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Latest News
County revises more of their salary surveys On 1/14/2026 the County gave MAPE five more salary surveys that they have revised because members told them their surveys were wrong! Good news for the people in these classifications and those in the benchmark families where the median ended up being higher.County has revised some of their salary surveys Some of the revised surveys show a new "market median" which could result in a higher equity increase for people in the benchmark family of classifications, but other revisions did not change the market median.The annual MAPE election has started. This year the voting will only be done online. You can vote online anytime between 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 19th through 5 p.m. Thursday, December 4th. You will be prompted to log into your newmape.org website account before accessing the online voting page.
October 29, 2025 During a very warm (about 80 degrees) and busy Fall day in which we described issues with the County's salary surveys, three bargaining team members took a break on the cool grass outside the MAPE office.
The "salary survey" is an important tool that the County uses to see how the salary they pay for a classification compares with other nearby agencies (usually cities or counties).Upcoming Events
Jan 21 Wed Membership Meeting
Jan 21, 2026MAPE Office (RSVP for dinner) or Zoom link (sent in the update)Feb 05 Thu Executive Committee
Feb 05, 2026MAPE OfficeFeb 12 Thu Stewards Council
Feb 12, 2026On Zoom (check agenda for the link)Feb 18 Wed Membership Meeting
Feb 18, 2026MAPE Office (RSVP for dinner) or Zoom link (sent in the update)Feb 19 Thu Executive Board Mtg
Feb 19, 2026MAPE Office
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