{"id":11859,"date":"2026-03-12T11:39:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T19:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inedc.com\/24\/?p=11859"},"modified":"2026-03-12T11:39:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T19:39:42","slug":"el-dorado-coalition-files-ballot-initiative-to-end-automatic-raises-for-top-county-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/inedc.com\/24\/government\/el-dorado-coalition-files-ballot-initiative-to-end-automatic-raises-for-top-county-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"El Dorado Coalition Files Ballot Initiative to End Automatic Raises for Top County Officials"},"content":{"rendered":"

A <\/span>coalition <\/span>of <\/span>taxpayers, <\/span>county <\/span>workers <\/span>and <\/span>community <\/span>members <\/span>has <\/span>launched <\/span>a <\/span>ballot <\/span>initiative <\/span>that <\/span>would <\/span>end <\/span>automatic <\/span>salary <\/span>increases <\/span>for <\/span>certain <\/span>high-<\/span>ranking <\/span>officials <\/span>in <\/span>El Dorado County<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>setting <\/span>up <\/span>what <\/span>could <\/span>become <\/span>a <\/span>major <\/span>fiscal <\/span>debate <\/span>ahead <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>November <\/span>2026 <\/span>election.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>group, <\/span>Hold El Dorado Accountable<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>announced <\/span>this <\/span>week <\/span>that <\/span>it <\/span>has <\/span>filed <\/span>the <\/span>proposed <\/span>measure <\/span>with <\/span>the <\/span>El Dorado County Elections Office<\/span><\/span><\/strong>. <\/span>If <\/span>approved <\/span>by <\/span>voters, <\/span>the <\/span>initiative <\/span>would <\/span>amend <\/span>El Dorado County Charter Section 504<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>a <\/span>charter <\/span>provision <\/span>that <\/span>links <\/span>certain <\/span>law <\/span>enforcement <\/span>salaries <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>average <\/span>pay <\/span>of <\/span>three <\/span>outside <\/span>agencies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Supporters <\/span>say <\/span>the <\/span>measure\u2014<\/span>titled <\/span>the <\/span>\u201c<\/span>Compensation <\/span>Equity & <\/span>Accountability <\/span>Act\u201d<\/span><\/strong>\u2014<\/span>would <\/span>restore <\/span>what <\/span>they <\/span>describe <\/span>as <\/span>the <\/span>original <\/span>intent <\/span>of <\/span>voters <\/span>who <\/span>approved <\/span>a <\/span>charter <\/span>amendment <\/span>in <\/span>1995. <\/span>The <\/span>change <\/span>would <\/span>limit <\/span>automatic <\/span>cost-<\/span>of-<\/span>living <\/span>pay <\/span>increases <\/span>strictly <\/span>to <\/span>sworn <\/span>peace <\/span>officers <\/span>such <\/span>as <\/span>deputy <\/span>sheriffs, <\/span>captains <\/span>and <\/span>undersheriffs.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Voters <\/span>intended <\/span>Section <\/span>504 <\/span>to <\/span>keep <\/span>peace-<\/span>officer <\/span>salaries <\/span>competitive, <\/span>not <\/span>to <\/span>place <\/span>executive <\/span>management <\/span>pay <\/span>on <\/span>autopilot,\u201d <\/span>the <\/span>coalition <\/span>said <\/span>in <\/span>a <\/span>statement <\/span>announcing <\/span>the <\/span>initiative.<\/span><\/p>\n

How <\/span>the <\/span>salary <\/span>formula <\/span>works<\/span><\/h2>\n

Under <\/span>Charter <\/span>Section <\/span>504, <\/span>the <\/span>salary <\/span>for <\/span>the <\/span>Deputy <\/span>Sheriff <\/span>II <\/span>classification <\/span>is <\/span>adjusted <\/span>annually <\/span>based <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>average <\/span>compensation <\/span>at <\/span>three \u201c<\/span>comparator <\/span>agencies\u201d: <\/span>the <\/span>South Lake Tahoe Police Department<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>the <\/span>Amador County Sheriff\u2019s Department<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>California Highway Patrol<\/span><\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Originally, <\/span>the <\/span>charter <\/span>named <\/span>six <\/span>law-<\/span>enforcement <\/span>classifications <\/span>tied <\/span>to <\/span>that <\/span>formula: <\/span>deputy <\/span>sheriff, <\/span>sheriff\u2019s <\/span>sergeant, <\/span>sheriff\u2019s <\/span>lieutenant, <\/span>sheriff\u2019s <\/span>captain, <\/span>undersheriff, <\/span>and <\/span>sheriff\/<\/span>coroner\/<\/span>public <\/span>administrator.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, <\/span>through <\/span>board <\/span>resolutions <\/span>and <\/span>labor <\/span>agreements <\/span>over <\/span>the <\/span>years, <\/span>the <\/span>El Dorado County Board of Supervisors<\/span><\/span><\/strong> expanded <\/span>that <\/span>linkage <\/span>to <\/span>11 <\/span>additional <\/span>positions. <\/span>Those <\/span>roles <\/span>include <\/span>several <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>county\u2019s <\/span>highest-<\/span>ranking <\/span>administrators <\/span>and <\/span>attorneys, <\/span>such <\/span>as <\/span>the <\/span>chief <\/span>administrative <\/span>officer, <\/span>county <\/span>counsel, <\/span>district <\/span>attorney <\/span>and <\/span>public <\/span>defender.<\/span><\/p>\n

In <\/span>practice, <\/span>when <\/span>the <\/span>deputy <\/span>sheriff <\/span>benchmark <\/span>rises, <\/span>the <\/span>same <\/span>percentage <\/span>increase <\/span>is <\/span>typically <\/span>applied <\/span>to <\/span>all <\/span>17 <\/span>linked <\/span>classifications.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cost <\/span>concerns <\/span>cited <\/span>by <\/span>backers<\/span><\/h2>\n

Backers <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>ballot <\/span>measure <\/span>argue <\/span>that <\/span>extending <\/span>the <\/span>formula <\/span>to <\/span>executive <\/span>and <\/span>legal <\/span>positions <\/span>has <\/span>created <\/span>a <\/span>costly \u201c<\/span>loophole.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

According <\/span>to <\/span>figures <\/span>cited <\/span>by <\/span>the <\/span>coalition, <\/span>the <\/span>automatic <\/span>adjustments <\/span>average <\/span>about $<\/span>15 <\/span>per <\/span>hour\u2014<\/span>or <\/span>roughly $<\/span>31,000 <\/span>annually\u2014<\/span>for <\/span>each <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>affected <\/span>high-<\/span>level <\/span>officials. <\/span>The <\/span>group <\/span>estimates <\/span>the <\/span>annual <\/span>cost <\/span>of <\/span>raises <\/span>for <\/span>the <\/span>11 <\/span>non-<\/span>sworn <\/span>classifications <\/span>exceeds $<\/span>450,000.<\/span><\/p>\n

Advocates <\/span>say <\/span>the <\/span>spending <\/span>pressure <\/span>comes <\/span>as <\/span>the <\/span>county <\/span>faces <\/span>a <\/span>projected $<\/span>65 <\/span>million <\/span>budget <\/span>shortfall <\/span>over <\/span>the <\/span>next <\/span>five <\/span>years.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Taxpayers <\/span>deserve <\/span>accountability <\/span>and <\/span>transparency <\/span>in <\/span>how <\/span>top <\/span>officials <\/span>are <\/span>compensated,\u201d <\/span>the <\/span>coalition <\/span>said, <\/span>arguing <\/span>the <\/span>changes <\/span>could <\/span>free <\/span>resources <\/span>for <\/span>services <\/span>such <\/span>as <\/span>road <\/span>maintenance <\/span>and <\/span>senior <\/span>programs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Legal <\/span>dispute <\/span>already <\/span>underway<\/span><\/h2>\n

County <\/span>officials <\/span>have <\/span>challenged <\/span>the <\/span>initiative <\/span>in <\/span><\/a>court, <\/span>filing <\/span>a <\/span>lawsuit <\/span>seeking <\/span>a <\/span>ruling <\/span>on <\/span>whether <\/span>the <\/span>proposal <\/span>is <\/span>legally <\/span>valid <\/span>before <\/span>it <\/span>reaches <\/span>voters.<\/span><\/p>\n

County <\/span>leaders <\/span>argue <\/span>the <\/span>measure <\/span>could <\/span>infringe <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>board\u2019s <\/span>constitutional <\/span>authority <\/span>to <\/span>set <\/span>compensation <\/span>for <\/span>county <\/span>employees.<\/span><\/p>\n

Supervisors <\/span>have <\/span>also <\/span>defended <\/span>the <\/span>current <\/span>structure, <\/span>saying <\/span>competitive <\/span>compensation <\/span>is <\/span>necessary <\/span>to <\/span>recruit <\/span>and <\/span>retain <\/span>experienced <\/span>leadership.<\/span><\/p>\n

Path <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>ballot<\/span><\/h2>\n

To <\/span>qualify <\/span>for <\/span>the <\/span>ballot, <\/span>supporters <\/span>must <\/span>gather <\/span>roughly <\/span>13,000 <\/span>valid <\/span>signatures <\/span>from <\/span>registered <\/span>voters <\/span>in <\/span>El <\/span>Dorado <\/span>County. <\/span>If <\/span>successful, <\/span>the <\/span>measure <\/span>could <\/span>appear <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>November <\/span>2026<\/span><\/strong> county <\/span>ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>debate <\/span>over <\/span>Section <\/span>504 <\/span>is <\/span>expected <\/span>to <\/span>intensify <\/span>as <\/span>signature <\/span>gathering <\/span>continues <\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>legal <\/span>challenge <\/span>proceeds.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A taxpayer coalition has launched a ballot initiative to end automatic salary increases for certain top El Dorado County officials, arguing the raises were never intended by voters when Charter Section 504 was amended in 1995<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11860,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","override":[{"template":"7","parallax":"1","layout":"no-sidebar-narrow","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"float","share_float_style":"share-normal","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_popup_post":"1","show_comment_section":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"1","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":"New measure seeks voter approval to close what backers call a costly \u201cloophole\u201d in Charter Section 504 before the November 2026 election."},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-government"],"yoast_head":"\nEl Dorado Coalition Files Ballot Initiative to End Automatic Raises for Top County Officials - 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