTE Local 21, the Deputy District Attorneys Association, the Contra Costa Defenders Association, the District Attorney Investigators Association, and the Western Council of Engineers. In a separate agenda item, the Board will also consider approving similar raises and one-time payments for management, exempt, unrepresented and elected employees.
According to the agenda documents, employees covered under the In-Home Support Services Public Authority agreement would receive a 3% salary increase effective July 1, 2026. Full-time permanent employees would also receive a one-time $1,000 payment, while eligible temporary employees would receive a $500 payment. County officials say the agreements are part of negotiated labor contract extensions and compensation packages for employees across numerous County departments. The proposals are scheduled for discussion during Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting in Martinez.
UPDATE: The county says this will not include raises for Board Members: “The proposed salary increases to be discussed at today’s Board of Supervisors meeting. This does not apply to Board members and will be reiterated by staff during the discussion.”
I see nothing done that should warrant a bonus for any of the elected officials. The salary increases for all city, county, and state employees should be exactly what Social Security recipients get – for 2026 it was 2.8%.
I’ve noticed that COLA no longer seems to be of any use in any money negotiations EXCEPT Social Security. And maybe enlisted military pay..? Social Security got 2.8% minus the (in sync) annual increased amount for Medicare… Most people got take-home of less than $30/mo while services and groceries doubled and tripled prices.
WE PAY TOO MUCH IN TAXES and allow OUR elected EMPLOYEES to run roughshod over us and give our earnings away. Something is BASSACKWARD and we need to fix it.
Let’s defund ice and vote ourselves a raise.
Thank-goodness they get a pension .
Do you think elected officials’ pension increases are held to COLA limits? hmmmm. When they say none of the elected people will get any of this particular immediate increase or bonus — they aren’t carving out a nickel or two for the pension fund?
The County doesn’t fund ICE and the raises don’t go to the Board members. Smh.
Elected officials get bonuses? For what?!?! Maybe it’s the awesome job that they are doing.
No bonuses. Let them strike.
For some reason, these always pass.
It’s almost like Utility Rates, isn’t it. That weird circle of decision makes at that cleverly arranged round table with NO CHAIR FOR US.
i doubt the average worker is gonna get anything this is for the higher ups
I worked for the county for 32 years and we were always told there was no money for the workers yet withing a 10 year span the gave themselves a 60% and a 33% raise. During that time the employees took a permanent 2.75% cut and if I put the 2% and 3% raises we go before and after we might have gotten 20% over 10
Can you please explain this after trying to raise sales tax with measure B?
Please support our recall effort against supervisor Diane Burgis and sign our petition? We will be posting signing locations!
I was asked what the reasons are for my campaign to recall Contra Costa County Supervisor Diane Burgis. There are many constituents that have concerns of their own which has added support to my efforts.
Contra Costa County Supervisor Diane Burgis – A 6-Month Record of Concern.
Since January 2026, I have closely followed the actions of District 3 Supervisor Diane Burgis. What I’ve observed raises serious questions about transparency, fiscal responsibility, and her commitment to the residents she represents.
Failure to Engage Constituents:
Burgis has repeatedly refused to hold town halls on difficult issues and has ignored constituent emails requesting basic information about county projects. Elected officials work for the public — silence is not acceptable.
Veterans Memorial Land:
She misappropriated land gifted as a veterans memorial, overriding public objection and breaking a promise made by the county in 1921. The community spoke. She did not listen.
East County Community Service Center:
Construction costs jumped from $110–130M to $155M within months, with no public disclosure.
• A Mitigated Negative Declaration was submitted containing false statements and conclusions based on outdated data.
• The City of Brentwood’s request for an amended, accurate declaration was ignored.
• The county refused to comply with Brentwood city ordinances and rejected the city’s request to enter a design compliance agreement under Brentwood’s General Plan.
Youth Center vs. Service Center:
When costs went over budget, Burgis postponed a $120M youth center — while continuing to push forward the $155M service center, which itself had already exceeded budget by $25M. She then applied for a $1.3M state grant for the youth center, effectively double-dipping on taxpayer money from both state and local sources.
Tax Measure B – Rushed, Inflated, and Misleading:
• The measure was voted onto the June 2, 2026 ballot on March 2, 2026 — before the governor had even signed the enabling bill. The bill was signed on June 1, 2026, the day before the election.
• Measure B overstated projected federal funding cuts by a factor of four.
• Residents were never informed that those cuts don’t take effect until October 2027 — and could be fully repealed if Congress changes hands.
• Like Measure X before it, Measure B is a general fund tax, not a dedicated healthcare fund. It can be spent on anything.
Discovery Bay – Developer Favoritism:
• After being served a recall notice, Burgis withdrew Measure X healthcare funds and redirected them toward a low-income housing project in Discovery Bay — a project the community opposes and for which no infrastructure exists.
• The developer was granted a $7M waiver of development fees, while healthcare tax funds were being lined up to subsidize the same project.
• Discovery Bay has been consistently ignored as a partner in decisions affecting their community as well as Brentwood’s community.
The Bigger Picture:
Contra Costa County holds 4–5 times more in general funds than comparable counties in California — and is still pursuing aggressive tax increases during one of the hardest economic periods residents have faced in years.
Meanwhile, her position on the proposed Oakley Data Center remains unknown. Constituents deserve an answer.
Bottom Line
Six months of observation has made one thing clear: Supervisor Burgis treats her uncontested re-election as a license to ignore the people who elected her. She advances pet projects, overruns budgets without disclosure, and raises taxes while residents’ struggle.
She works for us. That needs to be remembered — by her, and by every voter in District 3.
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors just wasted hundreds of thousands of dollars by putting the failed 5/8 of one-percent sales tax measure on the June primary ballot because they had claimed that Contra Costa County didn’t have the funds to maintain county run healthcare facilities, but now they suddenly have the money to consider giving employees and elected officials a pay raise and bonuses? Supervisor John “Joya” Gioia and Supervisor Ken Carlson were reelected in June because they ran unopposed, these people need to go!!!
AMEN!
Black Knight
That Smurf Gioia has “needed to go” for at least the pat 15 years. He was around when the board gave themselves a 60% raise and a 33% raise. This same Smurf is first to tell employees there is no money for them but does a bang-up job finding money for himself
Black Knight
Another thing is Smurf Gioia is owned by Chevron. The only way he leaves office is if retires, in a body bag or Chevron finds a new minion. Chevron has made sure d7nce day one he doesn’t lose an election
We should be the ones voting on their raises or lack there of
So this vote, not unlike a town hall meeting, is symbolic.
There is no decision to be made.
It’s like asking residents in an old folks home if they would like an extra chocolate chip cookie.
So they are doing their famous “extend labor contracts” and giving themselves raises so next year when they have to enter contract talks they can tell the workers “sorry we have no money for you”. Went through this BS the lat 7-8 years I worked for the county. Too bad newer employees can’t see the game that is being played
How about this money go to assisting the homeless? There never is enough funding and these guys get raises? As if they don’t get paid enough already!