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AUTHORIZATION OF MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
AND EXTENSION OF CONTRACT WITH AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE,
COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME), COUNCIL 31
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WHEREAS, the Illinois Public Employee Labor Relations Act (5 ILCS 315/et seq.) has established regulations regarding union recognition and collective bargaining in the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the group of AFSCME employees in the DuPage County Care Center did authorize the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Council 31 as their exclusive bargaining agent under the terms and conditions of the Act; and
WHEREAS, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Council 31, DuPage County Care Center, and County of DuPage entered into a collective bargaining agreement on December 14, 2021 which is set to expire November 30, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the Care Center, County, and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees have been bargaining in good faith to reach an agreement on a Memorandum of Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the parties agree to the retitling and starting wages of the Recreation Supervisor classification, adding the classification of Rehabilitation & Wheelchair Technician, in place of Wheelchair Technician; and
WHEREAS, the parties agree bargaining unit employees may participate in the early disbursement of sick time hours accrued, unused, and banked prior to December 1, 2011, as provided in the Employer approved resolution, FI-R-0140-24, revising Policy 5.4 Sick Time; and
WHEREAS, the parties agree bargaining unit employees may participate in the early disbursement of retention benefits as provided in the Employer approved resolution, FI-R-0141-24, revising Policy 6.5 Employee Retention; and
WHEREAS, the parties agree bargaining unit employees may participate in parental time benefits as provided in Employer revised amended resolution FI-R-0078-25, Policy 5.13 Parental Time; and
WHEREAS, the Employer offered participation in the revisions of said policies to the bargaining unit represented by the Union.
WHEREAS, in consideration for participation in said County Board policies, the parties agree to a one-year extension of the collective bargaining agreement from December 1, 2026 to November 30, 2027; and
WHEREAS, the extension of these terms are attached and incorporated into this resolution.
WHEREAS, the union members have ratified the tentative Memorandum of Agreement and the one-year extension of the collective bargaining agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the DuPage County Board does hereby ratify, accept and adopt the attached Memorandum of Agreement between the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Council 31, the DuPage County Care Center, and the County of DuPage.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Clerk transmit a copy of this resolution to the Human Resources Department, County Board Office, and the Care Center, and the State’s Attorney’s Office.
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Enacted and approved this 27th of January, 2026 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK