Decision A408M – County of Sacramento
SA-SV-181-M
Decision Date: April 8, 2014
Decision Type: Administrative Appeal
Description: The Engineering Technicians & Technical Inspectors’ petition sought to sever two classes from their bargaining unit represented by the United Public Employees Local 1.
Disposition: After petitioner filed a timely appeal of the Office of the General Counsel’s dismissal of the petition for lack of jurisdiction given the existence of local rules that can accomplish the same severance purpose, the Board granted a joint request from petitioner and the County to withdraw the appeal due to resolution of the dispute through an arbitration process that resulted in the petitioned-for severance.
Perc Vol: 38
Perc Index: 149
Decision Headnotes
1107.15000 – Withdrawal of Appeal; Request that Decision be Vacated
Following the filing of an appeal from the dismissal of a severance petition for lack of jurisdiction given the existence of local rules that could accomplish the same severance purpose, the Board granted the parties’ withdrawal request due to resolution of the dispute through an arbitration process that resulted in the petitioned-for severance, finding that such disposition was in the best interests of the parties and consistent with the purposes of the MMBA.